Despite sounding alike, these services are different.
Most people mistakenly believe that “home care” and “home health care” are synonyms since their pronunciations are so similar.
However, there are some significant distinctions, and they are not the same.
We define home health care, in-home care, how they can be combined, and provide a brief comparison chart that highlights their similarities and distinctions.
Medical care includes home health care.
A doctor's written order is necessary for home health care, which is expert treatment provided by medical experts.
This kind of care enables senior citizens to recover at home from a major medical condition.
Typically, it's more affordable, more practical, and just as efficient as care received from a hospital or skilled nursing facility (nursing home).
Typical services include:
Speech, occupational, or physical treatment at home
Keeping an eye on serious disease and deteriorating health
Treatment of pain
Injections
Wound care for surgical wounds or pressure sores
Nutrient treatment or intravenous (IV)
Non-medical care is provided at home.
Non-medical in-home care services are available to assist older individuals with everyday activities and personal care.
Maintaining a person's safety and comfort in their own home is the primary objective of home care.
Typical services include:
Assistance with personal hygiene, such as bathing or dressing
Prescription reminders
Assistance with ambulation, bed entry and exit, and showering
Getting food ready
Simple housekeeping chores like dishwashing, vacuuming, or laundry
Friendship and companionship
In-home care and home health care frequently collaborate.
For the benefit of an elderly person, in-home care services and home health agencies frequently collaborate.
In order to continue their recovery, someone recuperating from a significant health crisis typically needs assistance with daily tasks in addition to specialist therapy or nursing-level treatments.
Here is an illustration of how home health and in-home care could cooperate:
Assisting with prescriptions
Your elderly relative is assisted by a home caregiver in remembering to take daily medication.
If necessary, a home health nurse can alter or substitute prescriptions.
Receiving physical treatment
Your elderly relative is taught therapeutic exercises by a physical therapist to help them feel better.
An at-home caretaker is there to motivate them to perform their physical therapy exercises each day, to keep them safe, to look out for issues, and to communicate the results to the physical therapist.
In recent years, home care providers have developed successful models in care coordination, prescription management, disease management and behavioral education. They have pioneered innovative and cost‑effective uses of technology and therapeutics to deliver high quality, client-centered, well-coordinated care across the health care delivery system, helping millions of Americans live safely and independently at home.
Contact us online or call us at 1-864-520-1131 to learn about our home care services and what we can do for you.
