Health at Home : Home Health Agencies
The Importance of Coordinating Home Based Health and Personal Care Services
Kim TrabingThe landscape of healthcare is shifting from hospitals to home. Healthcare studies predict that as much as 30% of today's current hospital services will migrate to the home, where patients can receive...
What is the Difference Between a Home Health and Non-Medical Home Health Agency
Maria DeuthRecently, the State of Colorado implemented new licensing regulations for home care providers providing services within the state. There are definite and defined distinctions between Home Health Care...
Definition of Home Health and Personal Care Agencies.
Kevin WhatcottSometimes people get confused with the term “Home Health Agency” in Utah. Utah requires that companies providing in-home care be licensed as a home health agency. Home health...
An Introduction to the Voice of Private Duty Home Care
Debbie Savage, President, Colorado Chapter MemberLeading the Profession Who Cares for People at Home through Education and Advocacy Deciding on which home care option is best can be difficult. The Colorado chapter of the National Pr...
Home-Based Cardiopulmonary Care.
Julie Barson, RNMore than 80 million Americans have some form of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Nearly 2,400 Americans die of CVD each day. The American Heart Association estimates that more than five...
How to Find the Right Home Care
Cecile Sutherland, MS, BSN, R.HOW TO FIND THE RIGHT HOME CARE There are two types of support you can have in your home—home health and home care. They sound similar, but are quite different. After a stay in the hospital, ...
What You Need to Know About Home Health Care
Lynda S. Van DykeWhat is Home Health Care? Home health care generally refers to skilled medical services provided in a patient’s home. Services are provided by licensed professionals and may i...
The Complex World of Home Healthcare:Why Work Through an Agency?
One of the greatest long-term needs of older adults with chronic illnesses is for in-home, custodial care, which makes it possible for people with functional or cognitive limitations to remain at home...
Health Care Today—It’s Good To Be Home
Bayada Nurses, Homecare SpecialistsPreserving independence is a primary concern for senior citizens and people with disabilities, yet they are often reluctant to admit they need assistance to remain at home. Often, help from family or...