In-Home Care Options

Home care is an umbrella term used to describe companion care, home care (non-medical), and home health care (medical), each of which can be provided at home to make aging easier.

What Is In-Home Care?

There’s no place like home, right? Hey, moving into a retirement community isn’t for everyone; that’s why many people choose to receive care from the comfort of their own home through in-home care agencies.

In-home care refers to three different types of care that can be provided right at home; each one offers different services – depending on your needs – but they all make aging in place that much easier.

Types of In-Home Care Options

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Companion Care

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Home Care

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Home Health Care

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Companion Care

Companion care agencies typically offer:

  • Light housekeeping
  • Meal preparation
  • Transportation
  • Personal shopping and errand running
  • Companionship and social engagement

Home Care

Home care agencies typically offer:

  • Dressing and grooming
  • Oral hygiene
  • Feeding
  • Transferring and positioning
  • Incontinence care
  • Mobility assistance

Home Health Care

Home health care agencies typically offer:

  • Personal care services
  • Medication administration
  • In-home Certified Nursing Assistants
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Other medical care approved and prescribed by a doctor

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