What Is Hourly Home Care?

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What Is Hourly Home Care?
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• If you or a loved one is in need of hourly home
  care, you may be confused regarding what that
  involves. Simply put, hourly home care involves
  someone coming to your home to help with certain
  things such as errands, household chores, and
  certain simple medical procedures (checking vital
  signs, administering medication, administering
  breathing treatments, etc.). The hourly home care
  provider will typically do things such as help
  their client bathe, dress, and perform certain
  aspects of grooming such as shaving a man's face.
  They will also cook meals and be able to follow
  instructions for special dietary restrictions.

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• If the person who is in need of or already
  receiving hourly home care has a military
  affiliation, you can check with your local
  Veterans Affairs department to see if they will
  help cover all or some of the costs related to
  hourly home care. If the patient has no military
  affiliation but is receiving benefits such as
  Medicare and a state-funded medical assistance
  program (Medicaid, for example), you can also
  check with them to see if they offer any
  financial assistance.

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• Hourly home care workers are typically registered
  CNA's (Certified Nursing Assistants) who come
  into your home and are there to provide care and
  support for a set number of hours. However, some
  hourly home care workers are PCA's (Personal Care
  Assistants/Aides) who are usually capable of
  performing the same tasks as CNA's. CNA's are
  required to be CPR certified, and both should
  also possess a certain degree of knowledge
  regarding medical terminology and simple medical
  procedures such as checking a patient's vitals
  and monitoring blood sugar levels for diabetic
  clients.

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• Hourly home care personnel are often a blessing
  in disguise for caregivers of patients with
  Alzheimer's or other debilitating or terminal
  diseases. It allows for the patient and their
  family to remain in their home, a familiar
  environment that benefits everyone involved. It
  also allows for the caregiver to tend to
  necessary errands and appointments, and it also
  gives the caregiver a sense of independence and
  freedom in the form of being able to take a break
  from the tedious task of being a 24-hour
  caregiver.

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• Aside from the medical aspect of things, hourly
  home care personnel often become their
  clientele's confidantes, lending an ear in a time
  when it is often desperately needed. Just knowing
  that someone is there to lend a helping hand, and
  an empathetic ear can make all the difference for
  an entire family.
• If you are in need of an hourly home care worker,
  the Internet, as well as your doctor, local phone
  book listings, and local hospitals will be able
  to offer you a plethora of information regarding
  securing this vital service.

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Thank you!
Home Care Assistance of Lincoln is the recognized
leader in providing exceptional care to seniors
in our community. Families choose us for live-in
care because of our revolutionary home care
method. We believe in 100 client satisfaction
and, therefore, do not require any long-term
contracts or commitments.
Phone
402-261-5158
Address
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