| Home care is a type of health care that is | | | | cases, the primary doctor may visit patients. In |
| provided in the home of the patient. While it may | | | | most situations, home care will be paid by either |
| sometimes be provided by doctors and nurses, it | | | | employer insurance or public organizations such as |
| may also be provided by family members as well. | | | | Medicaid or Medicare. The patient or their families |
| While home care will often refer to people who | | | | may also pay as well.To determine the amount of |
| are not medically trained, the term home health | | | | care a patient needs, there are six factors that |
| care will often refer to treatment that is given to | | | | must be taken into consideration, and these are |
| the patient in their homes by licensed doctors or | | | | called activities of daily living. These activities are |
| nurses. In the Unite States, both terms are used | | | | eating, restroom usage, dressing, bathing, walking, |
| to refer to care that is given by both non-licensed | | | | and transferring. In addition to these factors, a |
| caregivers and doctors or nurses.The purpose of | | | | patient may also need help shopping, cooking, or |
| home care is to allow a patient to receive care at | | | | handling their own money. To be a home care |
| home instead of being admitted to an institution | | | | worker, there are a number of qualifications that |
| such as a hospital. The health care professionals | | | | a person must have. They must have a high |
| will visit the patient, and will help them with a | | | | school diploma or GED, and some organizations will |
| number of different tasks. Some of these tasks | | | | require workers to have a year of experience, |
| include dressing, hygiene, shopping, cooking, or | | | | and they will need to take examinations.Home |
| assistance with taking medication. The type of | | | | care workers must understand safety |
| home care that is offered will vary in different | | | | procedures, and they must also know how to |
| nations. For example, there are substantial | | | | properly give personal care. They should be skilled |
| differences in home care between the United | | | | with using equipment such as walkers, |
| States and The United Kingdom. In the US, health | | | | wheelchairs, crutches, or lifts. They should |
| care professionals will visit the patient based on a | | | | understand the importance of being sanitary, and |
| schedule that is determined by a doctor who is | | | | they should be proficient in preparing or handling |
| licensed.The insurance the patient has will also play | | | | food. In addition to this, health workers must be |
| a role in this as well. In the UK, the care will be | | | | able to monitor and record any changes in the |
| provided two times a day. The US is one of the | | | | condition of the patient they're caring for. A lot of |
| most informal places to receive home care. The | | | | the necessary requirements involve common |
| vast majority of care that is given to a patient | | | | sense. Many people who become home care |
| will be provided by their friends or family. Some | | | | workers will have experience working in Nursing |
| of the professionals that may work with these | | | | homes, and may become Certified Nursing |
| families are social workers, mental health | | | | Assitants as well. |
| specialists, and respiratory therapists. In some | | | | |