Caregiving Challenges, Different Sources of Home Care

There are several means of receiving in-home care and it can be difficult to tell the difference or determine what's needed.

In-Home Care
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Helpful Highlights

  • While "home health" and "home care" may sound interchangeable, they are actually different services. Home health is ordered by a physician and includes skilled care from licensed professionals.

  • Home care is generally for assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) provided by unlicensed caregivers, though some home care agencies also have private-duty nursing.

  • Hiring private in-home care (i.e., not through an agency) can be less expensive, though comes with many other important considerations.

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What's the difference between home health and home care? Do I have to go to an agency to hire home care? Where does "private duty" fit in? My state has a registry, what does that mean? Are online services the same as home care agencies?

It can be so confusing!  You are looking for assistance for your loved one and there are so many agencies, so many names.  Without understanding, it is difficult to determine what your loved one needs or what you are accepting. Here we have references to the various in-home care providers and what they offer.

Medicare-certified home health or, simply, home health agencies

Home care agencies and private duty agencies

Registries

Care services arranged online

No content in this app, regardless of date, should ever be used as a substitute for direct medical advice from your doctor or other qualified clinician.

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Helpful is an app to make caregiving easier. We integrate your loved one’s insurance benefits, medical records and caregiving guides into an immediate, accessible and user-friendly experience. Helpful supports your care needs by eliminating administrative tasks and providing technology to support your caregiving experience.

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