As the advancements in modern technology continue to grow, many services that are available in the hospital, can now be provided at home. Study after study is proving the effectiveness of treatment given in the comfort of where we live, and showing how it is the most satisfying form of health care available. We invite you to read further into the following benefits of Home Health Care.

Think about ‘HOME.’ There are many positive feelings that all of us associate with being home. When we are not feeling well, most of us ask to go home. As many forms of health care greatly increase the levels of stress and anxiety, Home Health Care actually does just the opposite. We help you focus on RELIEF and RECOVERY while experiencing times of illness.

Home care prevents or postpones institutionalization. Few patients choose to be placed in a nursing home, unless it’s the only place where they can obtain the 24-hour care that they need. There is abundant evidence proving people actually heal more quickly at home.

Home care serves to keep the elderly independent. None of us want to be totally dependent and helpless. Home Health Care can actually improve levels of independence and help keep safety the number one priority.

Home care allows a maximum amount of freedom for the individual. Hospitals and nursing homes offer more regimented, regulated environments. Home care offers a reassuring, individualized setting.

Home care involves the individual and the family in the care that is delivered. The patient and his family are taught to participate in their health care. They are taught how to get well, and how to stay that way.

Home care is an efficient form of health care. By bringing health services home, the patient does not generate board and room expenses. The patient and/or his family supply the food and tend to the individual’s other needs.

Home care is given by special people. By and large, employees of home care agencies look at their work, not as a job or profession, but as a calling. Home care workers are highly trained and dedicated to their work.

Home care is, in many cases, less expensive than other forms of care. The evidence is convincing that, for many services, home care is less expensive than other forms of care. In general, home care costs only one-tenth as much as hospitalization and only one-fourth as much as nursing home placement to deal with comparable health problems.

Home care extends life. A study by the U.S. General Accounting Office has established that people receiving home care tend to live longer and have a better quality of life. Home care helps not only add years to life, but “life to years.”

Finally, as a Medicare Beneficiary, Home Health Care is covered at NO COST to the individual who needs care.