Services you can receive in your home:
Home Health
- Covered by Medicare
- Usually time limited up to 60 days
- You must be experiencing difficulty in leaving your home
- You must have a medical or skilled need
Private Duty Care
- Can be provided by an agency or an individual
- Includes skilled nursing care, home health aides and homemaker services. Client can determine what aspects of service are needed from several times per week to round-the-clock care, home maker services, etc
- Usually private pay. A limited level of service can be provided through Medicaid for those who qualify. Otherwise, cost will vary depending whether services are provided by an agency or individual, and whether the individual is licensed or unlicensed
- Do your homework on your provider, including reference and background checks
Hospice Care
- End of life comfort care
- Can only be “enrolled” after all life-extending treatments have stopped (i.e. no more chemotherapy)
- Can provide nursing care as needed and some respite provided by volunteers but is not around-the-clock at home care
- Can be provided wherever the client lives – own home, assisted living or skilled nursing facility
Click for a List of Agencies providing these services
Click for a List of Private Caregivers providing these services
For additional information and assistance see Care Management or call 920-5432