Do You Know The Difference between Home Care and Health Care
Home Care
-Home Care focuses on Non-medical assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) for example bathing, dressing, grooming, meal preparation, transportation, companionship and dementia care.
-Caregivers are personal care aides, or home health aides and certified nursing assistants depending on the complexity of your need with your activities of daily living.
-Eligibility for theses services require no specific medical condition or doctor's order required.
-Payment typically is paid out-of-pocket, or through Medicaid or private insurance.
-Home care offers flexibility for scheduling and can be long-term or short-term and depending on the need.
Health Care
- Health Care provides medical care by licensed professionals like nurses, therapists, and certified nursing assistants.
-Eligibility for these services requires a doctor's order and is often covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance.
- Theses services are typically covered by insurance, especially Medicare and private insurance.
- Services include wound care, medication management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. - Services often are short-term, focused on recovery or managing a specific conditions, but can also be long-term.
-Eligibility for these services requires a doctor's order and is often covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance.
- Theses services are typically covered by insurance, especially Medicare and private insurance.
- Services include wound care, medication management, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy. - Services often are short-term, focused on recovery or managing a specific conditions, but can also be long-term.