Frequently
Asked Questions of United Home Care, Inc.
What is Home Care?
Home Care is health related services that one
receives in their home. This care could include in-home aide
services, medical equipment and supplies and much more.
Why choose Home Care?
Home Care allows a client to maximize their
freedom and comfort in their familiar surroundings. Families
can have reassurance that their loved one is being cared for
on a routine that accommodates each client’s/families
schedule. In most cases, home care means significant savings
in the cost of care when compared to a nursing home or a
rest home. Also and most importantly, a healthy routine is
began the day that home care is introduced into each
client’s home, for example: each client receives a bath
daily, meals are prepared, light housekeeping performed in
client’s home daily, laundry is washed and put away weekly,
medications are filled as prescribed by the physician on a
timely basis, and groceries are purchased and safely put
away into the client’s home to assisted in preventing over
exertion and falls, daily communication between the client
and aide which helps to quickly notate any medical changes
that may take place with a client.
 How do I arrange for
services?
Simply call the United Home Care office nearest
to you. Our staff will answer each question you may have and
lead you through our brief admission process. Client
referrals are received from many different sources, such as:
the client, a family member, a neighbor, a church member,
the client’s physician, a discharge planner from a facility,
and the department of Social Services.
Who pays for home care
services?
Medicaid, Private Pay, Worker’s Comp and
other special funds.
How do I choose the
right agency?
In selecting a home care provider a client
should verify that the Division of Facility Services has
licensed the agency. A license ensures to the public that
the agency has met specific standards of care mandated by
the licensure board.
Does
a client or Family member have the right to choose the home
care provider they desire?
Yes, each individual has the right to choose
the provider they desire according each individuals Bill of
Rights.
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