Elderly Companion Care For South Florida Seniors
Understanding Home Care Services Provided by a Companions and Homemakers
In order to provide home care services, homemakers/ companions referred by Accountable Home Care are licensed in the State of Florida as a certified nursing assistant (CNA) or a Home Health Aide (HHA). As a licensed nurse registry, we are required to keep credentials on file for each licensed caregiver including their training received. Companion care ensures that someone is checking in on an aging parent and during the time the caregiver is working, the home is in a safe environment. Some of the areas include but not limited to human development and interpersonal relationships, nutrition, shopping, food storage, use of equipment and supplies, planning and organizing of household tasks and principles of cleanliness and safety.
Companion Care Primary Responsibilities of Companions/Homemakers including but not limited to:
- Maintaining the home in the optimum state of cleanliness and safety depending upon the patient’s and the caregiver’s resources.
- Perform the functions generally undertaken by the natural homemaker, including duties such as preparation of meals, laundry, and shopping.
- Performs casual, cosmetic assistance, such as brushing the patient’s hair, assisting with make-up, filing and polishing nails (with the exception of clipping nails for diabetic patients).
- Stabilizes the patient when walking, as needed, by holding the patient’s arm or hand.
- Report any unusual incidents or changes in the patient’s or patient’s behavior.
- Provides companionship for the patient.
Provides escort services such as taking the patient to the doctor. If arranged and discussed, errands and transportation may be included for grocery and clothes shopping, picking up prescriptions, driving to the beauty parlor or barber shop, going to the gym, dining out for lunch or dinner, driving to family outings, handling dry cleaning, buying stamps and mailing packages and attending church services.
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West Palm Beach, Palm Beach Island, Juno Beach, Wellington, Singer Island, Delray Beach, Manalapan, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Boynton Beach, Royal Palm Beach, Stuart, Palm City, Jupiter, Palm Beach Gardens, Riveria Beach, Loxahatchee, Greenacres, Palm Springs, Lake Worth and Tequesta.
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Do I need a prescription from my doctor in order to hire a caregiver for personal care at home?
Hiring a licensed caregiver to provide non-medical home care in the home does not require a prescription from a doctor. Often times a physician will write a prescription for a home health aide to assist in conjunction with other services requiring a prescription such as Medicare Home Health Services. Medicare Home Health requires a prescription from a physician.
What does Activities of Daily Living mean?
Activities of Daily Living and Senior Care
Activities of Daily Living is a term used when discussing care for the elderly or the disabled. Activities of daily living are duties a person needs to do in order to be safe. As we age, care may be required to help a family member or a patient called ADLs. ADLs are referred to as "activities of daily living" which includes bathing, dressing, continence, eating, toileting, and/or transferring.
Using a Long Term Care Policy for Personal Care Services
When a patient opens a claim with a long term care insurance company, care time sheets/notes must reflect activities of daily living as qualifiers. A change in medical condition often times requires a caregiver in a home for an elderly family member. At Accountable Home Care, we offer flexible hours designed to meet your lifestyle. Whether you need daily care or short term respite, Accountable Home Care in Palm Beach Gardens is here for you and your family.
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