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Recruitment in the Home Health Care

Providing the primary care for an elder loved one can be difficult. When you cannot deliver all the elder care yourself and support from friends, family, and community organizations is not enough, it may be useful to hire a home health care worker. He or she can offer care from a few hours a week to 24 hours a day, and can provide many other helpful services. Types of in-home health care services include: General Health Management like administration of medication or other medical treatments Personal care such as bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, and shaving Nutrition help like preparing meals, assisting eating, and grocery shopping Homemaking services including laundry, dishwashing, and light housework Companionship for example reading to the senior or taking them on walks Recruiting and Interviewing Applicants There are many avenues for hiring a home health care employee. Generally, home health care workers can be hired directly or through an agency. Home health care agencies often ha

How to Become a Home Health Care Nurse

Home Health Care Nursing Information and Overview Home health care is allowing the patient and their family to maintain dignity and independence. According to the National Association for Home Care, there are more than 7 million individuals in the United States in need of home health care nurse services because of acute illness, long term health problems, permanent disability or terminal illness. Home Health Care Basics Nurses practice in a number of venues: Hospital settings, nursing homes, assisted living centers, and home health care. Home health care nursing is a growing phenomenon as more patients and their families desire to receive care in their homes. The history of home health care stems from Public Health Nursing where public health nurses made home visits to promote health education and provide treatment as part of community outreach programs. Today academic programs train nurses in home care and agencies place home health care nurses with ailing individuals and their famili