Patients and their families are often confused about the difference between home healthcare and home care. They sound so similar; many people think they are interchangeable terms. Here are the important differences.
Home healthcare services include scheduled visits with a skilled nurse or therapist to a patient’s home from highly-educated clinicians. As our name suggests, Best Home Healthcare Network is an outstanding provider of home healthcare services. Our comprehensive services include a unique in-staff pharmacist, skilled nursing, physical therapy (PT), occupational therapy, speech therapy and a medical social worker.
Typically, a Primary Care Physician (PCP) oversees the patient and orders home healthcare services to be scheduled one to three times a week for 60 days. Home health service is typically covered by insurance.
Home care, also known as private duty services, provides patient home visits and non-medical care by unskilled aides who perform light housekeeping, meal preparation and companionship. Some private duty providers may also provide private, skilled clinical care. This care is normally scheduled in blocks of time and paid for directly by the patient or family member.
If you are requesting a home healthcare aide, please speak with your primary care provider, and we will accommodate you to the BEST of our abilities. At Best Home Healthcare Network, our goal is Patient Safety. First.