This is the domiciliary care for in-home patients provided by the professionals that work in healthcare segment. Informally the care can be given by friends or relatives voluntarily. When licensed personnel perform the formal medical care giving task, it is referred as health care, but when non-licensed personnel perform that’s custodial care or non-medical care.

General classifications of home health care include injury care, wound dressing, medication assistance, speech therapy, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and even emergency management. Services also may include meal preparation, general housekeeping, shopping, transportation, companionship etc and these things are again classified as Activities of Daily living (ADL). Another terminology used is Instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), mainly used in US, refers to the six activities like light housekeeping, telephone operating, money management, shopping, medication help, meals preparation.

There is a certification available in US called “Certified Nursing Assistance” for the workers in Home Healthcare field. Health care association of every state has the authority to provide the certification to the worker after he/she completes any related course.
Again the rules and regulations vary from state to state, from country to country.

Home Healthcare providers may bill hourly (like $8-$15/hour) or daily ($100-$150.day). Additional fees can comprise of reimbursement of transportation, urgent medical or any other thing expenses incurred by the provider upon bill submission.

If the support is not continuous and requires only a few visits then they would charge few dollars per visit ($20-$30/visit). The compensation structure varies according to the location and the brand of the Home Healthcare provider that you are hiring.

If you are opting for informal Home Healthcare where friends and relatives are taking care of the patient alternatively according to their availability, but nobody of you is qualified and don’t know all the care giving processes, then you can go for online assistance. In this case online healthcare provider will teach you the primary treatment, medication help, emergency management etc. The fees for these types of services are more than the formal, in-person medical care. If it suits you the best, you can go for it.

Last but not least comes the insurance part. It is very important to get at least some money back from the insurance provider. There are various insurance policies available for Home Healthcare. Coverage may be partly or complete coverage depending on the policy’s terms and condition. There are also short term and long term insurance policies available. Private companies mainly cover the medical expenses partly. Other services often pay in excess upon submission of the original bills and receipts and all other proofs of your expenses related to Home Healthcare.

Insurance companies may come to your home for an inspection to make sure of the transparency at both end and so that they can reimburse you correctly. More beneficiary policies, more discounts are available for elderly people who are under Home Healthcare for long time. It is better to do a comparative analysis of all the insurance policies in the market and choose one affordable long term beneficiary insurance plan. Again the terms and condition vary widely in different countries.

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