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by Gene Hodge last modified 2008-07-11 02:49 PM

Home care services are ones that allow individuals with special needs to stay in their home. It might be for individuals who are getting older, are chronically ill, recovering from surgery or disabled.

Home care services typically include:

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·       Someone to talk to and visit

·       Reading, listen to music, go for walks

Transportation and Errand Services

·       Trips to the grocery store, bank, shopping for clothes

·       Transportation to the doctor, therapy appointments and pick up prescriptions

Homemaker Services

·       Laundry

·       Light Housekeeping

·       Meal Preparation

Personal Care

·       Assistance with transfers; toileting and ambulation; bathing and dressing;  oral care, hair care, and skin care

·       Medication Reminders

The National Institute on Aging providers a very useful article entitled "There's No Place Like Home for Growing Old." 

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