Frequently Asked Questions
Home Care: Home care is typically non-medical services that can include companionship, transportation, personal care, housekeeping, transportation, and personal care.
Home Health: Home Health care is skilled nursing given to a patient at their own home. When a patient gets discharged from the hospital, the physician may prescribe additional care for the patient to ensure the patient is fully recovered.
To understand more about the difference between the two senior care options click the link: Differentiating Home Health and Home Care.
Home Care: Cost will vary depending on the number of hours per week. A senior living advisor can help provide you with more information on an assessment visit.
Home Health: Skilled nursing is covered by your insurance plans. If we are contracted, we’ll find out if there are any out of pocket expenses.
Home Care: This will depend on the type of insurance. Long term insurance will cover the specific number of hours per day (or week) that is stated on a client’s policy. There are also some health plans that provide a personal care benefit. Our senior living advisor can help walk you through it.
Home Health: Absolutely!
A good agency will need to have several standards in place to provide quality care specific to its caregivers to ensure the client’s safety; this includes appropriate training, office support, rigorous background checks and proper insurance. These costs help provide the agency with the resources it needs to assist the community.
A private caregiver can provide clients with a cheaper option. However, this is not always the best choice when looking for care. The scheduling, coordination, payroll, and billing can be a huge headache. An agency takes care of that for you. In addition, the agency ensures that a caregiver goes through the proper background checks.
Tender Home Health’s approach to care is to listen and understand every client’s needs. Through this understanding, Tender is able to provide clients with a truly individualized experience.
From the moment our staff contacts you, we go above and beyond to assist you in your daily needs. From our field staff to office staff, we aim to provide increased freedom, continued empathy, lasting communication, and trusted support.
All processes at Tender Home Health are designed to provide this unique experience to all clients who join the family.
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