When self-care at home becomes difficult or family caregivers are not available to assist, home care may be the answer.
Home care often relieves family members of basic caregiving functions and makes it possible for them to spend quality time with their loved one, rather than functional time caregiving. It also allows your loved one to stay at home in familiar surroundings.
If you find that caregiving is taking a toll on you mentally or physically, it might be time to consider hiring a home care company for assistance. But, where to begin?
With so many different home care agencies in Texas, narrowing down the right one can be a challenge. Depending on your needs, you may be asking which companies:
- Accept Medicare? Medicaid? Private insurance?
- Are trained in Alzheimer's care?
- Can assist with light housekeeping, meal preparation or medication reminders?
- Provide wound care? Transportation?
- Do blood draws? Tube feedings?
Home care providers are not "one-size-fits-all" so sifting through the differences and understanding what services your loved one needs are important in making the decision.
To help in your search and easily determine which home care providers in the Greater Houston area check off your boxes, we've pulled together a comprehensive comparison of several home care options with the following criteria:
- Medicare/Medicaid/Private Insurance/Private Pay/Long-Term Care Insurance Accepted
- VA Payments
- State Licensed
- Joint Commission Accredited
- Bonded & Insured
- Criminal Background Check
- 24/7 Hourly Care
- Transportation
- Light Housekeeping
- Trained Alzheimer's Care
- Respite Care
- Meal Preparation
- Multilingual
- Bathing/Dressing (Activities of Daily Living)
- Physician and/or RN Directed Services
- Services for Disabled/Handicapped
- Remote Patient Monitoring
- Occupational/Physical/Speech Therapy
- Plus more!
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