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Home care (sometimes known
as “non-medical home care” or “private
duty care”) is care generally delivered in the
client’s home. It is delivered according to
the patients’ need and wants, and doesn’t
require a physician’s order. Home care
is a service for the chronically ill, disabled
or transitioning person who needs medical support
and/or assistance with their activities of daily
living; it is most often appropriate when a person
requires care, and does not want to leave the comfort
of her/his own home, and family or friends cannot
easily or effectively provide it on their own.
Generations provides care
through certified home health aides (“CHHAs),
who are specially trained and certified by the
New Jersey Board of Nursing. Care can be long-term,
short-term, live-in or even occasional. A plan
of care is developed for each patient by a Generations
registered nurse, who regulates the CHHA’s activities.
In some cases, home care
is provided outside the home, such as a hospital,
assisted living facility or even a nursing home,
where more specific and personal attention may
be needed or desirable.
Based on the plan of care developed by a Generations’ Registered Nurse, in consultation with the patient and family or caregiver, the CHHA can help with a broad range of care. These include:
- Medication reminders: Our CHHA can ensure the client takes her/his medication as prescribed.
- Personal care: The CHHA will help, as appropriate, with bathing, toileting and personal grooming.
- Exercise regimens: Ensuring a proper program of exercise can be a daily highlight for the client.
- Light housekeeping: While the CHHA is NOT a housekeeper she/he will do some light housekeeping and laundering.
- Basic errands: By arrangement, the CHHA can run simple errands such as grocery shopping or accompanying the client to the bank or drug store, etc
- Meal preparation: While the CHHA is not primarily a chef she/he will do some light meal preparation; ensuring proper nutrition can be very important to clients.
- Companionship: Frequently this is the most critical function for the CHHA, from chatting to playing board games to specially designed mental acuity and memory exercises. It entails being someone reliable, patient, supportive and caring, someone who can fill-in for the family or primary caregiver.
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