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Levels Of Care

Routine Care

The is the most frequently used level of care. If a patient resides at home, independent living, assisted living or nursing home it may also be considered routine care.

Continuous Home Care

This level of home care requires a nurse and the home health aide to remain in the home for 8 to 24 hours per day due to unmanaged symptoms in the home environment. The nurse is required to reevaluate the need for this continued level of care every 24 hours. The symptoms that may require around the clock care:

Unrelieved pain

Severe nausea and vomiting

Severe shortness of breath

Anxiety or pain attacks

General Inpatient Care

Patients may require a short-term stay in an inpatient facility in order to control their symptoms if they are severe enough, they cannot be controlled in the home environment setting. The inpatient facility is required to have nursing staff around the clock to administer medications, treatments, and provide emotional support to make the patient more comfortable.

Respite Care

Respite care is used for the family rather than the patient. Taking care of a loved one requires much sacrifice and time. Often caregivers are overwhelmed and burned. Respite care is provided in facility away from the home for 5 days and then the patient can return home after the 5 th day. We encourage our caregivers to take a break and use this time to go on vacation, their own doctors’ appointment, upgrading the house, etc.