Common Mistakes People Make When Looking For Home Health Care

At Transitions Home Health Care, our passion is bringing healthcare to our patients’ homes. Home health care is one way of ensuring our loved ones and members of our communities are taken care of in the comfort of their own homes.

Home health care provides healthcare services by a professional caregiver, registered nurse, or therapist in the home where the patient or client is living, as opposed to care provided in group accommodations like clinics or nursing homes. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as the care you get in a facility. 

While the advantages of in-home healthcare are proven, we often overlook exactly how essential senior care is and how to go about getting the assistance required for loved ones and their support team. 

To help navigate and avoid some basic mistakes while looking for home health services, Transitions Healthcare has compiled a list of the most common errors people make.

1. Waiting too long to ask for help
A major mistake we see far too often is people not utilizing our services early enough in their health journey. Early intervention is key to improving outcomes, avoiding caregiver burnout, and reducing the risk of hospitalization. The sooner you call, the sooner our specialized team can quickly assess the situation to help you make informed decisions.

2. Not identifying and writing down needs and requirements
Calling us for an assessment without first knowing exactly what the patient’s needs are is also a misstep that can delay essential care. Analyzing your most urgent needs and writing them down helps caregivers and the agency tailor a care plan to address the needs of everyone. 

3. Misidentifying and confusing home care and home health care
Home Health Care is sometimes misunderstood and confused with home care. Home care is a non-medical service offering non-medical services. In contrast, home health care provides medical care and is a skilled service ranging from skilled nursing to therapy administered in the comfort of your home.

To avoid these and other mistakes, reach out to the leading home healthcare company in Longmont, Colorado, at Transitions Healthcare. As the best home healthcare company in the area, we specialize in chronic care, in-home healthcare, outpatient therapy, and certified nursing care. We serve clients across Longmont, Niwot, Firestone, Frederick, Dacono, Boulder, Louisville, Lafayette, Erie, Broomfield, Superior, Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn, Lyons, Loveland, and the surrounding areas.

For a complete list of our services, please click here. If you have any questions about home health care, we’d love to hear from you. Please contact us here.