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Texas
Non-Medical
Home Care
Providers
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Non-Medical Home Care usually includes services that do not
require a trained medical professional or a prescription from a
physician. These can include (but are not limited to) personal care
- toileting, bathing, assisting with continence care, ambulating and
eating. Home maintenance assistance can include cooking, laundry and
light housekeeping. Companionship usually encompasses conversation
and activities at home, shopping and errands, and transportation if
no special equipment or vehicles are needed.
Non-medical home care agencies often have a minimum daily stay
requirement of at least three hours. Agency caregivers are usually
available on a schedule that works for the senior and the family, up
to and including "live-in" arrangements.
Non-medical caregivers can complement the care provided by medical
homecare providers such as nurses and therapists, who usually
operate under the umbrella of a Medicare homecare agency. Most
medical home care personnel are in the home only briefly, and on an
irregular basis. Non-Medical home care fills the gaps and provides
continuity of care and supervision.
Non-Medical homecare is not covered by Medicare or most health
insurance. It is often covered at least partially by long-term care
insurance, but most families pay privately for services. Low-Income
seniors may qualify for certain Texas State home care programs. |
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