When faced with the challenges that come from illness or age, many patients opt to remain in the comfort and familiarity of their own home rather than enter a facility for care. In Denver, home health care can be managed in several ways. This includes non-profit organizations and those companies that manage long distance care for family members who no longer live in the Denver area .
Nonprofit Organization
Since 1969 Seniors, Inc. has provided home health care to the residents of Colorado. It has expanded to 22 counties and has an office in Denver. The mission of Seniors, Inc. is to promote independence by providing services such as personal care, light housekeeping and even pet care. Specialists also provide advice about Medicare and Medicaid, and they can assist the client with financial tasks such as balancing a checkbook. The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization's awarded Seniors, Inc. with the Gold Seal of Approval for its commitment to safety and quality home health care.
Long-Distance Caregiving
Because jobs and modern commitments can spread families far and wide, sometimes home health care providers must provide assistance for the aged or injured whose families do not live in Denver. The national franchise Visiting Angels provides local service for Denver. Caregivers assist the patient with her daily needs such as grooming and hygiene, walking and mobility. Caregivers also provide companionship and can even assist the patient should she wish to attend a social function outside the home.
Rehabilitation Services
In the event that you or a loved one requires assistance recovering from an illness or injury, home care service providers such as First Choice Homecare and Outpatient Therapy have therapists who can meet that need. Physical therapists help the patient exercise and enhance mobility. Occupational therapists focus on daily activities. Speech-language pathologists assist in everything from speech to problem-solving and memory skills. Medical social workers are also provided, to aid the patient with his coping skills or with working through depression and anxiety.
Skilled Nursing
Health care services include non-medical care and skilled nursing. Whereas non-medical caregivers will remind a patient about their medication, a skilled nursing caregiver is qualified to administer the medication, including injections. Accent on Independence has been operating in Denver since 1984 and provides both skilled nursing services as well as certified nursing assistants. The Independent Living Skills Training program aids those who have suffered a brain injury develop and maintain the skills necessary to remain in their home.
Hospice
Should your loved one be facing end-of-life care, hospice can meet that need with compassion and sensitivity. Hospice isn't necessarily a place as much as it is a service that meets the physical, emotional and spiritual needs where the patient lives. Many patients choose to live out this final phase in their own home. Hospice home care seeks to ease suffering and manage pain to make the patient as comfortable as possible. The Denver Hospice focuses its mission on levels of values that include respect, safety, choice and compassion, as well as efficiency.
