Before an individual needs short term rehab for seniors, they may consider home care services. Home health care is a type of service that is offered within your own home to help manage your household, improve your quality of life and avoid the need for placement in a long-term care community.
Home care describes the non-medical care provided by a home care aide to assist with activities of day-to-day living. These services can include:
- Help with personal care (such as bathing, dressing, and grooming)
- Meal preparation
- Reminders and assistance to take medication
- Shopping and errands
- Housekeeping (vacuuming, dusting, mopping, cleaning the bathroom, etc.)
- Laundry
- Socialization and companionship
- Emergency alert systems
- Household chores – mowing, shoveling, raking, heavy cleaning
Home care can vary from 2 hours a month to around-the-clock care, according to your needs. Home care may be paid for by long-term care insurance, veteran’s benefits, or through assistance from the Area Agency on Aging, but is typically paid for out-of-pocket.
At WRC Senior Services, home care is provided by Penn Highlands Healthcare at Home.
For more information, contact WRC Senior Services today at 814-849-1205. Should more extensive care be necessary, consider looking into short-term rehab for seniors.
Skilled nursing care includes help with personal care, such as bathing, dressing, and grooming, as well as medical treatment, assessment, and monitoring by a professional nursing team. An RN will manage and coordinate your individualized care plan in collaboration with your doctor. Other services offered include physical, occupational, speech, and respiratory therapy; end-of-life care; 24-hour pharmacy services; laboratory blood draws; optometry care; podiatry care; dental care; and transportation to medical appointments.