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In-Home Care
Although the majority of home care is provided by your friends and family, often referred to as informal caregivers, there is a vast array of professional home and community-based services and supports to help you as well.
Care and assistance in your home may include some combination of informal caregiving, assistive technology, home care (non-medical) and home health care (medical). You may also opt to utilize adult day services where you would go to a center during the day for socialization and care. And if you have a serious or life-limiting illness, then palliative and/or hospice care might be services to consider.
Your home setting may also provide built-in supports. Visit the Housing section to learn more.
Types of In-Home Care
In-home care includes a broad range of services that enable you to receive support and thrive in your home, rather than in a hospital or nursing home.
People of all ages can benefit from in-home services whether you are leaving the hospital to recover from an illness or surgery, need help managing a chronic disease or need assistance with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs).
- Homemaker-Companion Services:
- These services will help you maintain a supportive and comfortable home environment and provide companionship. A homemaker-companion can do laundry, vacuum, provide transportation and more.
- Live-in Companions:
- If you need help with several activities of daily living, live-in companions provide around-the-clock home care or overnight support. You may either directly hire or go through an agency to receive these services to best meet your specific needs.
- Personal Care Assistance (PCA) Services:
- These services help you live and work independently and help you to engage with your communities. You may employ a Personal Care Attendant to assist you with the activities of daily living (eating, getting dressed), at work to run errands, participate in social activities and more.
- Home Health Care:
- Prescribed by your physician typically following a medical assessment, hospitalization or stay in a nursing facility to help you receive medical support in your home. You can receive such services as skilled nursing care, physical therapy, rehabilitation services and more.
- Private Care Management:
- This service uses a holistic approach to health care to address the care and support a person needs. A private care manager will also work with the individual and the family to set goals and maximize health and wellbeing.
- Respite Services:
- Friends and family members providing care to older adults and people with disabilities can seek respite care for short-term relief. Respite care is a solution for informal caregivers to stay healthy, engaged and prepared to resume caregiving.
- Adult Day Services:
- Adults who live with some support in the community can attend a day center to engage in activities and connect with other people in a supportive, supervised and social setting. These centers may also provide some assistance with personal care and meals.
