{"id":1024,"date":"2016-11-11T11:01:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T11:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/florida\/fortmyers\/about\/the-differences-between-in-home-care-and-home-health-care-for-seniors\/"},"modified":"2024-08-22T18:24:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:24:48","slug":"the-differences-between-in-home-care-and-home-health-care-for-seniors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/florida\/fortmyers\/about\/the-differences-between-in-home-care-and-home-health-care-for-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"The Difference Between Home Care And Home Health Care for Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols offset_small\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column  content-float\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Our home care agency takes great pride in offering a variety of home care services for seniors. There are many types of in home <a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/florida\/estero\/private-senior-care\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">senior care services<\/a> available in today\u2019s marketplace, among them are in home care services and home health care for seniors. You may be asking yourself, \u201cWait, what is the difference between these two types of care?\u201d. \u00a0Both types of care are available directly in the home and have a certain amount of overlap in services. There are a few very distinct differences.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4910\" src=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/10\/Alzheimer\u2019s-and-Dementia-Care.jpg\" alt=\"Home Care Services Fort Myers FL\" width=\"434\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/10\/Alzheimer\u2019s-and-Dementia-Care.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/10\/Alzheimer\u2019s-and-Dementia-Care-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/10\/Alzheimer\u2019s-and-Dementia-Care-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/37\/2019\/10\/Alzheimer\u2019s-and-Dementia-Care-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/florida\/estero\/services\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In home care<\/a> encompasses a variety of services to ease the stress and physical demands of remaining in the home as an aging senior. This kind of care includes assistance with bathing, toileting, movement, cooking, shopping, laundry and many other household chores and tasks. Additionally home care services provide daily companionship for seniors who live alone and require more socialization in their lives.<\/p>\n<h2>Learn the difference to make the right choice for your loved one<\/h2>\n<p>Home health care for seniors can incorporate the above listed services.\u00a0 Home health also can include wound care, injections, blood testing, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy and other medically-specified tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Your loved one\u2019s physician may have specific recommendations about which type of care will be best suited for their needs.\u00a0 Additionally, when work with our agency, we do a full assessment of your loved one.\u00a0 If our assessment determines that home-based health care may be more beneficial than standard in home care, we will help you work with your loved one\u2019s medical team to verify this conclusion and help guide you to make sure your loved one is getting the services they need.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p>Find out more about how we can assist your senior loved one today with <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/?cid=13896042155285654564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">home care<\/a> and home health care for seniors by filling out our <a href=\"http:\/\/assistinghands.com\/14\/florida\/fortmyers\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact form<\/a> or by calling us directly at <a href=\"tel:(239) 337-4263\">(239) 337-4263<\/a>.<\/p><\/div> <\/div> [vc_raw_html]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[\/vc_raw_html]<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Our home care agency takes great pride in offering a variety of home care services for seniors. 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