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   Caregiver Profile

Do you need an easy yet effective way to identify and locate the best types of caregivers to fit your needs? Simply check off the following caregiving tasks (skillset) required, click submit, and the results will show you the best caregiver matches. Your caregiver profile will also determine whether a medical or non-medical Home Care Agency is most appropriate. Our Caregiver Profile saves time and reduces confusion in understanding the various duties and qualifications of numerous home healthcare professionals. Hiring the most suitable caregiver corresponding to your needs may also translate into employing the most affordable one. Your caregiver profile results will give you answers to help prepare you for next step of actually hiring home care assistance.

Please letHMC & THR know what you can provide if you do not know we will consult with your physician .

 

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Household Tasks Light Housekeeping: clean and keep tidy all living areas Laundry: wash and change bed linens and launder personal Meals: cook, grocery shop, prepare food ahead for later meals Organization: bill paying, banking, mail sorting, other home maintenance Transportation, Companionship, Safety Transportation: drive and escort shopping, errands, bank, dr appointments Companionship: encourage social participation, escort on outings and to recreational events, everyday stimulating conversation, phone call assistance Safety: supervise in home to avoid falls, household accidents and ensure easy access to emergency contacts Personal Care Eating: assist feeding, provide nutritious meals and adequate fluids Bathing: assist bathing, transferring in/out tub/shower, bed-baths as needed Dressing / Grooming: assist dressing, glasses, hearing aides, special orthotics (i.e. braces), hair care, shaving, oral hygiene Ambulation: assist walking, safe use of assistive devices, range of motion and strengthening exercises Toileting: assist to bathroom, bedside commode, urinal, bedpan usage Incontinence: assist changing diapers, undergarments, pads, related skin care Basic Health Monitoring Skin: monitor for signs of breakdown, apply pressure reduction measures Nutrition: monitor weight, nutritional intake, adhere to dietary restrictions Vital Signs: take blood pressure, temperatures, pulses and report changes Intake / Output: encourage adequate fluids, monitor fluid intake and urine output Lab Monitoring: perform prescribed blood work and report results to physician Medication Management When capable: remind to take medications and follow-up When Forgetful: give oral medications prepared by responsible party and follow-up Supplies: manage supply of prescriptions to have all meds on-hand Teaching: instruct new medications or monitor changes in regime per plan of care, assess response, side effects, and adverse reactions Injections: administer prescribed injections per authorized plan of care, report side effects, adverse reactions Mobility Home Assessment:evaluate home safety needs, arrange for adaptive equipment Therapy: assess, plan, perform and evaluate physical therapy to regain strength and maximal activities of daily living plan Teaching: instruct prescribe exercise regime and safe ambulation with/without assistive devices Assistance: help perform prescribed exercises, report progress to supervisor

Communication Therapy: assess, plan, implement and evaluate therapy to regain speech, breathing and swallowing function Teaching: instruct speech therapy regime, evaluate technique and compliance Assistance: help performing prescribed exercises, report progress to supervisor Support Referrals: identify and arrange local resources for home care services, adult daycare, respite, financial assistance and support groups Intervention: provide family and individual counseling and crisis intervention Wound and Bedsores Wound / Bedsore: assess wound, incision or bedsore healing, signs and symptoms of infection and evaluate response to treatment Teach Care: instruct wound or bedsore regime, evaluate technique, compliance Treatment: perform wound / bedsore care per prescribed regime, report signs and symptoms infection and progress to supervisor Alzheimer's Home Safety: closely supervise for safe environment, secure area with use of monitoring alarm devices to avoid wandering Emotional Support: provide structured activity at appropriate cognitive level to minimize confusion Diabetes New Diabetic: teach special skin care, insulin injection technique, blood glucose monitoring, hypo/hyperglycemia and related emergency protocol Diet: prepare special prescribed diets, encourage compliance with restrictions Glucose Monitoring: check blood glucose per orders, report results to supervisor Insulin: remind insulin injections per prescribed regime, follow-up and report compliance to supervisor Ostomies: Colostomy, Urostomy New Ostomy: teach ostomy care, preventive skin care, troubleshooting Care: assist with ostomy changes, monitoring peri-stomal skin Feeding Tubes: G-Tube, NG Tube New Tube: teach pro-active skin care, dressing changes and troubleshooting problems with blockage, tube placement, skin infections Tube Changes: insert new tube per dr. authorized plan of care and as needed Feeding: teach tube feeding regime, evaluate competency and compliance Care: perform daily and as needed dressing changes and skin care to tube site Catheters: Foley Indwelling and External New Catheter: teach drainage bag changes and cleaning, securing tubing, trouble shooting dislodged catheters, placement, blockages, drainage amounts Catheter Changes: insert catheter per authorized plan of care and as needed Care: perform daily and as needed catheter care including emptying drainage bag, monitoring intake and output, cleaning and securing tubing and bags

In-Home Care for Seniors and Loved Ones

At HMC & THR®, nothing is more important than helping people live full, independent and dignified lives within the comfort of their own homes. HMC & THR® is dedicated to providing in-home care that enriches our clients' lives and helps them maintain the highest possible level of independent living.