Providing Private Home Nursing Care in Silver Spring

Why is Home Care Better Than in Nursing Homes?

Some people believe that there is either not much difference between nursing homes and personal nurses, except for the cost, but there are actually many sides everyone should take into account. While nursing homes might seem like the first thought, in-home care has a lot more benefits:

Familiarity and Comfort: This is the first and foremost reason why staying at home is better and provides a better patient experience. The elderly need comfort, caring professionalism, and this type of home health care can only be achieved when they are in the surroundings they know. Their children want to show them how much they love and care for their parents, but it often happens that they completely forget about them when in nursing homes. "No time" becomes a common excuse too, but it shouldn't stop anyone from spending time with their loved ones. Receiving quality care from clinical nursing professionals and knowing that patient safety should be the primary goal of taking care of the elderly. This is exactly why staying at home is better.

Personal Plans: As simple as it sounds, it is actually very important to have a personalized treatment designed just for you by your care provider. When the elderly have a private duty nurse, they will receive more attention, and therefore, a better understanding of their individual problems and better treatment. It is easy to assume that nursing homes have all the right conditions and experts for such things, but they, in fact, do not. It often happens that professional in-home health care companies have much more advanced services at hand. A personalized nursing assessment and nursing diagnosis will provide continuity of care, and can determine if pain management, wound care, critical care, or intesive care is required.

Flexibility: When getting treatment in a nursing home, the patient can usually only get somewhere if their family arrives and personally takes them. On the other side, the caretaker at home can take the patient anywhere they need, whether it is a doctor's appointments, or going for a walk to the local park.

Recovery: Logically, the elderly are supposed to recover faster in authorized facilities, because they have all the experience and knowledge one could need, right? However, studies led to the discovery that patients actually feel better at home and recover much faster in the comfort that they are surrounded by and are used to. Furthermore, hospitals and nursing homes are, surprisingly enough, more exposed to germs than homes. This is why there is a much smaller chance of developing an infection or catching a disease.

Monitoring: Everyone wants to get reports on how well the treatment is working. Is the patient feeling better? How is the disease progressing? All of this can be instantly provided by the home health nurse. They can give feedback at any moment, and make sure that the information is accurate (due to only one person caring for the patient and not many doctors that might mix up the data on accident).

Pets: Pets are usually not taken into account, but this is actually a crucial aspect of the senior's life. Research has shown that pet companionship can help maintain proper mental and physical health. In fact, it can reduce heart diseases, calm down and help the patients get rid of loneliness. Nursing homes, obviously, do not permit animals.

Cost: And finally, the cost which is everyone's concern. Even though it seems like an in-home nurse will cost more than a stay in the nursing home, the reality is different. The personal assistants are charged by the hour, so it is very easy to save money. Moreover, part-time can be cheaper than residential nursing, while long-term contracts can also easily decrease expenses.

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These are some of the many reasons why in-home care is preferred to nursing homes. A1 Action Nursing Care - Silver Spring is the right choice for anyone looking for professional caretaking that will come both at a reasonable price and will be a reliable and trustworthy company to work with. Seniors will be happy and satisfied, while their friends and family will be certain they are in good hands.

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some of the most common questions we receive:

• What is private duty nursing in Silver Spring?
• What are the benefits for senior home care in Silver Spring?
• The importance of care from a Silver Spring private duty care giver.
• How to arrange home health care in Silver Spring for your relative.
• Silver Spring Private Duty Nursing or Nursing Home?