| Medical Care at Home - Home health programs offer | | | | lower cost then if they were to stay in the hospital |
| a great alternative that saves money and | | | | or use treatment centers. The services offer through |
| encourages independence. Many different types of | | | | home health vary from wound care to intravenous |
| people use home health services, from infants to | | | | medications to assistance with bathing. Part of the |
| elderly. Home health is basically an extension of care | | | | goal of home health is to help a person become self |
| that allows a person to be independent fro the | | | | sufficient again and no longer need the care of any |
| confines of a hospital or other care center. | | | | medical professional. |
| These Medical home health programs are designed to | | | | Medical care home health programs offer a range of |
| assist a person who needs medical care but does not | | | | services that are done in the comfort of the patients |
| necessarily need to be confined to a hospital or other | | | | own home. Home health programs are usually |
| care facility. | | | | supervised by a doctor, but nurses and aides carry |
| A person who needs expert care can get it at a | | | | out the majority of the care. |