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If the person you care for would like to stay at home, you can turn to in-home care providers for assistance. These agencies typically have both skilled (registered nurses) and unskilled staff available for hire, depending on the needs of the patient.
Medicare will generally pay for a short-term set of visits by a registered nurse if your doctor has prescribed it. Unless you have long-term care insurance, services such as help with cooking, laundry, and housekeeping must be paid for privately; they are not covered by Medicare. For more information about this and other types of care available, see our article about Getting Help.
Home Care and Companions
308-382-3436 or Toll Free: 800-355-3537
Refers non-medical housekeepers into your home to assist with cleaning, laundry, errands, cooking, and other tasks. Caregivers availability range from 2 hour "drop in visits" to 24-hour care.
2443 West Faidley Ave.
Grand Island, NE 68803
Home Care Services - Saint Francis Medical Center
308-398-5470
Home Health includes intermittent nursing care, physical, occupational and speech therapy, social work, and home health aide care. Services include post-operative care, rehabilitative care, wound care, IV management, and post hospitalization observation and assesment for those needing additional support. Certified staff provide education and management for newly diagnosed diabetics needing additional education and care, such as foot care.
2116 West Faidley PO Box 9804
Grand Island, NE 68803
http://www.sfmc-gi.org
Home Care Specialties of Tabitha - Tabitha Health Care Services
308-389-6002 or Toll Free: 800-228-0417
Home Care Specialities of Tabitha has licensed and insured staff to care for you in your home following your routine. Services can range from a little assistance now and then to 24 hours of care daily. Tabitha offers the following services: sleepover rates, bathing, personal care, skilled nursing, light cleaning, laundry, medication setup, grocery shopping, meal preparation, companionship, errands, transportation, and foot care.
1425 North Webb Road
Grand Island, NE 68803
http://www.tabitha.org
Home Health Compare
“Home Health Compare” is a subsection of the federal government’s Medicare website. From this site you can find information and ratings for licensed home health providers in your area, including nursing care, physical therapists, occupational therapists and speech pathologists, as well as non-medical assistance for laundry, housekeeping, cooking meals, etc.
http://www.medicare.gov
National Association for Home Care
202-547-7424
Download a guide to choosing a home care provider and locate agencies near you by entering your zip code.
2287 7th St. SE
Washington, DC 20003
http://www.nahc.org/Tango/HClocator/locator.html
Visiting Nurse Associations of America
617-737-3200 (Massachusetts)
Find the local chapter of the Visiting Nurses’ Association near you by entering your zip code. Many Visiting Nurse agencies have both skilled and non-skilled care providers available.
http://www.vnaa.org
Inclusion of a service on this webpage does not imply endorsement by Grand Island Coalition for End of Life Care. Similarly, ommission of a service does not reflect criticism. We have simply included those services known to us at the time of creating this website. |
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