Home Health Aide

Are you looking for a caregiver with basic medical knowledge to assist your loved one with daily tasks?

You have come to the right spot!

What is a Home Health Aide?

A home health aide is a caregiver with specialized training who is responsible for a variety of tasks. Not only they provide general routine care, such as assistance with dressing, cooking, eating, getting out of bed, but they offer much more.

Do you need someone to monitor your senior’s health condition?

A home health aide will report any change in the patient’s condition, such as mood swings, a change in appetite, bruises, breathing difficulties, etc. to family, nurses and doctors. They have basic medical knowledge and assist seniors with measuring blood pressure, blood sugar, checking pulse and body temperature, help patients with artificial limbs.

What Home Health Aide Services 1ST Aid Home Healthcare Provides?

At our agency, home health aide services include but are not limited to:

• Companionship
• Vacuuming
• Laundering
• Shopping
• Transportation
• Physical Exercises, etc.

Besides these, home health aide services may include:

• Monitoring blood pressure and blood sugar levels
• Checking heart rate and body temperature
• Infection prevention
• Medical observation
• Medical assessments
• Infusion therapy
• Assessing safety risk in homes
• Speech therapy and much more.

In certain cases, caregivers may help patients with specific needs, such as recovering from stroke or cancer, patients with heart disease or dementia.

How to Know Whether You Need a Home Caregiver or Home Health Aide?

Give us a call and tell us more about your loved one, her/his condition, and needs. Our staff will help you to decide what services they need and if it is necessary to hire a home health aide.