Nursing Care at Home

Nursing care at home is a viable option for seniors and their families. Did you know that it is far less expensive to stay at home and recover with the right type of care than it is to remain in the hospital? Hospital stays can be alarmingly expensive and place huge financial worries on the patient and their family. In addition, hospitals, under their own financial stresses, often find themselves in a position of discharging patients back home who still need nursing care, or who have not yet fully recovered—only to have these same patients back in the hospital with further complications because they did not receive the proper follow-up care. All of this stress can be detrimental to the patient’s rehabilitation curve.

The good news is that insurance and Medicare are often willing to cover the expenses of nursing care at home when it is the right option for the patient. This ensures that patients continue to recover under the care of a skilled nursing team while at home, which often results in fewer re-hospitalizations. This is why so many more families are choosing to help their loved ones recover in their own homes than in a more institutional setting.

If this option sounds right for you and your family, please give us a call: (703) 330-2323. You can also learn more about this service here.