After you or a loved one have experienced a health setback, you may want to bring in an in-home caregiver to help with recovery. Adjusting to the changes associated with the medical condition and the caregiver’s presence can be complicated. That’s why you should ask your new home nurse for advice to make the transition easier.

What You Should Ask Your Home Nurse

1. How Should You Prepare the Home?

You may need to take new measures for a patient’s safety and well-being, such as childproofing a home for someone with advanced dementia or installing new medical equipment. Ask your home nurse how you can make the house more convenient for them to do their job and better suited to the patient’s needs. They may request you declutter, avoid tampering with medical equipment, or create a detailed list of the patient’s medications and dosing instructions.

2. Who Will Pay for Services?

Certain organizations accept payments solely through Medicare or Medicaid while others will work private and long-term care insurances as well. Some may take private payments too. Sorting these details out beforehand will prevent disruptions in the patient’s care because of payment issues.

3. What Level of Care Will the Home Nurse Provide?

You and the nurse must understand which responsibilities are covered by whom, so the patient doesn’t go without the care they need. If you or your loved one need nursing care or rehabilitative therapy, make sure the nurse is qualified to provide this care. Figure out who will dispense medications, run errands, perform housework, attend doctors’ appointments with the patient, help with bathing, and other necessities with a schedule.

CareResource Hawaii in Honolulu, HI, offers varied levels of care provided by certified, compassionate home nurses. Accepting Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance, their home care service includes medication delivery, physical and speech therapy, as well as companionship. You can trust these members of the National Association of Home Care and the Healthcare Association of Hawaii to provide quality care. Learn more about their services online, and call (808) 871-2115 to arrange home care service today.