For many people, nursing home placement is not an option. Nursing homes are often understaffed, resulting in less attention to residents.
Conversely, home nursing care is individualized. The nursing care professional focuses on one client at a time, resulting in individualized care and attention.
Home nursing rates can be surprisingly affordable. Rates are based on types of services provided, and length of visit.
2014 is coming–are you ready for Obamacare? Join the YouToons as they walk through the basic changes in the way Americans will get health coverage and what it will cost starting in 2014, when major parts of the Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” go into effect.
A Spanish-language version of the video is now available here.
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, accessed September 25, 2013