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  2. Home Care: Is It the Right Thing to Do? - WebMD

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    There are two basic types. In-home care services cover general daily activities and support, such as cooking, cleaning, helping your loved one dress, or just keeping them company. Home health care ...

  3. Unlicensed assistive personnel - Wikipedia

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    e. Unlicensed assistive personnel ( UAP) are paraprofessionals who assist individuals with physical disabilities, mental impairments, and other health care needs with their activities of daily living (ADLs). UAPs also provide bedside care—including basic nursing procedures—all under the supervision of a registered nurse, licensed practical ...

  4. Home care - Wikipedia

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    Home health nurses may assist patients with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, toileting, and feeding, or they direct and supervise the aide in providing ADL care. Nurses keep track of vital signs, carry out physician orders, draw blood, document the tasks they perform and the patient's health status, and communicate between the ...

  5. Home Care: How to Make It Work - WebMD

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    Set expectations from the start. Be clear about when they should arrive, what they should do, and how and when they should contact you. Create a written care plan that outlines everything you ...

  6. Home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Home health care is medical in nature and is provided by licensed, skilled healthcare professionals. Home health care providers deliver services in the client's own home. Professional home health services may include medical or psychological assessment, wound care, pain management, disease education and management, physical therapy, speech ...

  7. What is a Licensed Practical Nurse? - WebMD

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    LPNs handle tasks like: Recording patients’ vitals, such as blood pressure, temperature, and pulse. Reporting patient status to RNs and doctors and adding it to patient charts. Changing wound ...

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