1. Hands-on Teaching of Medication Injection Technique
If you have been recently prescribed a medication that you must inject yourself with, such as insulin, then you may be having a tough time with performing a task you never thought you would have to face. While your regular medical providers likely …show more content…
However, you were prescribed the medication because you need it to stay healthy, and you can reach out to a home healthcare agency that can provide you with a nurse who can come to your home and help you with your injections until you feel comfortable performing them on your own.
2. Help when Battling a Bad Seasonal Illness
Not everyone has a large support system of family and friends that live near-by to help them through a bad bout of influenza or another seasonal virus that isn't bad enough to warrant a hospital stay but is bad enough to leave them in bed feeling miserable. You don't have to suffer alone and without someone to bring you a hot bowl of soup or a glass of ginger-ale when you call for a home health aide to help you through this tough time. Whether you are 18 or 88, you deserve to have someone nearby to provide you with a little assistance and comfort when battling illness.
Even after seeing your doctor who declares you are battling a virus and simply need to rest and wait for it to pass, complications can occur, and a home health aide with medical training who visits daily can help detect a potential complication that you may not realize is