Your love one is about to leave the rehab or hospital and you need 24 7 care to prevent falls, provide 24 7 home care for Alzheimer or Parkinson and facilitate recovery at home for stroke with PT like exercises and movement.

Call 408-854-1883

Ensure that you have communicated to your case manager or social worker and ready to the transfer with hospital bed, commode, oxygen and other medical equipment. Do senior safe your home to prevent falls and other emergencies. Confer with his/her current primary physicians with regards to medications and schedule a video/zoom meeting if necessary.

A hospice or home health agency is needed if recommended by the doctor.

A caregiver or custodial care will continue recovery at home in the absence of the rehab and will provide non medical home care 24/7 as needed. Home care caregivers provide personalize care and a one on one care, 24 7. Some of the tasks include communication with care team on medications, doctor appointments, pharmacy, and health monitoring and most important is assistance in daily living. Cost vary based on level of care and paid for out of pocket or long term care insurance. Some agencies, home health, works with worker’s comp.

In Home health support services of Santa Clara county, can pay for the caregivers based on qualifications, not owning a home, etc.

Call 408-854-1883 to answer more questions you might have.

Here is a handbook on post stroke patient care.