Personal Care Homes
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Personal Care Homes (PCHs) provide lodging, food and some support services for people who are elderly or who have mental or physical disabilities; who are unable to care for themselves but who do not require 24 hour nursing services in a licensed nursing care facility. Typically, residents of PCHs need help with dressing, feeding, taking medications, getting around and finances. In a personal care home, meals are prepared for the residents, linens are provided and clothes laundered. Residents receive assistance with their personal hygiene, with bathing and dressing, with medications, with making phone calls and with correspondence. They may also be offered assistance with obtaining transportation to appointments and help with their personal finances.
Socialization, activities, and contact with community services are arranged. Assistance is provided to access both emergency and on-going health care services, which can include visiting nurses, in-home rehabilitative therapy services and medical testing. Persona care homes are a great alternative to placing family members in resting homes, as we are constantly learning that many resting homes are under fire as of late. Resting homes are better for those that require continuous nursing by RNs in order to survive.
Personal care homes are licensed businesses, which are usually privately owned and operated for profit. Some Non-profit corporations manage a few of them as well. A few are distinct parts of nursing care facility complexes, hospitals, or continuity of care residences. All personal care homes, that are licensed, house at least 4 persons over the age of 18. There is no limit as to the number of beds for which a personal care home may be licensed. Personal care homes may not discriminate regarding admission of residents, but they may develop specialize services to meet a specific type of resident need. Generally personal care homes house adults only. Children with these same problems are generally placed in special homes specifically for children. This is more for their comfort and safety. If you are weary of retirement homes and old age homes, personal care homes might be a nice alternative.