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2. Companion (caregiving) - Wikipedia

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   In health care and caregiving, a companion, sitter, or private duty is a job title for someone hired to work with one patient (or occasionally two). Companions work in a variety of settings, including nursing homes, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and private homes, and their duties range from advanced medical care to simple companionship and observation.

3. Live-in caregiver - Wikipedia

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   Typical duties of a live-in caregiver include meal planning and preparation, assistance with grooming, dressing and toileting, medication management, laundry and light housekeeping, and transportation/escorts to doctor's appointments or social engagements. Professional live-in caregivers are often provided by an outside agency, which may also ...

4. Unlicensed assistive personnel - Wikipedia

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   In the United States, the responsibilities and duties of a UAP include: [1] [2] [3] Observing, documenting and reporting clinical and treatment information, including patients' behavioral changes; Assisting with motion exercises and other rehabilitative measures

5. Medicare Caregiver Coverage and Qualifications - AOL

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   If you or the person needing care are homebound as determined by a doctor, Medicare will cover a part-time skilled nurse from a Medicare-approved facility to handle medically necessary care.

6. Caregiver - Wikipedia

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   Typical duties of a caregiver might include taking care of someone who has a chronic illness or disease; managing medications or talking to doctors and nurses on someone's behalf; helping to bathe or dress someone who is frail or disabled; or taking care of household chores, meals, or processes both formal and informal documentations related to ...

7. Home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The term "private-duty" refers to the private pay nature of these relationships. Home care (non-medical) has traditionally been privately funded as opposed to home health care which is task-based and government or insurance funded. California's In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) also offers financial support for employing a non-medical caregiver.

8. Home health nursing - Wikipedia

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   Nurses typically visit the patient to provide monitoring, perform lab work, and administer medications. 2) Private Duty Nursing (PDN): extended, 24-hour care services to patients at home to satisfy long-term care needs of patients who cannot safely live at home with their caregivers without medical care supervision.

9. Private duty nursing - Wikipedia

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   Private duty nursing is the care of clients by nurses, who may be licensed as RNs (Registered Nurses) or LPNs/LVNs (Licensed Practical Nurses).. In the late 19th and around the beginning of the 20th century, private duty nursing was seen as "the ultimate goal of a trained nurse, both internationally and in Australia".