Home Helpers & Direct Link

In Home Supportive Care Agency

An In Home Supportive Care Agency provides services in the patient's home with the goal of enabling the patient to remain at home. The services provided may include personal care services such as hands-on assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), e.g., eating, bathing, dressing, and bladder and bowel requirements; homemaker services and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), e.g., taking medications, shopping for groceries, laundry, housekeeping, and companionship; and/or supervision or cuing so that a person can perform tasks themselves.

In Home Supportive Care Agencies in Bellevue, WA

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Emergency Response System Company

Home Helpers & Direct Link is an Emergency Response System Company practice in Bellevue, WA with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in managing response centers to help clients during medical emergencies. Emergency Response System Company at Home Helpers & Direct Link perform for the elderly, for clients that live alone, or for clients that have a debilitating condition. Emergency Response System Company is the provider of personal emergency response systems (also called medical alert systems). Significant diseases and conditions treated at Emergency Response System Company practices include diabetes, fall-related injuries, and cardiovascular issues. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Response System Company practices include setting up medical alert systems, communicating with clients through their systems, notifying those on a client's contact list during medical emergencies, and contacting emergency responders.

A supplier of a personal emergency response system (PERS), which is an electronic device that enables a patient to receive emergency assistance when needed. The PERS is one of two different methodologies of notification: (1) where the patient summons emergency assistance themselves directly through the device or (2) emergency assistance is summoned through secure activation by the caretaker/guardian, which sends the device location to emergency responders.

Emergency Response System Company in Bellevue, WA

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Home Health Agency

A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.

Home Health Agencies in Bellevue, WA

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