State Governments Hoping to Improve In-Home Services

New York State is the most recent state government to announce that it will be re-focusing its efforts on improving in-home senior care services. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced recently that New York would be seeking an extra $15 million in funds to help with state costs associated with in-home and community based care. This would include programs like transportation to and from doctors’ appointments, meals and meal preparation, and in-home care tasks, like help with grooming, toileting, and transfers within the home.

 

This isn’t the first time that New York has directed its attention to in-home care. In 2010, the EISEP program was launched to try and help more seniors that were not eligible for nursing homes to receive personalized in-home care. This was a great start, but more attention was needed. This new measure is designed to help pick up the shortcomings of EISEP. There will likely need to be more improvements in the future, but this seems to be a promising step forward.

 

New York is not the first state to focus on the needs of senior citizens. It’s also not the first state to recognize that in-home care services can do a lot when it comes to improving the health of the elderly. Even though a $15 million investment here might seem like an astronomical figure here, it will more than likely help the state to save much more money than that. By spending money to focus on preventative and maintenance tasks, New York is likely going to save money when it comes to Medicare, Medicaid, and other services.

 

State governments, like New York, are hoping to improve in-home care services to help reduce costs.

 

Time after time, studies show that it is far more cost effective to age within the home than it is to go to a nursing home or to a hospital to receive senior care. Now, there’s nothing wrong with nursing homes, and sometimes this is the very best type of care that someone can receive. But it’s also been shown that many people who receive care in a nursing home do not actually need the level of care that this type of facility provides.

 

If you’re looking for the best in-home care for an elderly loved one, give us a call today. Based out of the San Francisco Bay Area in California, we pride ourselves in being one of the most highly rated care services in the area. During a free consultation session, we can sit down with you and go over the needs present in your family. One of our expert caregivers will go over those needs and see if our service is the best fit for your family. Through a customized approach to giving care, we might be the best choice for you, but if we’re not, we will let you know that, too.

 

It’s important to find a good fit for care for a loved one. Not only will it help you to save money as states like New York are discovering, it will also ensure that your loved one gets the high quality care and attention that they deserve.

 

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