Hourly Nursing Services
 

Over the years, Nurse Force has provided hundreds of clients the opportunity to remain in their own home with assistance.  Without our assistance, many of our clients would face either a nursing home placement, admission to a hospital or skilled facility, or moving out of their home to live with another relative or friend.

Whether you or a loved one require assistance 4 hours or 24 hours a day, we are here to help in any and every way possible. Unlike traditional home health care agencies, YOU choose the days, number of hours, and time of day that care is requested. To assist you with determining your care needs, a home care coordinator (RN) will visit with you and/or your family/friends free of charge. This initial visit allows the client to become familiar with our home care agency as well as assist the home care coordinator to identify client needs, implement a plan of action, choose appropriate caregivers, and coordinate all aspects of care. Nurse Force prides itself on responding to a care need efficiently and effectively, sometimes in as little as a few hours from the initial call.

Nurse Force provides a variety of levels of hourly caregivers, including registered and licensed practical nurses, certified nursing aides, home health aides, and companions. Our home care coordinators can assist you in determining what level of care is appropriate for your situation. Regardless of the level necessary, all caregivers provide basic duties, including:

• Bathing, grooming and dressing
• Assisting with elimination
• Assisting with walking and/or transferring
• Exercising/range of motion
• Reminding to take medication
• Planning and preparing meals
• Laundry and light housekeeping
• Reducing the possibility of falling in the home
• Redirection and reorientation when necessary
• Supervision and companionship
• Making sure bills/financial obligations are reviewed and paid in a timely manner
• Running errands, such as to the grocery store and to doctor appointments
• Taking care of the client's pets
• Maintaining a safe home environment

In addition, many other specialized duties are performed, depending on the individual situation and/or level of care, such as:

• Ostomy care
• Ventilator care
• Intravenous medications
• Catheter care
• Skilled nursing care
• Home oxygen management
• Nebulizer treatments
• Mother/baby care
• Pediatric care
• Comfort and compassionate care for post-operative individuals and those receiving Hospice services
• Referrals for Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapists
• Management of chronic diseases, such as: diabetes, stroke, COPD, CHF, Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and arthritis

In addition, all hourly care clients are managed by one of the home care coordinators, who visit each client regularly. In order to provide consistent, high quality care for our clients, our home care coordinators can manage and administer the client's medication, order refills, provide physicians and family members with up-dates, and problem solve various situations that may arise at the client’s home. In essence, they are the "eyes and ears" for family members, who sometimes live far away from their loved one.

While Nurse Force understands our client's wishes to remain in their own home, we also realize it is difficult to open your home to our caregivers. That's why we strive to keep your routine and your home as close to normal as possible; while at the same time ensure your safety and well-being. Our caregivers are insured, bonded, and carefully screened prior to placement. And, unlike many area home health care agencies, many of our employees are long-term employees who have a proven track record. While we agree that minimal turnover is unavoidable in today's society, we have been successful in maintaining our goal of providing consistency and continuity of care. Many employees have worked with the same client for four years or more!

Nurse Force offers our clients flexibility in scheduling the hours and days they would like to receive care each week. We customize the care plan and schedule to best meet their needs. Try us, and you too will believe Nurse Force is "home care that feels like family."

For additional information on hourly services, please e-mail our home care coordinators or call us at 515-224-4566.