At Bayshore Home Care, we understand that choosing home care is a significant decision. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions about our services.
Private duty home care stands as a vital pillar in enhancing the well-being of your loved ones. Many older adults cherish the soothing familiarity and comfort of their own homes, finding solace in their personal surroundings rather than navigating the transition to a care facility. Through private duty home care, seniors receive indispensable assistance with daily living activities, ensuring not only their safety but also their dignity and independence.
It is essential to understand that while private duty home care services are invaluable, they are not covered by Medicare. However, Medicare does extend coverage for essential medical visits performed by Registered Nurses, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, Medical Social Workers, and Certified Nursing Assistants for bathing services, with the extent of coverage varying depending on the patient’s specific diagnosis.
At Bayshore Home Care, we are dedicated to delivering exceptional and compassionate care across Clearwater, Largo, St. Petersburg, Tampa, and throughout Hillsborough, Pinellas, and Pasco Counties in Florida. Our commitment to quality care ensures that your family members receive the support they need to thrive in the comfort of their own homes.
ADLs are the “Activities of Daily Living” or personal care activities. They include: Eating, Bathing, Dressing/ Grooming, Toileting, and Transferring (getting up from a bed or chair). Most Long Term Care policies will only cover when assistance, even stand by is needed with two or three Activities of Daily Living. Often those with Alzheimer’s and Dementia will not need to meet the number of ADL requirement in order to utilize their long term care insurance benefits.
No, we will send a nursing supervisor out to the home for an initial consultation free of charge.
We are happy to provide twenty-four hour care. We break these shifts into 8 or 12 hour segments because our caregivers are not permitted to sleep while assisting a client. This ensures that our caregivers are always alert to provide personal care assistance to our clients.
Each client is required to utilize Bayshore’s services for a minimum of 12 hours per week and 4 hours per shift to remain at an active status. Clients are subject to a re-activation fee if they fall below this minimum.
Private duty care services can be paid for through a long term care insurance policy or by private pay.
We have administrative staff as well as nurses on call 24 hours a day 7 days a week. We are always available to answer our phone for our clients, their families, or caregivers.
Yes, upon determining a plan of care for your loved one we will note your contact preferences in addition to insuring compliance with all patient privacy laws.
Yes, as a home health care provider we know this importance of safety. All of our employees are given a level 2 background screening in addition to having their CNA (Certified Nurse Assistant) or HHA (Home Health Aide) license.
Yes, all of our caregivers are supervised by our administrative office staff as well as our team of nursing supervisors. Our skilled nurses perform supervisory visits to ensure that the client’s care plan is being followed as well as to ensure that the caregivers are in compliance with all of our private duty care policies.
There are several significant benefits you receive when hiring a caregiver through a licensed home health care agency. Their license means they have to meet many state requirements for a higher level of care. Oversight is a major plus because you have someone to address concerns with and you have recourse when a care plan needs adjusting. Private duty care enables an individual to remain mostly independent in their own home for longer, instead of needing an Assisted Living Facility or Nursing Home care. In addition to having someone overseeing the caregivers and the care provided, the entire screening process of choosing credible and experienced aides is done for you. A licensed home health care provider will work to make the best match possible. Working with a licensed agency also ensures that an additional caregiver will be able to assist you should your regular caregiver be unavailable.
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2430 West Bay Drive
Largo, FL 33770
Toll Free: 800-335-2150
Local: 727-586-0044
Fax: 727-586-0171
License# HHA20174095
1019 US 19 North
Holiday, FL 34691
Toll Free: 800-335-2150
Local: 727-939-0044
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License# HHA29991207
1700 66th St. North, Suite 310
St. Petersburg, FL 33710
Toll Free: 800-335-2150
Local: 727-322-2366
Fax: 727-586-0171
License# HHA20174095
1408 N. Westshore Blvd, Suite 508
Tampa, FL 33607
Toll Free: 800-335-2150
Local: 813-207-0044
Fax: 727-586-0171
