There are few things that Americans fear more than losing their freedom to move about freely and act independently of others. One of the chief reasons why they harbor such fears is that they don’t want to be considered a burden on their loved ones.

Unfortunately, like it or not, it is an emotion that must often be dealt with head on during extended periods of debilitating illness.

The good news is arranging for private duty homecare early on may help quell those fears once and for all. It allows individuals to receive the level of assistance that they need in their homes to live a quality, dignified life without placing a financial, emotional, mental or physical strain on their loved ones.

In addition, securing private duty home care before impairments, or total debilitation, have set in also gives individuals a substantial measure of control over their lives. For example, an individual’s long term care planning may include working with a private duty home care provider to establish Medical Orders for Scope of Treatment, Do Not Resuscitate Orders, Healthcare Surrogate Designations and organ donation plans. Thus, the fear of not having a say over one’s healthcare when it really counts will likely be abated as well.

Arranging to have private duty home care due to expected periods of debilitating illness is also quite easy, especially when a state licensed, nurses’ registry is involved. Once contact is made with a nurses’ registry, all the individual needs to do to get the ball rolling is let the registry’s organizers know about his or her healthcare needs and preferences. The registry’s staff will be able to provide ample guidance from there. So individuals may opt to act on their own or in concert with their loved ones during the planning process.

To discover more information about securing private duty home care for you or loved ones, please contact us today. We presently have private duty home care professionals working in the Palm Beach, Broward and Dade County areas.