Dr.J

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1. Does anyone do private duty care anymore?

   Dr.J replied to Dr.J's topic in Home Health

   I've been trying to steer her, but while I am here on weekends, my home is actually in Georgia. The rest of the story: I am a doctor. I used to be a regional medical director of Hospice, I was medical director of 3 nursing homes and my practice was...

2. Does anyone do private duty care anymore?

   Dr.J replied to Dr.J's topic in Home Health

   So the reason we don't have a whole year is because I don't think my mom can handle it on her own. As you said it does require two people. My dad is only 135 pounds. But because he has ascending quadriplegic, he is like dead weight. An HHA would be g...

3. Does anyone do private duty care anymore?

   Dr.J replied to Dr.J's topic in Home Health

   So, in answer to your questions, my mom placed an ad in the Pennysaver. She called at least a dozen agencies and they said none of their aides would help him out of bed. Since writing the last post, I wrote a list of his diagnoses on a paper and my...

4. Does anyone do private duty care anymore?

   Dr.J posted a topic in Home Health

   Years ago, it was easy to find qualified private nurses, assistants, personal care personnel. What has happened to the private duty skilled nurses? I have a father who is 93 and slowly dying. He is alert and oriented, but his legs and arms have go...