Should In-Home Care Continue During COVID-19?

Every year an estimated 12 million Americans who are infirm, chronically ill or disabled depend on some form of in-home care, according to the National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC). Many are 65 or older and have serious underlying medical conditions, placing them in the high-risk category for severe illness or death if they contract the novel coronavirus.

But, social distancing can be hard during in-home care, often requiring close contact for tasks like feeding, bathing, and grooming. The reason these professionals are working and entering people’s homes is because those people need help and care, and those needs don’t go away during a pandemic.

There are many extra safety precautions that can be taken to minimize the potential damage of in-home care during a pandemic:

Monitor the temperature of you and/or your staff before and after every visit.
Make sure you and/or your staff have not been in a high-exposure high-risk area.
Wear goggles, gloves, and masks.
Perhaps you can also cut down some visits to telecare/video call, ensuring your patients have what they need without exposing them
Regularly wash clothes
Disinfect surfaces in your home and your car

All these steps can be taken to ensure maximum protection against COVID-19 for your patients. In-home care is a very serious and integral part of some people’s lives, and for some is even required. We thank our healthcare professionals for the work they do everyday and wish they stay safe.

If you think in-home care may be for you, feel free to call ACM Care at 877.323.5916. Or, reach out to us via email by filling out our form here.

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This is help for dealing with my aging parents that I could not do without. ACM and specifically Julie Hess have been a breath of fresh air and lifeline to sanity. The care the have provided my mom has been excellent. And my dad has accepted that he cannot do it alone. They are professional and thorough.

T.G.

A very professional company. ACM is refreshingly professional in taking care of my 92 year old mother.. Their team is impeccable. The reports I receive are detailed, the cost is very reasonable and my mother is very happy with the staff. Which makes me a happy son :-). I now have a little bit more time to my self and I know my mom’s needs are being met…more than met. Thanks ACM.

TC P.

LIFE SAVERS. The assistance ACM provides my parents is invaluable and most of all professional in every respect. Thank you Thank you Thank you! If you have elderly parents that need assistance in their home I highly recommend ACM Care and Julie Hess. It is a pleasure to work with them.

Arthur M.

If there is anyone who “Gets It” it’s Julie Hess of ACM Care. If you have a parent in need of skilled in home care, this company cannot be beat. They are on the ball, charting, reporting and recommending. They could not have done a better job for my mom. Thank you so much, ACM.

Bob L.

Wonderful people. If there ever were people that “Labor for Love” it is the people who work at ACM Care. Thank you for helping my dad and brother through this CRAZY Covid pandemic. You kept their home bubble clean and their health was always your first priority. This is a great company.

Y.D.

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