When recovering at home after a hospital stay, many people hear the terms home care and home health and assume they’re interchangeable. But according to Malina Rivers, RN and Chief Operating Officer of BrightStar Care of Charlottesville, understanding the difference is crucial, especially when planning a safe and successful return home.
“In my mind I see two very different lines of care, but to the average person they often hear ‘care in my home’ and while both of those things are care for you in your home, they in fact serve a different purpose,” Rivers explained. “They’re paid for in different ways, and they contain different sorts of levels of care.”
What Is Home Care?…