CARE IN THE HOME

Care in the Home was founded in 1989 by Ruth Friedman as a private duty home caregiver agency. Over time our organization has grown to include skilled Medicare services such as nursing and therapy. As our capability to serve our community continues to grow, we continue to focus on our fundamental principles of professional expertise and ethics, best practices in delivering care, and a mission to serve our clients as we would our own family... Hospice care is provided as a benefit through Medicare and most private medical insurances and offers the services of a registered nurse, bath aide, social worker, chaplain and volunteers. However, the hospice benefit does not provide 24-hr care except in cases of crisis or short-term respite. Typically, a hospice nurse visits once or twice a week, a bath aide twice a week and then other services only as needed. Families will often supplement this wonderful care with a personal caregiver for extra bath visits or as much as 24-hr care to ensure..

Primary location: Pleasant Prairie United States