Private Duty Nursing
Private Duty Nursing
We provide the next level of care for your loved one at home and reduce your daily worry.
Sometimes a family caregiver or home health aide just cannot meet the increasing medical needs of a loved one. Trucare! We are here to help® can help. Our specially trained private duty nurses provide the level of care a loved one needs to stay safely at home rather than in a nursing facility or hospital.
What is Private Duty Nursing?
In contrast to Trucares’ traditional in-home care services, this type of nursing provides one-on-one medical care to an individual in the home or a facility. Private duty nurses provide the higher level of care while working in tandem with the caregiver who is providing companion-homemaker services along with personal care services. Our goal is to provide the customized care needed by a client, and all from one agency.
How Comfort Keepers Can Help
Our skilled home health licensed practical nurses (LPNs) and registered nurses (RNs) can perform many medical tasks such as the following:
- setting up medications in weekly pill boxes or automatic medication dispensing machines to help ensure medications are administered appropriately
- administering medications, such as oral and topical medications, eye and ear drops, injections, nebulizers, inhalants, and oxygen
- providing personal medical care, including nail trimming, oral cavity suctioning, and bowel supervision
- filling insulin syringes, interpreting blood sugar results and physician-ordered sliding scale dosages, and drawing up and/or mixing insulin for future injections
- maintaining ostomy and catheter hygiene
- care training for family members
Comfort Keepers’ private duty nurses are available to assist clients with regularly scheduled nursing visits or hourly care for extended shifts, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. We work closely with the client’s medical team and family to provide extended support.
* Private Duty Nursing is not available in all locations. If a location offers Private Duty Nursing, it will be listed under ‘Care Services’ on their website.
Care Services
- In-Home Care
- Senior Care
- Respite Care
- Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Care
- End-of-Life Care
- Transitioning Home
- Private Duty Nursing
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Companions/Live-In/Hourly
EXTENDED TERM AND SPECIALIZED CARE. Live-in services, care for dementia, injury-recovery aid and more. From nutritional meal preparation and help grooming to light housekeeping and companionship, Trucare Caregivers helps make our clients’ lives brighter, safer, and more rewarding.
Personal Care Assistants
Trucare caregivers will engage with your loved ones and improve their quality of life. We will customize a homecare service plan that meets your family’s needs. Care plans are based on the health, needs, and wants of those in our care. We offer a variety of services that can fit most needs your loved
Certified Home Health Aides
Home health aides help people who are disabled, chronically ill, or cognitively impaired. They often help older adults who need assistance. Organize a client’s schedule and plan appointments, arrange transportation to doctors’ offices or for other kinds of outings, shop for groceries and prepare meals to a client’s dietary specifications provide companionship
Registered Nurses (RNs & LPNs)
Wound Care Medication Monitoring Infusion Services Nasogastric Feeding Dialysis Care Respiratory Care Physical Therapy Ostomy Care and Management Tracheostomy Care and Management Gastric Tube Feeding