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How to Choose a Home Care Provider

When it comes to choosing a home care provider for yourself or your loved one, you want a combination of skill, experience, and compassion—and at Advanced Nursing + Home Support, you’ll find all three. Our team of experienced and licensed nurses and companions are thoroughly screened and trained to ensure you’ll get only the most qualified and compassionate care provider. Knowing how to choose a home care provider begins with a good understanding of your or your loved ones’ needs. Before even beginning care, our home care nurses conduct individual in-home care assessments, so you can rest assured that you’ll receive exactly the care you need, from exactly the person you need it from. 

What should you look for in a home care provider?

  • Dependability: First and foremost, you want to find a home care service that is experienced because dependability is key. For over 20 years, the team at Advanced Nursing + Home Support has abided by a simple mission: providing in-home nursing care that exceeds expectations on all fronts. You can trust our home care nurses to always be there for you or your loved one, no matter what kind of curveballs life throws. 
  • Experience: Another important aspect of choosing a home care provider is finding a staff that is well-matched to serve your or your loved one’s medical and personal needs. Our team consists of a wide variety of professional caretakers, including RNs, LPNs, CNAs, GNA’s, companions, and more.
  • Compassion: It’s common for individuals to feel vulnerable or even helpless when welcoming in a home care provider. At Advanced Nursing + Home Support, our compassionate team is committed to making individuals feel comfortable, secure, and empowered in their everyday routines. Whether you need assistance managing your medications or simply need someone to talk to, we’ll be there to support you. 
  • Passion: Passion is what makes excellent home care extraordinary. The home care nurses at Advanced Nursing + Home Support are dedicated to providing the best care possible because they believe in what they do. Our team is compassionate and knowledgeable, and we truly want to help your loved ones lead a happy, healthy life.

Benefits of skilled home care nurses

The biggest benefit that a home care nurse can provide is personalized care in a familiar setting. In a large nursing facility, it can be difficult for individuals to get the personal assistance and attention that they need, and it can also be challenging for them to be away from the comforts and freedom of living in their own homes.  With a skilled home care nurse, you’ll receive devoted care and companionship without having to sacrifice your day-to-day routines.

Before you say yes to in-home nursing, it’s incredibly important to know whether or not your chosen home care provider offers the services you’re looking for. At Advanced Nursing + Home Support, we’ll determine what services an individual needs by conducting an in-home care assessment, which takes into consideration every element of an individual’s needs and environment. With the completed assessment, our team of professionals works with individuals and their families to determine what type of care is needed and the best course of care. 

Advanced Nursing + Home Support provides a complete range of in-home care services, including personal care, skilled nursing care, companion care, post-surgery care, medication management, quadriplegic care, paraplegic care, specialty cleaning services, and more. You can read our complete list of services here. 

Ready to hire a home care provider

Allow us to help. We are so confident in the friendly, professional nursing care that our RNs and licensed caretakers provide, that our owner and President, Sam Lish, uses our staff to care for his mother. In short, we’ll always treat your loved one like they’re one of our own. 

If you have a loved one who needs in-home care in the Maryland and DC area, take the first step towards peace of mind and contact Advanced Nursing + Home Support today. We provide unparalleled service from experienced, compassionate care providers.

Contact us online or by phone at 240-414-4147 to request more information.

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