Express needs in outpatient care

Clear naming of the needs and needs required in the ambulatory care service

19/12/2014

Many people have difficulty deciding to get a caregiver into the household or even move to a residential care facility. Here it is important to be aware of your own needs and demands, and then select the right care offer. For care in the home environment, outpatient care services that offer different, individually determinable service packages can help.

With the outpatient care services, a so-called care contract is concluded, in which the desired benefits are defined. Here it is crucial that the people in need of care unambiguously name their claims. Should the nursing service help you to get up at bedtime and in the morning toilet or rather in the evening? Which everyday task should the nursing staff take on and what time are they available for this? All these are questions that must be considered within the framework of the care contract. It must also be ensured that the nursing service has an authorization.

Service packages of outpatient care services
The range of outpatient care services includes service packages such as the „Small morning or evening toilet“, „Large morning or evening toilet (with showers)“, „Help with food intake“, „Help with intestinal and bladder emptying“ or even one „Cleaning the apartment“ and the „shopping“, reports the Internet portal „Pflegeberatung.de“. These service packages are each billed at a certain cost rate, the time allotments provided are, however, usually quite tight and other tasks can not be taken over here.

Utilization of the care according to time quotas
In addition, however, it is also possible to claim the nursing staff according to given times (for example, one hour a day). This often allows a somewhat more flexible response to the needs of the patients, but is usually a bit more expensive. Ultimately, the decision lies with the people in need of care and their relatives. If it appears in retrospect that the outpatient nursing service does not live up to the expectations of the patients, termination of the nursing care contract is also possible at any time. (Fp)