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If you or a family member have questions about what Dynamic Home Care can do to provide skilled nursing or personal attendant home care, we invite you to read through these frequently asked questions for answers. If you need additional assistance, please   Contact Us

1. What is Home Care?

"Home Care" is a simple phrase that encompasses a wide range of health and social services. These services are delivered at home to recovering, disabled, chronically or terminally ill persons in need of medical, nursing, social, or therapeutic treatment and/or assistance with the essential activities of daily living. Dynamic Associated Companies provide a full spectrum of cost-effective services, ranging from high-tech nursing to non-medical assistance with the activities of daily living. Services are provided by trained caregivers and include skilled nursing, rehabilitation and personal attendant services.

2. Who Uses Home Care?

People who prefer to stay home rather than go to a hospital, rehab center or assisted living residence where possible. Home care is not just an alternative to institutionally based care - home care services can allow many individuals to avoid institutional care altogether.

3. Who Pays for Home Care?

Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Care, Private Insurance and Private Payors all can pay for Skilled Nursing Services. These services must be ordered by a physician and may only be covered for a specific amount of time or "visits".

Custodial Care (ADLs) however, is usually only covered by Long Term Care Insurance, Workers Compensation and/or Private pay. Custodial care costs are determined by the type of care needed by each individual client. Please check with your insurance company for your personal care benefit coverage.

4. How is your Home Care Agency Regulated?

Organized home care programs such as Dynamic Associated Companies are highly regulated by the state and federal government. Licensed home health agencies undergo annual licensure surveys through the State's (California & Nevada) Department of Health and Human Services. Medicare-certified programs are surveyed against the Medicare Conditions of Participation. As employers, Dynamic Associated Companies also comply with all federal and state OSHA requirements, as well as other applicable laws and regulations.

5. How are Nurses and Personal Attendants selected?

Dynamic Associated Companies home care Staff meet high standards for training, and many, such as Registered Nurses, Therapists and Certified Nursing Assistants, hold professional licenses or certificates through the Board of Registered Nursing and other regulatory authorities. Potential staff is put through an extensive background check, oriented and then bonded and insured to protect the patient/client from any liability.

6. What are the obligations of the patient/client?

The only obligation of the patient/client is pay for services rendered if their insurance does not cover the costs. There is no long term obligation with the caregiver or the agency. If the patient/client is dissatisfied with the caregiver, they can be changed. If the patient /client is dissatisfied with the agency, they can stop receiving services at any time.

As a patient/client you have the right to inform agency personnel, without fear of reprisal, of any concerns you may have regarding your care, the services rendered or treatment of your personal property.

7. What makes your company better than other home care agencies?

Personal Service. At Dynamic Associated Companies, we pride ourselves in the fact that we are known as " The Agencies with a Heart". We truly care about our patients and their families. We continually provide quality home care and other community resources which enable our clients to receive professional intervention in these "times of need".

With our Custodial Care program, we provide, at no additional cost, Personal Care Managers to oversee and supervise our clients and their needs and provide proper assessment and intervention of their needs.

We are on-call 24 hours per day, 365 days per year for any emergency that may arise and our professional staff is bonded and insured for any loss and/or liability.

Finally, we can staff most cases within a 24 hour notice, and in many cases, less than 24 hours.

8. How is the privacy of my personal information maintained?

Dynamic Associated Companies adhere to all applicable federal and state guidelines related to the privacy of personal and healthcare information.

9. Who can be best helped by Dynamic Associated Companies?

Dynamic Associated Companies are the perfect solution for seniors and other adults who are not ready to leave their home for an institutionalized setting, but because of illness and chronic conditions – need support to remain in their home.

 

“ The Agency With A Heart”