Tips For Seniors

10 Things to Expect from a Home Health Aide

1. Your home health aide should be on time.
   
   
2. Your home health aide should provide the proper level of care that your doctor and VNSNY nurse have approved in your plan of care.
   
   
3. Your home health aide works in collaboration with the nurse to notice and report any changes, both physical and emotional, that might indicate the beginning of medical problems.
   
   
4. Your home health aide should demonstrate respect for your family's values.
   
   
5. Your home health aide should never use the phone for personal reasons, never borrow or buy anything from you or lend or sell anything to you.
   
   
6. Your home health aide should be observant of safety hazards within your home.
   
   
7. Your home health aide should be neat, clean, and act in a professional manner.
   
   
8. Your home health aide should be sensitive to your needs and concerns.
   
   
9. Your home health aide should keep her or his work and private life separate.
   
   
10. Your home health aide should never smoke in your home.