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Practical notes from our nurses and therapists for patients, families and the people who refer them.
Home health or private duty nursing? How to tell which one you need
Home health and private duty nursing both bring a nurse to the house, but they are paid for differently, scheduled differently and meant for different situations.
What Medicare actually covers at home
Medicare's home health benefit is generous but narrow. Here is what 'homebound' means, what is covered at no cost, and what families are often surprised to learn is not.
Seven things to do before a parent comes home from the hospital
A short checklist for the days before discharge: the medication list, the follow-up appointments, the bathroom and the questions to ask the discharge planner.
Our first month with a night nurse
A Charlotte family describes bringing their son home from the PICU with a tracheostomy, and what changed when private duty night nursing started.