Better Home Care, LLC., provides a variety of services
to technology dependent, medically unstable, or vulnerable
individuals in their place of residence, enabling them to
live as independently as possible.
Better Home Care is the only home care agency in Philadelphia
to be named to the most recent Top 100 List
of National Home Care Elite Agencies.
We work under the direction of your physician, to provide
services that can help to improve your quality of life
while offering convenience to your family and physicians.
When under our care, patients are 50 percent less likely
to need urgent, unplanned medical attention.
Better Home Care enables patients to live as safely
and fully as possible at home with their loved ones.
We begin by reviewing your needs through discussions with involved family members; when necessary we consult with the physician(s), social workers, hospitals, or nursing home staff of the care recipient.
Next, we develop an individualized program to manage your daily needs. We then match your needs with the right caregiver. We encourage all of our clients to participate in the selection process.
Once service starts we continue with our unique system of communication through telephone check-ins and home visits, staying in constant contact with the caregiver.
Better Home Care, LLC provides specialized home
care services to ill, disabled or vulnerable individuals in
their homes or places of residence, enabling them to live
as independently as possible. Our unique medical approach focuses
on managing the patient's symptoms and effectively enhancing
the quality of life.
Our Programs are designed to provide symptom
management while treating the whole person. This allows our
patients the choice of receiving high quality, respectful,
and personalized care in their own home setting. A longstanding
leader in home health care, our Home Health Care Agency
has designed programs that provide significant benefits for
people from a diagnosis through to the end of life.
Our caregivers are employees and are personally
interviewed, screened, tested, and must comply with Better Home
Care's Standards of Conduct, as well as State, Federal and Joint
Commission regulations. This includes but not limited to
multiple reference checks and a thorough criminal background
investigation. Each employee participates in a very thorough,
ongoing training program.
All our employees are covered by Better Home Care
insurance program and workers compensation.
Better Home Care, LLC is an equal opportunity
employer and complies with all Federal, Pennsylvania Department of
Health and JCAHO Regulations.
Dwight H: I am a consumer of Better Home Care. I am happy with the services and don't want to be anywhere else. For three years I've been with this company and they meet my needs with no argument. EXCELLENT CAREGIVERS: (Nurse and Home Health Aide).
Wendy W: I am a consume of Better Home Care. I've been with a lot of agencies in the past due to a disability and this company goes above and beyond to help. The caregiver is the best. I love the office personnel: Coordinator and the Caregiver (Home Health Aide).
Joann MW: I am a consumer of Better Home Care. I am happy with the services and don't want to be anywhere else. For three years I've been with this company and they meet my needs with no argument. EXCELLENT CAREGIVERS: (Nurse and Home Health Aide.)
I am currently receiving services from Better Home Care and have had services for over a month. A am highly satisfied with the care they provide and not only is Better Home Care capable and responsible but I find the office at Better Home Care to be highly responsive to me. I think that any service they would provide would be very well done. I would highly recommend Better Home Care to anyone looking for assistance.
John Bauer Langhorne, PA
We are thrilled that you were so quick to respond to our needs. Your attentiveness showed to our parents was hands down better than the other agency we had! We know we made the right choice with Better Home Care. We are highly recommending Better Home Care. Thank you again!
Nancy and Brian White Holland, PA
Better Home Care has a terrific team of professionals to ensure top-notch care and service for their clients. The nurses, social workers, care coordinators, caregivers and management team are to be admired for their true commitment to excellence!
Cynthia Chapman Philadelphia, PA
Every day, thousands of delicate older adults,
a large portion of whom are poor, a significant number of
whom live alone - depend on PCA to help them age securely
and well in their homes and community.
The Philadelphia Fund for Seniors was made a year ago to
help guarantee PCA's monetary security during a period when
public funding can no more address those issues.
Since 2012 Better Home Care is a a proud
Board Member
and a Silver Supporter of Emergency Fund
Coalition to provide crisis assistance to low income
elderly Philadelphia residents who have exhausted all
other resources.
Our Skilled Nursing professionals are trained in outcome based disease management programs to assist the patient in maintaining maximum health and remaining in their own home. The program establishes an educational bond at the patients own pace to engage the patient in working with the nurse to reach the best possible outcome.
COPD, also known as emphysema and chronic bronchitis is the third leading
cause of death in the United States. The good news is COPD is often
preventable and treatable.
Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are episodes
of worsening of symptoms, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality.
COPD exacerbations are associated with increased airway and systemic
inflammation and physiological changes, especially the development of
hyperinflation.
They are triggered mainly by respiratory viruses and bacteria, which infect
the lower airway and increase airway inflammation. Some patients are
particularly susceptible to exacerbations, and show worse health status and
faster disease progression than those who have infrequent exacerbations.
Several pharmacological interventions are effective for the reduction of
exacerbation frequency and severity in COPD such as inhaled steroids,
long-acting bronchodilators, and their combinations.
For additional information, please contact us via feedback form or call at 267-988-8978
Cerebral Vascular Accident or Stroke is a leading cause of death in
the United States. Over 800,000 people die in the U.S. each year from
cardiovascular disease and strokes. 425,00 women suffer from strokes each
year, 55,00 more than men.
A stroke, sometimes called a brain attack, occurs when a clot blocks the
blood supply to the brain or when a blood vessel in the brain bursts. You
can greatly reduce your risk for stroke through lifestyle changes and, in
some cases, medication.
Stroke can cause death or significant disability, such as paralysis, speech
difficulties, and emotional problems. Some new treatments can reduce stroke
damage if patients get medical care soon after symptoms begin. When a stroke
happens, it is important to recognize the symptoms, call 9-1-1 right away,
and get to a hospital quickly.
For additional information, please contact us via feedback form or call at 267-988-8978
Our Congestive Heart Failure program is designed to increase the
patient's knowledge regarding heart failure, thus improving their quality of
life and reducing re-hospitalizations.
A Registered Nurse will visit the patient at home, assess their cardiac
status and a teaching program will be instituted which includes:
For additional information, please contact us via feedback form or call at 267-988-8978
Diabetes requires long-term, ongoing care to prevent acute episodes
and complications and improve members' quality of life. Our Diabetic Disease
management program is designed to increase the patient's knowledge regarding
diabetes, thus improving their quality of life and reducing re-
hospitalizations.
The key components in controlling diabetes are the following: education and
adherence to established clinical practice guidelines, patient access to and
completion of a diabetes management program. Better Home Care diabetes
disease management staff provides education and assists the member and
family in the following aspects of the disease management process:
For additional information, please contact us via feedback form or call at 267-988-8978
Better Home Care works with all Wound Care Treatment Centers to
facilitate the appropriate dressing treatment and after care for their
patient's as prescribed.
Only Registered Nurses make visits to wound care patients. Better Home Care
orients their Registered Nurses to our up to date state of the art: specific
wound/product protocol - utilizing the most recent products available and
based on positive patient outcomes as well as new and innovative techniques
used at Wound Care Treatment Centers.
Outcomes are an integral part of Better Home Care and all cases are reviewed
and managed with experienced Nursing Supervisors.
We provide over ten (10) continuing education contact hours training for
each nurse annually.
All Better Home Care Registered nurses receive in-services on:
For additional information, please contact us via feedback form or call at 267-988-8978
An independent, not-for-profit organization, The Joint Commission accredits and certifies more than 18,000 health care organizations and programs in the United States. Joint Commission accreditation and certification is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality that reflects an organization's commitment to meeting high performance standards.
Better Home Care, LLC, has been selected as one of the 2010 Home Care Elite!
The HomeCare Elite is an annual compilation of the most successful home care providers in the United States. This market-leading review, from OCS HomeCare by National Research Corporation and DecisionHealth, names the top 25 percent of agencies in home health performance measures. The HomeCare Elite also recognizes the Top 100 and Top 500 providers nationwide.
Better Home Care has achieved AdvisorMed's 2011 Great Pennsylvania Home Health Care Award by demonstrating results that consistently exceed their patients' expectations. AdvisorMed is a free, online report card and health information guide featuring physicians, hospitals, nursing homes and home healthcare agencies. The company's goal
is to help all users with their healthcare choices.
State government agencies inspect health care providers such as: home health care agencies, hospitals, nursing homes and dialysis facilities as well as other health care providers.
These providers are certified if they pass inspection. Being certified is not the same as being accredited. Medicare or Medicaid only covers care by certified providers or in a certified facility or program.
State government agencies inspect health care providers, including home health agencies, hospitals, nursing homes, and dialysis facilities home health agencies, as well as other health care providers. These providers are certified if they pass inspection. Being certified is not the same as being accredited. Medicare or Medicaid only covers care by certified providers or in a certified facility or program.
For many years Better Home Care, LLC., supports the elderly population of Philadelphia through The Philadelphia Corporation for Aging Emergency Fund Coalition.