Attencia Announces its Personalized Home Care Plan that Offers Patients the Opportunity to Choose their Caregivers

NEW YORK, Oct. 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A division of Americare, Attencia provides quality home care to residents of the New York metropolitan area, running in conjunction with any other covered insurance plans. The home health aides from Attencia are chosen by the individual receiving care as well as his or her family members.

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Home health aides from Attencia must go through a rigorous interview process that includes certification by New York State and a screening by the New York State Department of Health. If approved, Attencia conducts its own background checks, asking for references and interviewing the candidate. Caregivers that are selected, participate in Attencia's own training and orientation program. From here, the process is customized to each individual, taking into account factors such as language, cultural exposure, and sensitivity. Once Attencia has found a number of suitable candidates, the family and their loved one come into the selection process, choosing the best companion.

"The goal of Attencia is to form a genuine relationship between the caregiver and patient. We want our caregivers to be able to fully participate in the patients' lives, whether this involves running errands, accompanying them to the doctor, or just being there for company and a good conversation. Patients should be able to live as independently as possible while feeling comforted knowing that a helping hand is there when they need it. It also gives family members a peace of mind, having been a part of the selection process and knowing that their loved one is being looked after," said Jeanette Bujosa, Patient Relations specialist for Attencia.

Attencia aims to give the patients a very high level of involvement from the beginning of the process and throughout their time with their home health aide to provide personal home care. Home health aides from Attencia are also trained to assist patients with certain medical conditions such as diabetes, hypertension, depression, anxiety, dementia, and congestive heart failure. All patients are given an original plan of care based on these needs and as well as other personal requirements that have been discussed with Attencia's professionals. The plans are reviewed regularly and open to change as the patient requires different or new specialized care.

To learn more about home care services from Attencia, visit the company's website at http://www.Attencia.com or call 1-866-331-6873. Attentia's social media profiles can be found on Facebook and Twitter at https://www.facebook.com/Attencia and https://twitter.com/AttenciaNY.

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