Home Health Agencies provided these and many more services:

Medical | Non-Medical | In-Home Companion | Post-Surgery care with CNAs.

Non-medical post-surgery care gives individuals looking to maintain their independence an alternative to traditional, in-patient, and post-surgery rehab.

• Assist in ambulation/exercise, according to the individualized plan of care
• Perform range of motion and other simple procedures with clients
• Assist clients in the self-administration of medication
• Assist clients with laundry
• Meet client’s safety needs by properly utilizing medical supplies and devices
• Report on patient’s condition and significant changes to family members and Cosan Care
• senior staff
• Transport clients to medical appointments and obtain medical reports for families
• Adhere to Cosan Care’s policies, standards of personal and professional conduct, and the
• client’s individualized plan of care procedures
• Follow all Cosan Care privacy policies

Home HealthCare Management is an area of specialty practices, which assesses, implements,

monitors, coordinates clients’ individualized care plans, and evaluates continued care services to optimize our clients’ health and quality of life.

Home HealthCare Management can often reduce these contributing factors in elderly abuse and neglect

Signs of Elderly Abuse Neglect

• Lack of basic hygiene, adequate food, or clean and appropriate clothing -Self and Caregiver abuse
• Lack of medical aids (glasses, walker, teeth, hearing aid, and medications) -Self and Caregiver abuse
• Person with dementia left unsupervised – Self and Caregiver abuse
• Person confined to a bed without care – Caregiver abuse
• Homes that are cluttered, filthy, in disrepair, or that have fire and safety hazards -Self and Caregiver abuse
• Homes without adequate facilities (stove, refrigerator, heat, cooling, plumbing, and electricity) – Self and Caregiver abuse
• Untreated pressure “bed” sores (pressure ulcers)

Financial Abuse/Exploitation

• Lack of amenities that the accused would typically be able to afford
• Vulnerable elder/adult “voluntarily” giving uncharacteristically excessive financial reimbursement/gifts for needed care and companionship
• Caregiver with control of elder’s money but failing to provide for the elder’s needs
• Vulnerable elder/adult who has signed property transfers (Power of Attorney, new will, etc.) but is unable to comprehend the transaction or what it means

Psychological/Emotional Abuse

• Unexplained or uncharacteristic changes in behavior, such as withdrawal from normal activities, unexplained changes in alertness, etc.
• Caregiver isolates elder (does not allow anyone into the home or to speak to the elder).
• Caregiver is verbally aggressive, demeaning, controlling, overly concerned about spending money, or-uncaring.

Physical/Sexual Abuse

• Inadequately explained fractures, bruises, welts, cuts, sores, or burns
• Unexplained sexually transmitted diseases