{"id":58267,"date":"2023-03-23T11:40:28","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T15:40:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjhs1.wpengine.com\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=58267"},"modified":"2025-09-10T12:19:17","modified_gmt":"2025-09-10T16:19:17","slug":"what-is-home-care","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/www.mjhs.org\/es\/recursos\/qu\u00e9-son-los-cuidados-en-el-hogar\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>La atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar es un servicio de apoyo que ayuda a las personas a permanecer seguras en su hogar mientras enfrentan problemas relacionados con la salud. Hay diferentes tipos de servicios de atenci\u00f3n en el hogar que pueden brindarse seg\u00fan las necesidades de la persona.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Algunos tipos de servicios de atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar incluyen:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-atencion-medica-en-el-hogar\">Atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica en el hogar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>La atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica en el hogar la pueden brindar a corto o largo plazo profesionales de la salud capacitados, lo que incluye m\u00e9dicos, enfermeros, terapeutas, trabajadores sociales y asistentes. Este tipo de atenci\u00f3n debe ser indicada por escrito por un m\u00e9dico para que el seguro cubra los servicios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>La atenci\u00f3n en el hogar a corto plazo est\u00e1 destinada a las personas que se est\u00e1n recuperando de una cirug\u00eda; han tenido un problema de salud repentino, como un accidente cerebrovascular, o han recibido recientemente el diagn\u00f3stico de una enfermedad cr\u00f3nica como diabetes, enfermedad card\u00edaca o hipertensi\u00f3n.<\/strong> La atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar puede brindarse durante algunos d\u00edas, algunas semanas o algunos meses. El objetivo principal es ayudar al paciente a recuperar la independencia y obtener conocimiento sobre su diagn\u00f3stico y los medicamentos. Los servicios pueden incluir visitas de enfermeros calificados; terapia f\u00edsica, ocupacional o del habla, o servicios de auxiliar de atenci\u00f3n de la salud en el hogar (HHA). La atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar a corto plazo se brinda a trav\u00e9s de una agencia de atenci\u00f3n de la salud en el hogar certificada (CHHA), como lo es <a href=\"https:\/\/spanish.mjhs.org\/our-services\/mjhs-home-care\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar de MJHS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Cuando un paciente comienza a recibir servicios de una CHHA, esta agencia se vuelve responsable de coordinar y llevar a cabo el plan de atenci\u00f3n del paciente. Este tipo de servicio de atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar est\u00e1 cubierto por Medicare, siempre que el paciente cumpla con los criterios de elegibilidad establecidos por Medicare.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>La atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar a largo plazo se brinda a pacientes con enfermedades cr\u00f3nicas o progresivas, como la enfermedad de Parkinson o la demencia, que necesitan un asistente de atenci\u00f3n personal (PCW) que los ayude con actividades de la vida diaria, como comer, ba\u00f1arse, vestirse y moverse de forma segura.<\/strong> Tiene el objetivo de ayudar al paciente a conservar su calidad de vida y quedarse en su hogar. Con frecuencia, los pacientes necesitan un plan de salud de atenci\u00f3n administrada a largo plazo (MLTCP), como <a href=\"https:\/\/www.elderplan.org\/homefirst-managed-long-term-care\/\">HomeFirst<\/a>, para recibir atenci\u00f3n continua en su hogar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-servicios-de-cuidado-del-hogar\">Servicios de cuidado del hogar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Los servicios de cuidado del hogar (o cuidado de acompa\u00f1amiento) son para quienes viven independientemente y no necesitan asistencia con las actividades de la vida diaria, pero s\u00ed necesitan apoyo social.<\/strong> Normalmente, quienes necesitan este tipo de atenci\u00f3n son personas que viven solas y se sienten aisladas en la vida diaria. El personal de los servicios de acompa\u00f1amiento puede ayudar con tareas del hogar como limpiar y ordenar la casa, lavar la ropa, hacer compras en el mercado y preparar comidas. Estos servicios no est\u00e1n cubiertos por Medicare, pero pueden estar cubiertos mediante un programa de exenci\u00f3n de Medicaid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-getting-the-right-care\">Obtener la atenci\u00f3n correcta<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Puede consultar a su m\u00e9dico como fuente de confianza para que le recomiende el tipo adecuado de atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar que sea mejor para usted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity grey-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>En MJHS, valoramos tanto a los cuidadores personales como a los profesionales y reconocemos el trabajo fundamental que realizan. Por ello, hemos creado estos recursos en l\u00ednea para cuidadores para ayudarlo en este momento crucial de su vida. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Si necesita ayuda y apoyo adicionales para el cuidado de su ser querido, no dude en <a href=\"https:\/\/spanish.mjhs.org\/contact-mjhs\/\">contactarse con MJHS<\/a>. Podemos recomendarle otras opciones de atenci\u00f3n disponibles a trav\u00e9s de uno de nuestros programas.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>La atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar es un servicio de apoyo que ayuda a las personas a permanecer seguras en su hogar mientras enfrentan problemas relacionados con la salud. Hay diferentes tipos de servicios de atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar que pueden brindarse seg\u00fan las necesidades de la persona.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":61246,"template":"","resource-medium":[107],"resource-subcategory":[119],"class_list":["post-58267","resource","type-resource","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resource-medium-article","resource-subcategory-home-care"],"translation":{"provider":"WPGlobus","version":"3.0.2","language":"es","enabled_languages":["en","es"],"languages":{"en":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true},"es":{"title":true,"content":true,"excerpt":true}}},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<title>\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar? | MJHS Health System<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mjhs.org\/es\/resource\/what-is-home-care\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u00bfQu\u00e9 es la atenci\u00f3n de cuidado en el hogar? | MJHS Health System\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Home care is a support service that helps a person remain safely in their home while dealing with health-related issues. 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