Nursing service providers include home health nurses, who provide care in the home, and facilities such as skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and nursing homes, which offer medical care and rehabilitation services.
Home Health Agencies (HHAs) are organizations that employ nurses and therapists, while specialized providers, such as nurse practitioners (NPs) and clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), offer advanced care.
Types of Nursing Service Providers
Home Health Agencies (HHAs): These are licensed organizations that provide skilled nursing and other therapeutic services in patients’ homes.
Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs): These facilities have the staff and equipment to provide ongoing medical and rehabilitative care, often after a hospital stay.
Home Health Agencies (HHAs): Organizations that provide skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to patients in their own homes.
Home Health Nurses (RNs, LPNs) and Aides: These are licensed professionals who deliver personalized care and support to patients in their homes, under the supervision of a healthcare organization.
Nurse Practitioners (NPs) and Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNSs): Advanced practice nurses who can assess patients and order services, such as home health or private duty nursing, with specialized training in specific fields like cardiac or psychiatric care.
Home Care Services: Providers like BAYADA offer a range of services, from personal care and companionship to skilled home health and adult private duty nursing.
Private Duty Nursing (PDN): Services providing more continuous skilled nursing care in the home for individuals with chronic illnesses or disabilities.
Adult Companions
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 372600000X
An individual who provides supervision, socialization, and non-medical care to a functionally impaired adult.
Companions may assist or supervise the individual with such tasks as meal preparation, laundry, and shopping, but do not perform these activities as discrete services.
These services are provided in accordance with the therapeutic goals outlined in the plan of care.
Chore Providers
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 372500000X
An individual who provides home maintenance services is required to maintain a safe and sanitary living environment for individuals who, due to age or disabilities, are unable to perform these activities.
These services include heavy household chores such as washing floors, windows, and walls; tacking down loose rugs and tiles; and moving heavy items of furniture to provide safe access and egress.
Day Training/Habilitation Specialists
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 373H00000X
Individuals experienced or trained in working with developmentally disabled individuals who need assistance in acquiring and maintaining life skills that enable them to cope more effectively with the demands of independent living.
Doulas
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 374J00000X
Doulas work in a variety of settings and have been trained to provide physical, emotional, and informational support to mothers before, during, and after birth, as well as emotional and practical support during the postpartum period.
Home Health Aides
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 374U00000X
A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes.
Homemakers
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 376J00000X
An individual who provides general household activities such as meal preparation, laundry, and light housekeeping, when the individual regularly responsible for these activities is temporarily absent or unable to provide for themselves.
Nurse’s Aides
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 376K00000X
(1) An unlicensed individual who is trained to function in an assistive role to the licensed nurse in the provision of patient/client activities as delegated by the nurse.
(2) An individual trained (either on-the-job or through a formal course generally of less than one year) and experienced in performing patient or client-care nursing tasks that do not require the skills of a specialist, technician, or professional.
Examples of tasks performed by nurse’s aides include changing clothes, diapers, and beds; assisting patients with exercises or personal hygiene tasks; and supporting communication or social interaction.
Specific education and credentials are not required for this work.
Nursing Home Administrators
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 376G00000X
An individual, often licensed by the state, who is responsible for the management of a nursing home.
Religious Nonmedical Nursing Personnel
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 374T00000X
Religious nonmedical nursing personnel are experienced in caring for the physical needs of nonmedical patients.
For example, caring for physical needs includes assistance with activities of daily living, mobility, positioning, and ambulation, as well as addressing nutritional needs and providing comfort and support measures.
Religious Nonmedical Practitioners
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 374K00000X
A religious non-medical practitioner offers spiritually based care.
Services may be rendered in an office, at home, or in a care facility, or via phone, email, or written correspondence.
Technicians
Healthcare Taxonomy Code 374700000X
(1) A person with specialized training in a narrow field of expertise whose occupation requires training and is skilled in specific technical processes and procedures.
(2) An individual having special skill or practical knowledge in an area, such as the operation and maintenance of equipment or the performance of laboratory procedures involving biochemical analyses.
Special technical qualifications are typically required; however, an increasing number of technicians also possess university degrees in science, and occasionally, doctorate degrees.
The distinction between technicians and technologists in the healthcare field is not always clear.