Home Health Care. Home health care is for patients who no longer need to stay in a hospital or nursing home, but still require professional medical help. Skilled nursing care, physical therapy, social work services, and nutrition counseling are all available at home. Your doctor can refer you. Rehabilitation services help people adjust to the effects of cancer and its treatment.
Physical rehabilitation focuses on recovery from the physical trauma of surgery or chemotherapy.
Occupational or vocational therapy helps people readjust to everyday routines,get back to work, or find employment. Advocacy is a general term that refers to promoting or protecting the rights and interests of cancer patients. This can involve legal, medical, employment, legislative, or insurance issues, among others. For instance, if you feel your insurance company has treated you unfairly, you may want to advocate for a review of its decision. There are companies that help cancer patients with problems of medical billing, insurance coverage, and reimbursement issues.