Flora had good reasons to believe she could make it in a field that superficially appeared to be overcrowded. But she knew better, for she possessed not just knowledge and experience but also statistics to back up her instincts. Flora Landicho-Sampang, president and administrator of Samland Group of Companies, has her eyes set today on a much bigger goal, but she is keeping mum. She says it will probably take a year to make it happen and another two or more years to complete. Simple logic would tell why home health care is a favored alternative to prolonged hospital stay or extended care in nursing homes.
Studies also prove home health care to be cost-effective and quite popular with the elderly.
Whether they are simply recuperating or dealing with a long-term disability, patients prefer the familiarity and comforts of their own homes to the stiff and impersonal atmosphere of a hospital room or a nursing home. Nursing Case Coordinator. This remarkable growth can be attributed to a number of factors, foremost of which is the increase in America's aging population. Latest statistics show that 1.5 million nursing home residents are over the age of 65. Assisted living facilities house some 800,000 boarders while some 6 million chronically ill and disabled senior citizens or older people avail of home health care.