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Pharmacies that Deliver
Drugstores that accept prescriptions by telephone and deliver necessary medication to people who are unable to pick it up themselves.
Home Health Care
Programs that make necessary medical services available in the homes of people who are aged, ill or convalescing.
Pet Boarding/Sitting Services
Programs that provide facilities for the temporary housing and care of pets when their owners are on vacation or otherwise unable to maintain them. Also included are programs that provide for the care of pets in the owner's own home on a visitation or temporary live-in basis.
Attendant Services for People With Disabilities
Programs that provide support for individuals with disabilities who need assistance with routine activities in or outside their homes.
In Home Assistance Registries
Programs that maintain lists of hourly and live-in companions, home health aides, personal care aides/attendants, cooks, drivers, homemakers, housekeepers (light and heavy housework), handyworkers, gardeners/yard workers, people who provide in-home secretarial help or other similar sources of assistance, and link people who are in need of these services with appropriate resources. The program may also recruit in-home assistance personnel, screen people who apply, provide training for the workers, help in-home care recipients interview and select prospective workers and monitor the quality of care each individual receives.
The above terms and definitions are part of the Taxonomy of Human Services, used here by permission of INFO LINE of Los Angeles.