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The aging Baby Boomer generation offers a lot of career opportunities in terms of the elderly care it needs. In 2008, around 7.6 million individuals received adult daycare services to treat long-term health conditions, terminal illness, acute illness or permanent disability, according to the data released by the National Association for Home Care and Hospice. However, to start the rewarding career of an adult daycare provider, you need to obtain an in home care license. The type of license you need depends upon the type of agency you want to start, i.e., whether you want to work on your own or want to employ nursing staff for your agency.

In Home Care License: How to Obtain it

Here are the steps you need to follow to obtain an in home care license:

Application Submission: Firstly, you need to contact your State Department of Health and Human Services and submit an application for the home health-care license. You can get this application at the department’s office as well as online.

Inspection: The Department of Health and Human Services may carry out a survey of the place or building that you intend to use to operate your home care business. The department may also inspect all the material and products you have to take care of patients. To ensure that you clear the inspection, you need to adhere to the various requirements charted out by the department. You will also be required to reveal all business records and accounts to the department. For instance, the department may ask for your price structure, annual budget, service categories, client demographics and individual employee roles. After the department is satisfied with the inspection, it will issue you a license.

Medicare License: If you want to serve Medicare and Medicaid clients, you will need to obtain an additional license. This requires you to apply through the State Medicare agency. Also, you will be required to contact an authorized surety company to obtain a surety bond of $50,000. Another inspection session will be carried out by a state representative to ensure that your home health agency adheres to all the health and safety standards. Other basic requirements include three months of operating funds, steady revenue and a minimum of seven clients.

Once you get the in home care license, be prepared for annual total operation evaluations and surveys by the Department of Health and Human Services.

It must be noted that the department may require you to undergo training before issuing you an in-home care license. For this, you may need to complete a course at a local training center. However, the best way is to contact a reputed and trusted consultant, such as HomeHealthStartup. At homehealthstartup, you can get detailed manuals along with compact discs of the training material to start your home care business. A consultant will guide you through the steps to get the required license.

In 1953 the Department of Health, Education and Welfare became a cabinet level department in the United States. In 1979 the Department of Education Organization Act split HEW into the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Human Services. HHS is responsible for the health, safety and well-being of residents of the United States. This mandate also extends internationally for cross-border health and safety issues.

HHS administers over 300 programs with a budget of over $737 billion. HHS mission includes a wide range of human issues, including substance abuse, Medicare and Medicaid, childrens health, health disparities, disease prevention and health promotion. It is the largest grant-making department within the Federal Government.

In 1979 the Department of Health and Human Services established the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization to develop and implement outreach to the small business community. The Office performs its mission through small business fairs, procurement conferences, trade group seminars, conventions and forums.

The Office of Small Business Development, also called OSDBU, is host to Vendor Outreach Sessions that happen twice monthly. The purpose of these sessions is to introduce and educate vendors on the small business program and to provide them information so that they can effectively market their products and services to HHS.

The Department of Health and Human Services is the only executive agency where Small Business Specialists report to the OSDBU Director. These Small Business Specialists are located within the eleven agencies of HHS.

Every day, these Specialists work with Contracting and Program Office staff, so as to determine the best acquisition strategy; they also work to make their approach unified so that when vendors deal with Health And Human Services, this unity will benefit them.

Currently, HHS does not provide grants or loans to help small businesses get going, but it is in fact the largest organization to make grants within the federal government. It has over 300 grant programs today, and it handles mission-specific topics, which are in turn delegated among the various HHS operating agencies. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance profiles all Federal grant programs; these provide financial assistance and include HHS programs. In addition, specific points of contact for obtaining applications or additional information are also provided.

Vendors who are interested in doing business with Health And Human Services do not have to have any special certification, but instead, the Small Business Administration provides certification to firms under the Business Development Program, the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Program, and the Small Disadvantaged Business Program. Businesses that are Women-Owned, Veteran Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or Small Businesses are generally managed with self-certification. Self-certification is not challenged unless or until an interested party or competitor provides protest to it. In addition, an HHS Contracting Officer may request that the SBA provide a size determination.

Herbal medicine is the use of leaves, barks, roots and flowers of plants for the treatment or prevention of ailments or the promotion of good health. Like China, the Philippines is another country long known for using herbal medicines long before its popularity in the west. In recent years, medical researchers, organizations, pharmaceutical companies and government health agencies took a serious look at folkloric herbal medicines often used by Filipinos in rural areas.

Research and studies by the academe, industries and government confirm the effectively of certain herbs in the treatment of diseases. Many of these herbs also proved to have health benefits in addition to their curative value. The Philippine Department of Health, after thorough evaluation and years of clinical trials have endorsed 10 herbal plants as alternative medicines for various diseases ranging from asthma, hypertension to diabetes.

The 10 herbs endorsed by the Philippine Department of Health are:

1. Akapulko for fungal infections.

2. Ampalaya for diabetes.

3. Bawang for hypertension.

4. Bayabas as antiseptic.

5. Lagundi for asthma

6. Niyog-niyogan for intestinal infestation

7. Sambong as a diuretic

8. Tsaang Gubat for intestinal motility

9. Ulasimang Bato for gout

10. Yerba Buena as analgesic

Caution however is advised to those who wish to try herbal medicines. A lot of research is still to be done and standards of dosage have to be established. Many of the commercially available herbal medicines are listed as supplements and have not passed the stringent standards required by the Bureau of Food and Drug Administration. Some herbal medicines also react to prescription & nonprescription drugs. Always consult your doctor before taking any herbal medicine.