Home Care and Home Health Care are both licensed by the State of Washington Department of Health. A Home Care agency can perform most of the non-medical tasks required to assist people with temporary or chronic functional limitations live comfortably and safely at home, however a Home Care agency can NOT provide skilled medical tasks. Home health agencies provide skilled services to individuals who are home bound.  These services include nursing visits, physical therapy, occupational therapy, social worker assistance, and speech therapy. Home health agency services are ordered by a physician and if medically necessary are usually paid for by your major medical insurance and/or medicare. Examples of skilled medical tasks which must be done by a licensed professional or family member are services such as giving injections, changing wound dressings, or providing medical or rehabilitation treatments. A phone call to our Staffing Specialists will generally help you determine the type of services you may need. If the tasks required cannot be done legally and professionally by CareForce, we will happily provide you with appropriate referral information. Frequently we work together with Home Health Agencies to meet your full range of needs at an affordable cost.