A Guide to Having Nurses in Your Home

Strangers in Your Home: How Families Can Create a Successful Home Health Care Experience

by Ben Cockerham

When you or someone you love needs home health care, you can find yourself facing a variety of unfamiliar situations and challenges. Written by a dad who was thrown into the home health care world when his ten-year-old daughter suffered a severe brain injury, Strangers in Your Home addresses the challenges from the perspective of someone who has been there. Personal and practical, the book examines:

• How to create a good partnership
• How to attract and hire good nurses
• Choosing a home health nursing agency
• How to prevent abuse or abandonment
• How to reduce nurse turnover and improve care
• How to create a professional work atmosphere
• How to prevent and resolve conflicts
• How to improve communication
• And more

Families who receive nursing support at home need insight from those who have been there. Ben Cockerham will help you navigate the system and help you have positive and professional relationships with home health providers.