Ukubhekana nomdlavuza - ukuthola ukwesekwa okudingayo

Uma wena noma othandekayo unomdlavuza, ungahle udinge usizo ngezidingo ezithile ezingokoqobo, ezezimali nezingokomzwelo. Ukubhekana nomdlavuza kungathatha isikhathi sakho, imizwa, kanye nesabelomali sakho. Izinsizakalo zokusekelwa zingakusiza ukuphatha izingxenye zempilo yakho ezithintekile ngumdlavuza. Funda ngezinhlobo zosizo ongazizwana namaqembu angasiza.

Ungakwazi ukunakekelwa ekhaya esikhundleni sokuya esibhedlela noma emtholampilo. Ukuba eduze kwabangane nomndeni kungakusiza uzizwe ukhululekile ngesikhathi sokwelashwa. Ukunakekelwa ekhaya kunganciphisa ezinye zezingcindezi kwabanakekeli, kodwa kwandise ezinye. Buza umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwempilo noma usonhlalonhle ngezinsizakalo zokunakekelwa ekhaya. Futhi hlola ama-ejensi namaqembu abhalwe ngezansi.

Izinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwasekhaya zingabandakanya:

• Ukunakekelwa kwemitholampilo okuvela kumhlengikazi obhalisiwe
• Ukuvakashelwa emakhaya ngumelaphi noma usonhlalonhle
• Siza ngokunakekelwa komuntu siqu njengokugeza noma ukugqoka
• Siza ukwenza okuthile noma ukwenza ukudla

Uhlelo lwakho lwezempilo lungasiza ukumboza izindleko zokunakekelwa kwasekhaya okwesikhashana. IMedicare neMedicaid zivame ukukhokha ezinye izindleko zokunakekelwa kwasekhaya. Kungadingeka ukhokhele ezinye zezindleko.

Ungahle ukwazi ukuthola usizo ngokuya nokubuya ezikhundleni zakho. Uma udinga ukuhamba ibanga elide ukuthola ukunakekelwa, ungahle ukwazi ukuthola usizo lokukhokhela izindleko zokugibela indiza. INational Patient Travel Centre ibala izinhlangano ezinikela ngohambo lomoya lwamahhala lwabantu abadinga izinsizakalo zomdlavuza webanga elide. Amanye amaqembu ahlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala yabantu abathola ukwelashwa komdlavuza kude nasekhaya.

Khuluma nosonhlalakahle wakho ngezinhlelo ezingasiza ukukhokhela izindleko zokwelashwa komdlavuza. Izibhedlela eziningi zinabeluleki bezezimali abangakwazi ukusiza.

• Ezinye izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo zisiza ukukhokhela izindleko zokwelashwa.
• Izinkampani eziningi zezidakamizwa zinezinhlelo zosizo lweziguli. Lezi zinhlelo zinikeza izaphulelo noma umuthi wamahhala.
• Izibhedlela eziningi zinikela ngezinhlelo zabantu abangenayo imishwalense, noma abomshuwalense wabo ongazibandakanyi izindleko ezigcwele zokunakekelwa.
• IMedicaid inikeza umshuwalense wezempilo kubantu abahola kancane. Ngoba isebenza zombuso, izinga lokumbozwa lincike lapho uhlala khona.
• Ungahle ufaneleke ukuthola usizo lwezezimali ku-Social Security uma unomdlavuza osezingeni eliphezulu.

Ukwelulekwa kungakusiza ukuthi ubhekane nemizwa enzima efana nentukuthelo, ukwesaba, noma ukudabuka. Umeluleki angakusiza ukubhekana nezinkinga nomndeni wakho, isithombe sakho, noma umsebenzi. Funa umeluleki onolwazi osebenza nabantu abanomdlavuza.

Uhlelo lwakho lwezempilo lungasiza ukukhokhela izindleko zokwelulekwa, kepha ungakhawulelwa kubani ongambona. Ezinye izinketho zifaka:

• Ezinye izibhedlela nezikhungo zomdlavuza zinikeza ukwelulekwa kwamahhala
• Ukwelulekwa nge-inthanethi
• Ukwelulekwa ngokwamaqembu kuvame ukubiza imali engaphansi kwezinsizakalo zomuntu ngamunye
• Umnyango wezempilo wangakini ungahlinzeka ngokwelulekwa ngomdlavuza
• Eminye imitholampilo ikhokhisa iziguli ngokususelwa kulokho ezingakukhokha (kwesinye isikhathi okubizwa ngokuthi "ishejuli yemali eshelelayo")
• Ezinye izikole zobudokotela zinikeza ukwelulekwa kwamahhala

Nalu uhlu lwamaqembu abantu abanomdlavuza nemindeni yabo kanye nezinsizakalo abazinikezayo.

I-American Cancer Society - www.cancer.org/treatment/support-programs-and-services.html:

• Umphakathi uhlinzeka ngokwelulekwa okuku-inthanethi namaqembu okusekela kanye nezinye izinhlelo zokuxhaswa ngokomzwelo.
• Ezinye izahluko zasendaweni zinganikezela ngemishini yokunakekelwa kwasekhaya noma zingathola amaqembu endawo akwenzayo.
• Indlela eya ekubuyiseleni inikeza ukugibela kuya nokubuya ekwelashweni.
• IHope Lodge inikeza indawo yokuhlala yamahhala yabantu abathola imishanguzo kude nasekhaya.

ICancerCare - www.cancercare.org:

• Ukwelulekwa nokusekelwa
• Usizo lwezezimali
• Siza ukukhokha ama-copayments wokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha

I-Eldercare Locator - eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspx isiza ukuxhuma abantu asebekhulile abanomdlavuza nemindeni yabo ngezinsizakalo zokwesekwa kwasendaweni, okubandakanya:

• Ukusekelwa kwabanakekeli
• Usizo lwezezimali
• Ukulungiswa nokuguqulwa kwekhaya
• Izinketho zezindlu
• Izinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwasekhaya

IJoe’s House - www.joeshouse.org isiza abantu abanomdlavuza kanye nemindeni yabo ukuthola izindawo zokuhlala eduze kwezikhungo zokwelapha umdlavuza.

I-National Agency for Home Care and Hospice - agencylocloc.nahc.org ixhumanisa abantu abanomdlavuza kanye nemindeni yabo ngezinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwasekhaya nezasekhaya.

I-Patient Advocate Foundation - www.patientadvocate.org inikeza usizo ngama-copayments.

I-Ronald McDonald House Charities - www.rmhc.org inikeza indawo yokuhlala izingane ezinomdlavuza nemindeni yazo eduze kwezikhungo zokwelashwa.

I-RxAssist - www.rxassist.org inikeza uhlu lwezinhlelo zamahhala nezindleko eziphansi zokusiza ukukhokhela izindleko zemithi kadokotela.

Ukwesekwa komdlavuza - izinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwasekhaya; Ukwesekwa komdlavuza - izinsizakalo zokuhamba; Ukwesekwa komdlavuza - izinsizakalo zezezimali; Ukwesekwa komdlavuza - ukwelulekwa

Iwebhusayithi yeAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Ukwelulekwa. www.cancer.net/coping-with-cancer/finding-support-and-information/counselling. Kubuyekezwe ngoJanuwari 1, 2021. Kufinyelelwe ngoFebhuwari 11, 2021.

Iwebhusayithi yeAmerican Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO). Izinsizakusebenza zezezimali. www.cancer.net/navigating-cancer-care/financial-considerations/financial-resource. Kubuyekezwe u-Ephreli 2018. Kufinyelelwe ngoFebhuwari 11, 2021.

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Iwebhusayithi yeNational Cancer Institute. Ukuthola izinsizakalo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo. www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/managing-care/services#homecare. Kubuyekezwe ngoNovemba 25, 2020. Kufinyelelwe ngoFebhuwari 11, 20, 2021.

Iwebhusayithi ye-US Social Security Administration. Izibonelelo ezinozwelo. www.ssa.gov/compassionateallowances. Kufinyelelwe ngoFebhuwari 11, 2021.

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