Home Care Services

Intermittent Services:

Skilled Nursing (RN and LVN)
  • Patient Care.
  • Medication teaching, administration, & supervision.
  • Surgical Aftercare. 
  • Pain Management.
  • Wound Vac/Wound Care. 
  • Ostomy Care. 
  • Tracheostomy Care. 
  • Catheter Care. 
  • PICC Line Care. 
  • Family/Patient health teaching and counseling.
  • Coordination of care with other disciplines.
  • Chronic disease management.
    e.g. Diabetes, COPD, CHF, Urinary Incontinence. 
Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA)
  • Personal Care – Assist patients with personal hygiene.
  • Light Housekeeping – Assists patient in meeting environmental needs such as changing linens, making the bed and light housekeeping.
  • Assist patients in and out of bed, and in ambulation.
  • Assist patients with prescribed exercises (taught by appropriate personnel).
  •  Prepare meals, including therapeutic diets, and assists patients with eating. 
  • Assists patients with medications which are ordinarily self-administered. The CHHA shall NOT administer medications of any kind.
  • Reports changes in the patients condition and needs to the supervising nurse or therapist. 
  • Observes for non-compliance of home safety measurements by PT/PCG and reports such findings to the SN/therapist. 

Rehabilitation Services​:

Physical Therapy (PT)
  • Home Evaluation.
  • Safety Assessment.
  • Fall Precautions.
  • Restoration to optimum level of function.
  • Muscle Strengthening.
  • Gait Training.
  • Home Exercise Program.
  • Balance and Endurance Building.
Occupational Therapy (OT)
  • Activities of daily living (ADLs) – Guides and instructs the patient and prescribes therapeutic self-care and creative activities that are directed towards improving independence and physical and mental functioning.
  • Home Modification – Establishes household management routines. 
  • Adaptive Equipment – Instructs patients and their families in the use of prosthetic and orthotic or assistive devices such as canes, walkers, wheelchairs, and so forth. 
  • Energy Conservation.
  •  Fine Motor Skills.
Speech Therapy (ST)
  • Speech and language evaluation.
  • Development testing.
  • Swallowing Therapy. 
  • Audiometry.

Other:

Medical Social Worker (MSW)
  • Counseling.
  • Evaluation of home environment. 
  • Crisis Intervention. 
  • Referral to community resources (In-Home Supportive Services, Transportation, Meals-On-Wheels)
  • Long Term care planning. 

While Under Our Care, We Can Also Assist Our Patients In Initiating The Following In-Home Services:

Mobile Podiatrist
  • Consultation.
  • Evaluation & Treatment.
  • Routine follow up visits or as needed only. 
Wound Care Specialist
  •  Evaluation and setting up plan of wound treatment. 
  • Weekly visits for wound care and monitoring. 
Diagnostics
  • Labs/Bloodwork
  • X-Rays
  • Ultrasound
  • EKG
Pharmacy:
  • Arrangement of pharmaceutical needs such as IV therapy, insulin, breathing treatments, etc. as ordered by the physician.
Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
  • Arrangement of medical equipment will be made to meet the special needs of patients.
  • Hospital beds, nebulizers, canes, walkers, wheelchairs (Standard & Transport).