Home Health Services

We are a Medicare-certified home health agency providing healthcare services in your home after a debilitating illness, surgery, or hospitalization. Our home health team works directly with your physician to plan your care. We keep your physician informed about your progress. Our Home Health team consists of case managers, registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, physical, occupational, and speech therapists, medical social workers, and home health aides. Each has a role in your plan of care. 

The nurse works with you and your family, other members of the team, and your physician to develop a plan to meet your needs. 

Nursing services include but are not limited to:

• Assessment and management of medical conditions
• Technical procedures such as colostomy and catheter care
• Medication management
• Infusion therapy
• Wound care 
• Draw of blood and other specimens for lab analysis
• Patient, family and caregiver education

Our physical therapists (PT) work with you after hospitalization, a stroke, orthopedic or other surgery or for any medical condition that affects your strength and your ability to move around safely.

Physical therapy services include:

• Fall prevention training
• Strengthening exercises
• Transfer and gait training
• Weight bearing and balance exercises

Our occupational therapists (OT) help you regain independence in self-care activities. 

Occupational therapy services help you:

• Regain ability to dress, bathe and toilet
• Gain strength and flexibility
• Safely use adaptive equipment

Our speech language pathologists (ST) help you with speech, communication or swallowing problems related to your condition. 

Speech therapy services include:

• Swallowing exercises
• Techniques to prevent choking
• Speech retraining
• Memory exercises
• Communication techniques

Our home health aides provide personal care services, if needed, during your recovery and while you are on home health services. 

Home Health Aide services include help with:

• Bathing
• Dressing
• Toileting

Medical Social Workers (MSW) provide information about community resources specific to your condition or situation.

Social work services include: 

• Referral to community resources
• Information about facility placement, and financial resources
• Assist with advance care planning, including living wills, advance directives, and hospice

Hospice is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort care and support to patients with a life-limiting illness and their families. Comfort care, or palliative care, is designed to provide aggressive pain and symptom management with spiritual and emotional support. The Interdisciplinary Hospice team helps to formulate a plan of care with the goal of meeting the individual needs of the patient and family. The specially educated hospice team includes a Medical Director, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Chaplains/Spiritual Counselors, Certified Hospice Aides, Volunteers, Bereavement Counselors, Pharmacists, and Therapists. 

HOSPICE IS ABOUT LIVING

• Visiting with family and friends 
• Getting outside 
• Engaging in enjoyable activities
• Keeping daily routines
• Joining family celebrations 
• Sharing stories and memories 

• Listen to and hear your concerns
• Plan our care according to your goals & wishes
• Honor your life experiences and legacy 
• Respect your unique beliefs and philosophy
• Respond quickly to after hour and weekend  needs 
• Expertly manage your pain and symptoms 
• Support your family’s needs as well as yours 
• Provide support to your family after your death 

Hospice is covered 100% by Medicare and Medicaid. In addition, services may be paid by Veterans Administration Hospice Benefit and some private insurances. Hospice coverage includes medications, medical equipment and supplies related to the terminal illness.