Why Home Health?

Home Health extends nursing care to your home. Its goal is to help you through a period of difficulty such as

• A new medicine regimen
• A recent decline in functional ability
• Speech therapy following a stroke
• Physical therapy following a fall
• Restoring activities of daily living following an injury or operation

This can include

• Wound care following surgery
• Teaching you new procedures or techniques
• Providing guidance regarding your disease or injury
• Monitoring your progress & coordinating care with your primary care physican.

The program provides for nurses, aides, social workers, and therapists to visit the home on a weekly basis as needed.

How does someone qualify?

• You need an order from your physician for the service, which we can help you with
• You need to be primarily homebound, but you are able to take short trips, such as to your doctor

This page gives the detailed criteria for admission