Home care is health care service that is provided where the patient lives. The purpose of home care is to restore, or maintain a patient's health and reduce the effects of disease or disability. Nursing can be delivered in the patients' homes. This allows them to feel more comfortable and less anxious.
Patients can receive home care whether they live in their own homes, assisted living facilities, with or without family members. Specialty therapists from physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and respiratory therapy departments often make regular home visits, depending on a patient's specific needs.
Patients can receive home care whether they live in their own homes, assisted living facilities, with or without family members. Specialty therapists from physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, and respiratory therapy departments often make regular home visits, depending on a patient's specific needs.
Services
Skilled nursing services are provided by Registered Nurses (RN's) and Licensed Practical Nurses ( LPN's). Nurses provide the skilled care to meet a medical need and care is delivered in accordance with orders given by a physician and defined in a care plan. Nurses often coordinate care between the different disciplines by acting as the case manager.
Physical Therapists specialize in treatments that improve the mobility and physical strength of patients. Physical therapy primarily consists of physical exercise to alleviate pain and restore muscles along with patient teaching of special techniques to improve mobility. Physical therapy is delivered in accordance with physician's orders and as defined in a plan of care.
Occupational Therapists specialize in treatments that enable patients to perform the general activities of daily living (ADL's) such as bathing, eating, dressing and basic household routines. Generally individuals who have physical, developmental and/or social problems might need the skills of an Occupational Therapist.
Home Health Aides (HHA) assist patients in their completion of activities of daily living (ADL's) and personal care. Some are specially trained and competent to deliver more complex services under the direction of a registered nurse. Often the HHA can be the primary care giver due to frequency and duration of their visits.
Speech and language pathologists specialize in treatments that aid patients to restore speech that may have been lost due to some form of trauma, for example a stroke. Speech Therapists also train patients to improve their breathing, swallowing as well as their speech. Speech therapy is delivered in accordance with physician's orders and as defined in a plan of care.
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