Your home provides comfort and security like no other place on earth. When you're recovering from an illness, getting well at home is sometimes the best medicine. Professionals at University Home Health Services can give you or your loved one skilled clinical care with all the comforts and convenience of home. All services are administered under a physician's direction. Since we serve 14 counties in and around the CSRA, there's probably a Home Health location near you.. Skilled Nursing Patients with one of more of the following conditions may be eligible to receive home care:
New diagnosis
Paralysis
Wound
New caregiver
New wheelchair
Walking impairment
New oxygen
Bedridden
New glucometer (blood sugar monitor)
Eligibility is based on homebound status,reasonable and necessary skilled care and the need for intermittent care. Call 706/774-4160 or toll free 866/774-4160,24 hours a day,7 days a week,for more information.
Nurse case manager will provide:
Disease specific care
Observation and assessment
Skilled procedures and treatments,IVs,wound care,Foley catheter care,etc.
Teaching and training patient,family and/or caregiver
Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy
Active/passive range of motion,gait training
Endurance training,energy conservation
Home exercise programs,transfer training
Ultrasound treatment,muscle stimulation
Joint mobilization,muscle re-education
Joint protection/body mechanics
Ortho-surgical rehab
Prosthetic training
Speech Therapy
Impaired swallowing,expression,comprehension,cognitive/memory,speech and voice
Nonverbal communication
Oral/facial muscle weakness
Caregiver instruction/establish home program
Medical Social Services
Medical social worker will assess:
Ability to care for self
Supported caregiver
Environment for safety issues
Coping skills
Adherence to treatment plan
Long-range care planning
Grief,loss,depression,anxiety or suicidal thoughts