Any of the following might indicate a need for home care services:

• Frequent emergency room visits
• Post-surgical patients
• New diagnosis or flare up of a chronic disease
• Multiple illnesses
• Lives alone
• Pain control issues
• Caregiver concerns
• New medications or multiple medications
• Home safety concerns
• Older population (although we also serve pediatrics)
• Assessments for a smooth transition to the home setting
  

Services Offered at Home
Home care can be the bridge that helps keep patients safe at home. Services include:

• Patient education related to new a diagnosis and care at home
• Monitoring of incisions for signs and symptoms of infection
• Wound care
• Pain control issues/pain medications
• Multiple medications/medication set up
• Home exercise programs
• Home safety concerns
• Home adaptations
• Blood draws
• Home infusion
• Telemonitoring
• Care of infants and children
• Care of seriously ill patients
• Dementia patients
• Transition from a nursing home to the home setting
• Caregiver needs assistance at home

Home care visits can be provided seven days a week. A registered nurse is on-call 24 hours a day.

Referrals
Self-referrals for home care services are accepted or a referral may be made by a physician, family member or friend. Once the referral is made, our staff will contact the patient’s physician to discuss the services needed. A nurse or therapist will provide a free initial assessment of the patient in their home.