Home Health
This is a service that can be ordered by your medical provider that can include:
- Assessment for medical equipment (cane, shower chair, lift chair, hospital bed, etc.)
- On-Call nursing service
- Providing of medical supplies
- Social work assessment
- Home Health Aide for bathing/dressing
- At home physical therapy/occupational/speech therapy for homebound patients
- Nutritional counseling
- Medication management
Palliative Care
This is a service that can be ordered by your medical provider that applies to patients during treatment of a chronic illness or projected chronic illness, like cancer at any time. It can include:
- All Home Health services as stated above under Home Health.
- Discussion on goals of care
- Symptom management, such as pain management, nausea, bowel changes
- Support for family/caregivers
- Practical support for transportation caregiving at home
Hospice Care
This is a service that can be ordered by your medical provider that applies to a patient with a 6 month or less life expectancy. If a patient lives beyond this projected date, they can re-enroll. Hospice can include:
- All Home Health services as stated above under Home Health.
- Respite care
- Can be provided in nursing living facilities
- Dietary consults
- Chaplain services
- Bereavement care
- Social work access for patient and caregivers
- Providing of medical and personal supplies
