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Services
Provided
Skilled
Nursing Services
include wound, catheter and/or colostomy
care, IV management and patient and
family education (ie. teaching about
prescription medicines, and providing
education on disease treatment and prevention).
Below is a complete list of services
provided by Peninsula Home Care Nurses:
Nurses
provide:
- Catheter
care
-
Diabetes care and education
-
Diet instruction and nutritional support
- Dressing
(bandage) changes
- Injections
- Intravenous
therapy
- Medication
monitoring
-
Pain management
- Patient
and family education
- Patient
assessment and monitoring
- Rehabilitation
- Wound
care
-
Cardiac care
Physical
Therapy
Services restores balance, range of motion,
strength and endurance, and prosthetics.
Physical Therapy helps patients improve
their ability to walk or to get up and
down. Therapists can determine equipment
needs in the home and help reduce patient's
risk for falling.
Occupational
Therapy
Services help patients to improve in daily
tasks such as bathing, dressing and basic
household activities. Therapists can recommend
adaptations to make the home safer and
establish a daily routine for important
tasks.
Speech
Language Pathology
Services can help patients and their families
with memory problems, improving the ability
to communicate, and restoring patient's
ability to swallow safely.
Medical
Social Workers
provide home care services such as social
and emotional counseling, and help locate
community resources to help with financial
concerns.
Home
Health Aide services
assist the patient with personal care
such as bathing, toileting, dressing and
provide assistance with ambulation.
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You
will learn how to monitor
and care for yourself.
We believe you will heal
faster and better if you
are comfortable in your
own environment and involved
in your care. Peninsula
Home Care also provides
all services to patients
living in independent
living facilities.
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Consultations
If
you or a loved one is in need of any
of the above mentioned home care services
you can call Peninsula Home Care (call
the PHC office closest to you) and we
will contact your doctor to request
a Home Care Assessment order from your
physician. The Home Care Assessment
is used to determine if the patient
meets the standards for necessary home
care services. If the need for home
care is necessary after the assessment
is conducted, Peninsula Home Care will
work with your doctor to develop a plan
of care.
Consumer Rights / Patient's Choice
- The
Social Security Act guarantees your
right to choose your own provider.
- Make
an informed choice: Peninsula Home
Care
- For
more information on the FREE CHOICE
BY PATIENT GUARANTEED section of the
Social Security Act visit: http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title18/1802.htm
Programs
Our
team, inclusive of your physician(s)
develop care specific prigrams to meet
your needs which may include:
+ Pain Management
+ Teatment for:
- Orthopedics
- CHF
- COPD
- Stroke
- Fall
Risk
-
Diabetes Management
Safety
We
will send a nurse/therapist to your
home to conduct a Falls Risk Assessment.
This assessment will help you and your
caregiver eliminate objects and routines
that can be risk factors for falls in
the home.
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