The Advantages of In Home Care

• Shortens hospital stay, lowering risk for nosocomial
  infections
• Verbal order can initiate care
• Home assessment
• Provides “eyes and ears” for the physician in the home
• Professional instruction by Registered Nurses to patients and their families/caregivers in self-management skills
• 24-hour on call RN coverage
• Rehabilitation services

PHYSICIAN TREATMENT PLAN

Physicians may establish standard protocols by diagnosis or establish individualized orders for care. Visit frequency based upon physician’s assessment of patient’s needs and conditions.
SKILLED NURSING

SPECIALIZED INTERVENTIONS/PROCEDURES:

• Immediate PT/INR results from patient’s home
• Home Infusion
• PICC Line, Mid-Line catheter management
• Chemotherapy
• Enteral and parenteral therapy management
• Pulse oximetry
• Enterostomal Therapy Nurse Specialists for ostomy/wound management, assessment and professional recommendations
• Indwelling urinary catheter management
• Terminal disease management
• Palliative Care Program
• Diabetic management

TEACHING:

• Self-Administration of Medications (including injectables)
  • Care of implanted ports, central lines and pumps
  • IV infusion management
  • Medication side effects
• Respiratory Care
• Enterostomal Specialists
  • Wound/Ostomy self-care
  • Signs and symptoms of wound infection
• Nutrition
  • Monitoring intake and output
  • Nasogastric/gastrostomy tube feedings
• Bowel/bladder programs
• Home safety precautions
• Seizure precautions
• Pain and symptom management
• Self catherization
• Diabetic instruction in disease processes

Downloadable In Home Care Guide

Downloadable Version