Why Home Health?
Just about everyone agrees: the home is the best setting for providing health care to an increasing number of patients. A person is not only more comfortable in their own home, but with quality home health providers available, the patient has more control over their care setting creating a “partnership of accountability” for continued recovery.
The Joint Commission studies on care at home show that home care interventions can improve quality of care and reduce hospitalizations due to chronic conditions or adverse events.
According to Autumn Mercer, RN Administrator, Signature Home Health, “High Quality care is a key component in choosing your home health agency. You want to know that the professionals taking care of you have the highest standards.”
Another important factor is time. “When you need a nurse or therapist to see you at home, you shouldn’t have to wait – you don’t want to end up back in the hospital,” says Mercer.
The same studies identify the fastest growing segment of the population is the 65 plus group, many of whom have at least one chronic condition such as heart disease, diabetes, arthritis or cancer. These and other conditions have a negative impact on a person’s daily living activities, often making short trips out of the house taxing – or an illness flare up may restrict you to the use of a cane, walker or even wheelchair – perhaps just the extra assistance of an additional person to help you get out of bed.
Yet, the majority of these people do not need the 24-hour skilled nursing care of a post acute facility. These and many other conditions can qualify you for Home Health Services. They can provide “skilled nursing” level care in your own home through wound care, medication checks, therapies of all kinds and any other physician directed nursing care you may need.
Home Health not only offers a wide range of health and social services from nursing care to physical, occupational and speech therapy and even social services, but an individual plan of care is developed specifically based upon your medical history, recent events, medications and more. Then, your home health team works with your schedule to determine the best time for therapy or care visits and based upon what your physician has ordered, how often those visits occur.
It’s important to know that Home Health services are covered by medical insurance and, depending upon your insurance type, often at no cost to the patient.
The Signature Home Health team offers skilled nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists, social workers and home health aides to assist in your recover. Just recognized as “First for Quality in Southern Oregon” your local home health agency might be the right choice for you.
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Article provided by: Andrea Jablonski, MA, APR,
Signature Home Health, Jackson/Josephine Counties
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