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Healthcare at Home: Services Offered

Registered Nurses:

• Perform treatment & procedures
• Monitor & coordinate patient progress
• Educate patients & caregivers
• Administer intravenous medications

Physical Therapists:

• Provide gait & transfer training
• Provide exercise for strength & flexibility
• Evaluate safety issues
• Assist with mobility

Speech Language Therapists:

• Provide listening & speaking education
• Provide therapy for voice disorders
• Educate regarding swallowing disorders
• Teach methods of alternative communication

Occupational Therapists:

• Assist with improving fine motor skills
• Provide exercise for increasing strength & range of motion in arms & hands
• Recommended adaptive equipment
• Develop programs for promoting independence

Social Workers:

• Provide counseling for patients & families
• Make referrals to community agencies
• Assist in alleviating social issues which are affecting recovery
• Help develop plans to ease financial problems

Home Health Aids:

• Provide personal care services
• Provide light housekeeping related to the patient's care
• Assist with ambulation
• Prepare light meals