Do you or a loved one want a successful return home after hospitalization or rehabilitation? Then, a home health agency can provide you with the care needed to be independent, comfortable and happy at home. In this blog, we will discuss the important role that home health agencies play in providing continuous patient care.
The Goals of Home Healthcare
Home health agencies have the primary goal of providing high-quality, personalized care to patients in the comfort of their own home and neighborhood environments. Agencies work closely with primary care physicians and other healthcare professionals to create individualized care plans for each patient based on specific health needs and desired therapeutic and life goals.
By delivering comprehensive care directly into the patient’s home, home health agencies improve overall health outcomes and dramatically reduce hospital and emergency room readmissions. They also promote a smooth transition from hospital or rehabilitation center to the home environment.
However, the support and hands-on services delivered by home health agencies do not stop when the patient returns home. Rather, agencies such as ours also offer custom-tailored education. These resources for patients and their families promote disease prevention, self-management of medications and therapies and overall wellness.
Furthermore, home health agencies often work closely with insurance providers to ensure that patients receive the necessary care without financial burden. This allows patients to focus on recovery without worrying about medical costs.
In short, our home health agency provides high-quality healthcare services. We also partner with people and their loved ones to improve overall wellness, self-confidence and independence.
Patient Services Offered by Home Health Agencies
Home health agencies offer a wide range of services designed to meet the diverse needs of patients. These can include skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social work services, personal care assistance and hospice services.
At our home healthcare agency, our caring team assists individuals who live with serious chronic health conditions, such as COPD, congestive heart failure, diabetes and others. We do this through our highly successful STAR program. The STAR program is run by an interdisciplinary team of skilled and caring professionals who help people live well at home as they manage their health.
Additionally, our HHOME program assists individuals who are recovering from major orthopedic surgeries, such as hip replacement. HHOME care assesses risks particular to the home environment and shows patients and loved ones ways to mitigate those risks. Recovery from orthopedic surgery can successfully continue in the home environment with the right monitoring and support services, such as physical and occupational therapy.
Benefits of Partnering with Home Health Agencies
Home health agencies directly plan care and support for individuals based on their unique needs and goals, allowing for a personalized and comprehensive approach to healthcare. After hospitalization or rehabilitation, home health care addresses the following patient needs in a holistic and comprehensive, yet detailed, way:
- Injection and IV therapy
- Education for both the patient and caregivers
- Monitoring of chronic disease conditions, such as asthma and diabetic wounds
- Monitoring of cognitive and physical decline
- Recovery from surgery or long-term care for conditions such as stroke, heart attack and cancer
- Improvement of practical life skills, such as dressing and bathing
- Promotion of self-confidence and independence
- Safe, efficient movement and prevention of falls
- Maintenance and improvement of current health status
- Medication and nutrition management
- Coordination of services with the primary care physician and other healthcare providers
Home Health Agencies Provide Continuous Patient Care
AdvantageCare Home Health Services delivers hospice services, home healthcare and contract therapy for individual patients at home and to those in nursing homes. We provide home health care in Greensburg, Altoona, Pottsville, and more. We have been doing so for more than 20 years and have earned a 5-star rating as a Medicare-certified home healthcare provider.
Whatever your post-acute medical needs are, we can help you take care of them and do so successfully right in your home environment. To learn more about what we offer, please contact the Pennsylvania office nearest you, or you may complete our online information request form here.
We would be honored to help you, or a loved one have the continuous, caring services they need to have the best possible quality of life and wellness. Call us soon at (888) 384-0395 or request more information here!
