Hospitals, clinics, and doctor’s offices are the first places that come to mind when people think of healthcare. However, home health care is becoming more and more popular among people with chronic diseases or disabilities. Home health care services are provided by trained professionals at the convenience of a patient’s home. Let’s explore some surprising facts about
Read MoreThe Benefits of In-Home Stroke Rehabilitation
If you have had a cerebrovascular accident, otherwise known as a stroke, your brain may need to relearn some old skills, depending on your unique condition. This is where in-home stroke rehabilitation can help. A stroke rehabilitation program consists of physical, occupational, and speech therapy that all work together to help you regain lost function
Read MoreWhat Is Physical Therapy Management?
Careful, evidence-based, compassionate physical therapy management helps patients in long-term care facilities and at home achieve their best level of wellness and independence. In this blog, we will examine the elements of physical therapy (PT) management for the individual and for the nursing home as a whole functional entity. You will see how personalized care
Read MoreWhy You Need to Consider Contract Physical Therapy Services
Contract physical therapy services help long-term care and rehabilitation facilities maintain excellent patient care at a consistent level. There are also many benefits to administrative staff, families and the community at large. In this blog, we will look more closely at the benefits of contract physical therapy. 1. Consistent Stable Staffing Delivers Excellent Patient Services Physical therapy
Read MoreHow to Find the Best in Nursing Home Therapy Services
Speech, occupational, and physical therapy are the health services that should be a part of integrated patient care at a skilled nursing facility. However, should your therapy staff be home-grown or provided by a competent, well-rated contract entity? Let’s talk about how to find the best therapy services to staff nursing homes. Therapy Services Should Be Patient-centered Optimal
Read MoreHome Health Agencies: Giving You The Right Support
If you or a loved one has undergone major surgery, are recovering from an auto accident or have recently been diagnosed with a life-limiting illness, the right at-home health care support is so important. How can you get the right medical and nursing services, therapies, and social services you need to have the best quality of life?
Read MoreGraduate Nurse Fellowship Program
Today, new nursing graduates face challenges that many of us never considered when we started our careers. The ongoing COVID pandemic, staff shortages, supply shortages, long hours, senior nursing staff leaving the inpatient settings, burnout – the list is endless of what healthcare professionals are up against. The prospect of starting a career in home
Read MoreDepression Screening
According to the National Institute on Aging, depression is a common problem among older adults. Detection and screening are the first steps in treating depression. Depression can affect every aspect of your life, leading to personal challenges or severe complications. Effective screening and identification of depressive symptoms is the first step in determining possible treatment
Read MoreMaintaining the Promise of Quality Care
Promise Hospice is officially part of the Advantage family… It’s so hard to believe that a company I started at my kitchen table has become part of this amazing team. I started Promise in 2010 with a simple mission… “to care for our patients as if they were our mother, our father, our sister, our
Read MorePaws-itive Changes!
Residents and employees at Vincentian de Marillac are finally starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel after navigating through these difficult times during the pandemic. One of the most exciting things for our residents is the return of pet visitors! Residents are now permitted to have two visitors and an additional
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