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Skilled Nursing

With our skilled nursing services, Comity Home Health will provide professional care in your home where you or your loved one can feel most comfortable and maintain independence. Our nurses and care teams provide skilled, compassionate and loving care and are available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

As a team, they provide the following services

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  Injections
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  Wound care
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  Catheter care
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  Insulin injections
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  Surgical aftercare
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  Fall risk reduction
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  Tracheotomy care
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  Dressing changes
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  Rehabilitative therapy

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  Care for copd patients
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  Diabetic care/ teaching
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  Medication management
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  Infectious diseases management
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  Teaching/training for family members
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  Administration of prescribed medication
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  Care of the traumatic brain-injured patient
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  Clinical RN assessments of patient’s condition
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  Laboratory and imaging services that include blood draws, x-ray’s, ultrasound

Physical Therapy

The main goal of physical therapy is to help you improve your strength, balance, flexibility and coordination. Our licensed physical therapists will visit you in the comfort of your home to help with daily activities, as well as help you achieve your physical goals.

The physical therapy services we offer are based on our core goal of helping clients regain strength, become more flexible, regain balance and coordination, and live more independently.

Physical therapy services include:

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  Walking up and down stairs
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  Improve balance and posture
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  Learn about exercise programs
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  Getting in and out of bed or chair
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  Raise awareness about fall prevention
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  Use of therapeutic ultrasound as needed
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  Learn to use a walker or cane in a safe and effective way
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  Improve quality of life through prescribed exercise, hands-on support, and patient education.

Speech Therapy

The delivery of speech therapy services in the home allows for one-on-one communication in an atmosphere where the patient is most comfortable. Therapy activities can be specialized to address “real life” functional needs. The home setting also provides a chance to individualize each patient’s care of plan to their specific environmental and social needs.

speech therapy services include-

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  Improve your ability to speak and process what is said
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  Using nonverbal communication, such as facial expressions or gestures, as an alternative method of communication
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  Testing the client’s ability to cope with communication problems
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  Setting measurable goals with the client and family to achieve independence and improve their quality of life.

Occupational Therapy

If you or a loved one suffers from a life-altering condition, it may negatively impact your ability to perform simple tasks such as eating, preparing meals, getting dressed, bathing, or combing your hair. Our occupational therapists can help by developing a comprehensive program to restore your independence and improve your quality of life.

Occupational therapy services include:

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  Adapt their home environment to their changing needs
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  Help speed recovery after surgery with exercises and positioning programs.
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  Housekeeping techniques that help with food preparation and household chores.
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  Improve daily activities such as eating, dressing, bathing, personal care and hygiene.
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  Learn to use specially designed equipment to help you safely perform basic tasks and daily activities.
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  help clients as needed to meet goals to develop, recover, improve, and maintain necessary skills for daily living and working.

Home Health Aides

Home health aides help care for people with disabilities, chronic illnesses, age-related issues, and cognitive impairments. They do so by providing a range of personal care services to patients in the comfort of their homes .

Home health aide services include:

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  Bathing, dressing and assistance with other hygiene needs.
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  Provide patients with mobility assistance
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  Performing basic health care services for patients, including checking vital signs.
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  Improve daily activities such as eating, dressing, bathing, personal care and hygiene.
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  Observing and reporting on patient’s condition.

Medical Social Work

A medical social worker, helps patients and their families cope with illnesses. They help patients understand their illness or condition and provide them with proper information about the resources available to them to cope with the emotional, financial, and social needs that could arise with a diagnoses. As an supporter for the patient, a social worker assures that patients’ emotional and social needs are met through their medical treatment.

 Medical social services include:

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  Handling crisis that come up unexpectedly with counseling or therapy.
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  Help understanding benefits such as Medicare, Medicaid, food assistance programs, and transportations programs.
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  Assisting with patient discharging from a hospital, clinic, or nursing home setting, to return home.
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  Work as an advocate for patients and families to help them understand the medical system and the options available to make informed decisions.