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Interim
HealthCare can care for you or your loved ones in the comfort
of your home. Our team of healthcare professionals will work
with you and your physician to develop a plan of care that
meets your individual needs. Our team includes home health
nurses, home health aides, physical therapists, occupational
therapists, speech-language pathologists and medical social
workers.
Home Health Nurses
Dedicated and experienced registered
nurses make home visits to provide services ordered by your
doctor. Their services may include, but are not limited to:
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IV Therapy
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Cancer
Services
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Injections
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Medication
instruction
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Maintenance and replacement of catheters
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Ostomy
care
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Wound care
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Cardiac
(heart) care
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Diabetes
management and monitoring
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Health
care teaching
Our home
health nurses are credentialed in many areas, such as:
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PICC line
care and insertion
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Home
infusion
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Home care
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Chemotherapy
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Advanced
cardiac life support (ACLS)
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Wound,
ostomy and continence nursing
Home Health Aides
Home
health aides supplement your nurse’s care by helping you with
daily personal tasks. Your certified home health aide can
assist you with:
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Simple
prescribed exercises
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Meal
preparation
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Light
housekeeping
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Personal
care such as bathing, dressing and shampooing your hair
Private Duty
Interim
HealthCare offers a service called Private Duty, which helps
you maintain your independence through non-medical assistance
with various day-to-day needs including:
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Transportation
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Companionship
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Home-helper
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Personal
care (bath)
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Meal
preparation
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Medication
management
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Live-in
services
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Overnight
care
These
services are provided 24 hours a day, seven days a week by a
trained and carefully selected caregiver. We offer flexible
scheduling based on your needs and will work with you to
develop an individualized care plan that is affordable and
beneficial.
Contact us
at 361-887-4850 for an in-home consultation, without cost or
obligation, to discuss how our services can meet your daily
needs and improve your quality of life.
Therapy and Rehabilitation
The road
to recovery often includes regaining skills and function lost
due to accidents, stroke or other illnesses. Therapy is
available through Interim HealthCare to help you regain those
lost skills and sometimes something even more important… your
independence.
Physical Therapy
Our
licensed physical therapists can design a program you can use
at home to speed your recovery. They can help you increase
your level of function by providing:
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Therapeutic exercise
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Home
exercise programs
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Home
adaptation
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Gait
training
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Transfer
training
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy uses goal-directed activity to evaluate
and treat people whose ability to function has been impaired
by normal aging, illness, injury or developmental disability.
Our therapists can teach you new different ways to carry out
daily tasks such as dressing and cooking. Occupational
therapists can assist you with:
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Education
and retraining in daily living skills
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Splints
and adaptive equipment
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Adaptations for vision or hearing loss
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Home
environmental design adaptation
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Activities
to improve memory, planning and self-management skills
Speech-Language Pathology
Helping
you communicate effectively and swallow safely is the role of
your speech-language pathologist. If you have a speech,
language or swallowing problem, our pathologist will work with
you to improve your skill so you can relate to the outside
world with confidence. They will work with you to:
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Develop
oral and written communication skills
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Correct or
adapt to swallowing disorders
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Help your
family understand your communication problem
Medical Social Services
Our
master’s-prepared medical social workers can provide
counseling to help you and your family adjust to emotional,
social or personal changes associated with your illness. We
can help you and your family with making arrangements for
other community resources to assist you in your home.
Examples of these resources can include home-delivered meals
or transportation.
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