What is Home Health?
Home Health is medical care provided at home where a patient can feel more comfortable and secure. Nash County's Home Health agency provides a full range of health and social services to patients and they teach families to help care for their family member who is ill.
The Home Health team develops a plan of care based on a physician's orders. Registered nurses, Physical Therapists, Speech Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Medical Social Workers and Home Health Aides visit the patient at home as needed. A Registered Nurse is always on call, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure quality, continuous care. Family, friends or the patient may be taught care techniques needed between Home Health visits so the patient can stay in familiar surroundings and become as self-sufficient as possible.
Who Can Receive Home Health Services?
Anyone can receive Home Health Services who:
Home Health patients are often recovering from illnesses or accidents or they may be suffering from chronic, long-term conditions such as diabetes or high-blood pressure.
Anyone can request Home Health services; you, your family, hospital staff, or your physician can refer you for these services.
What Kinds of Services are Available?
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapists work with patients to relieve pain and to improve the use of muscles with exercises, heat, cold and massage. They also teach patients to use special equipment in getting around.
Occupational Therapy
The Occupational Therapist helps patients improve muscle control so that they can care for themselves (dress and bathe), cook, write and perform other daily activities. They also suggest changes which would make the home easier to live in after an accident or a stroke.
Speech Therapy
Speech Pathologists help improve speech and hearing problems and they help develop new ways to communicate when normal speech is not possible.
Medical Social Services
Social Workers help families sort out personal, family, work, financial and other problems which may occur because of illness or disabilities. They help patients locate needed resources.
Home Health Aide Services
Home Health aides help with bathing, skin and hair care, simple exercises and dressing changes. They may also help with meals, shopping and basic housekeeping duties required to keep the patient's home safe and healthy.
Other Specialized Services:
Medicare, Medicaid, private health insurance, health maintenance organizations, the Veteran's Administration, Champus and worker's compensation pay for many home health services. Self pay plans can be developed for those with no insurance coverage.
The Nash County Home Health Agency, Inc., is a nonprofit agency. It was created in 1975 as a service through the Nash County Health Department. The Home Health Agency is certified for Medicare and Medicaid and licensed by the State of North Carolina, Division of Facility Services.
For more information, call: Nash County Home Health Agency 301 S. Church Street Suite 124, Station Square Mall Rocky Mount, NC 27803 (252) 446-1777