Home Health Services
Home Health Services Offered by UM CRHC and UM SHC
Skilled Nursing: Skilled nursing services provided by UM CRHC and UM SHC include the following:
- Cardiac care
- Catheter care
- CHF care
- COPD care
- Diabetes care and education
- Diet instruction and nutritional support
- Dressing (bandage) changes
- Colostomy/Ileostomy
- Injections
- Intravenous therapy
- Medication monitoring
- Orthopedic care
- Pain management
- Patient and family education
- Patient assessment and monitoring
- Rehabilitation
- Stroke care
- Terminal illness care
- Wound care
Physical Therapy: Our physical therapists restore balance, range of motion, strength and endurance, and prosthetics. Physical therapy helps patients improve their ability to walk or get up and down. Therapists also determine equipment needs in the home and help reduce patient's risk for falling.
Occupational Therapy: Our occupational therapists help patients improve in daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and basic household activities. Therapists may recommend adaptations to make the home safer and establish a daily routine for important tasks.
Speech and Language Pathology: Our speech language pathologists help patients and their families with memory problems, improving the ability to communicate, and restoring patient's ability to swallow safely.
Medical Social Work: Our medical social workers provide home care services such as social and emotional counseling, and help in locating community resources to help with financial concerns.
Home Health Aide Services: Home Health Aides services assist the patient with personal care such as bathing, toileting, dressing and also provide assistance with ambulation.
More Information:
- UM Chester River Home Care - TEL: 410-778-1049, TOLL-FREE: 1-877-778-1049
- UM Shore Home Care - TEL: 410-820-6052 TOLL-FREE: 1-800-542-5005