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Skilled Nursing
Services
Rosner Home Health Care, Inc.’s nurses provide
professional, yet gentle care to their patients in
the privacy of their home. An individualized plan
of care is developed in coordination with the
patient’s physician based on the patient’s specific
or specialized needs. Services are only provided if
they are medically reasonable and necessary for the
patient’s diagnoses and for treatment of the illness
or injury.
Skilled nursing
services include:
Physical Therapy
Services
In
cooperation with the patient’s physician, the
physical therapists from Rosner Home Health Care,
Inc. provide an individualized plan of care to
meet the patient’s specific need. The goal is for
the patient to achieve the highest level of function
while improving range of motion and strength
including pain relief and prevention from disability
resulting from disease, injury or loss of to a part
of the body. Physical therapy is provided by a
licensed physical therapist (PT) or by a licensed
physical therapy assistant under the direction of a
licensed PT.
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Assessment and
instruction on home safety
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Assessment of
equipment needs
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Home exercise
programs
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Pain
management
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Gait training
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Strengthening
of extremities
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Transfer
training
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Ultrasound
Occupational
Therapy Services
The
goal in occupational therapy is to improve a
patient’s ability to perform the tasks needed for
daily living. These include eating, grooming,
bathing, toileting, dressing, and
walking/ambulating. Occupational therapists often
are able to recommend helpful equipment (such as
grab bars, bath benches, etc.) in order to improve
and restore functions impaired by either illness or
injury, and make suggestions for home safety.
Occupational therapy is provided by a licensed
occupational therapist (OT) or by a certified
occupational therapy assistant (COTA) under the
direction of a licensed OT. Occupational therapy in
the home setting is generally provided in
coordination with physical therapy or nursing
services.
Occupational
therapy services include:
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Home exercise
program
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Activities of
daily living
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Strengthening
of upper extremities
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Homemaking
tasks such as cooking and washing dishes
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Handwriting
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Fabrication of
splints
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Assessment of
equipment needs
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Ultrasound
Speech Therapy
Services
Speech therapy services are provided to treat speech
and language disorders that result in communication
disabilities. The services are also provided to
treat swallowing disorders (dysphagia), regardless
of the presence of a communication disability.
Speech therapy services include:
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Home exercise program
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Swallowing techniques
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Stroke rehab
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Cognitive functioning
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Memory functioning
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Voice disturbances
Home Health Aide
Services
Home
Health Aide services provided by
Rosner Home Health Care, Inc.
are generally in coordination, supervision and
support of Skilled Nursing or Physical Therapy. Home
health aide services are centered around a
traditional bath and help maintain a patient’s
health and facilitate treatment of their illness or
injury. All Home health aides of
Rosner Home Health Care, Inc.
are Certified Nursing Assistants.
Home Health Aide
services include:
- Assisting with
home exercise program as directed by a therapist
- Preparation of
light meals
- Bath and
personal care
Cleaning work
area
Hair and nail
care
Dieticians
Rosner Home Health Care, Inc.
is associated with dietitians that help its patients
how to prevent and treat illnesses by promoting
healthy eating habits. They evaluate needs of the
patient then develop individualized nutritional care
plans while instructing the patient’s family on
proper administration of the care plan and
recommending dietary modifications as needed.
Examples of dietary modification might be as simple
as using less salt when preparing meals for those
who have high blood pressure or reducing fat and
sugar content of meals for those who have weight
problems.
Medical Social
Worker
On as needed basis,
Rosner Home Health Care, Inc.
may recommend its patient to a licensed Medical
Social Worker who will assist and counsel the
individual and his/her family with health related
financial, social, and emotional concerns according
to the physician’s orders.
Home Medical
Equipment
Rosner Home Health care, Inc.
is committed to providing its patients with the
necessary assistance in order for them to reach
their maximum potential. We have associated
ourselves with several top-notch suppliers of home
medical equipment including canes, walkers,
wheelchairs, scooters, oxygen and respiratory
equipment, bath and toilet aids, diabetic shoes and
supplies, hospital beds and accessories, and many
more, to provide the very best customer service.
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