Home Care Programs

Skilled Nursing

Our wide array of skilled nursing services include:

• Observation and evaluation
• Client and caregiver instruction for disease management
• IV and IM injections
• Drainage tubes and/or foley catheters
• Ostomy care and instruction
• Wound care
• Diabetic education
• Care of central venous catheters

Occupational Therapy

We offer a wide range of evaluation and treatment services, including:

• Changes in the ability to maintain hygiene and diet
• Disorders affecting sensorimotor, perceptual and/or cognitive problems due to brain dysfunction
• Tightness or stiffness in the arms/hands/legs
• Joint pain
• Decreased endurance to perform day-to-day tasks
• Decreased strength due to orthopedic and neurological disorders
• Wheelchair positioning and assessment for patients that slide or lean out of chair
• Retraining through muscle re-education, fine motor coordination, body image training in patients with neurological problems like CVA, brain dysfunction
• Therapeutic exercise for upper extremities to increase strength, coordination, sensation and proprioception
• Education in safe and effective use of adaptive device to enhance independence and level of care
• Home programs for patients and family training
• Home Safety evaluations to identify safety risks and suggestions on remediation of those risks which can lead to unsafe occurrences

Home Physical Therapy Services

We offer evaluation and treatment services, including:

• Pulmonary physical therapy
• TENS and Ultrasound equipment
• Preprosthetic and prosthetic training
• Therapeutic exercise, gait training and functional mobility training for orthopedics and neurological disorders
• Education on the safe and effective use of adaptive devices to enhance independence, increase safety and reduce caregiver burden
• Home Safety evaluations to identify safety risks and suggestions on remediation of those risks which can lead to unsafe occurrences
• Education on patient-safe stair climbing Home programs for patients and family training

Speech & Language Pathology

Offering evaluation and treatment services for:

• Neurogenic communication disorders (CVA, Parkinson’s, etc.)
• Disorders affecting speech, language, hearing and swallowing
• Cognitive retraining
• Dysphagia management
• Voice disorders (articulation, fluency and organization of language)
• Laryngectomy rehabilitation
• Aural rehabilitation for hearing loss

Cardiac Life

Cardiac Life is a specialized medical program for people with cardiac disease.

Nurses will teach the patient how to manage their disease and identify symptoms requiring medical attention. The focus is on providing relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness. Care is provided in the patient's home by a team that includes a Nurse Practitioner, Cardiac trained Nurses, and other specialists who work with the patient's doctors to provide an extra layer of support. By managing symptoms, cardiac patients on this program can avoid hospitalization and remain at home.

*A physician's order and statement confirming it is a taxing effort for the patient to leave the home is required to provide this program.

Medical/Respiratory Equipment Services

Memorial Hermann is a full-service medical supply and equipment provider offering:

• Virtual Care Check
• Respiratory equipment/supplies
• Patient aids
• Bathroom equipment/supplies
• Safety products
• Ambulatory aids
• Wheelchairs
• Hospital beds
• Walkers

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