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Home Care professionals provide adults and seniors with short-term nursing,
rehabilitative, therapeutic, and assistive home health care services. Many therapies can be
provided at home to speed recovery from illness, injury or surgery.
Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy works with patients and their families to modify, enhance or maintain their strength and independence. Physical therapist provides a custom treatment plan with patient centered goals. We include the patient and the family in the goal setting process. Physical therapy helps individuals regain physical motion and strength after any noticeable decline in function.
Physical Therapy can improve home safety by increasing strength, range of motion, endurance, and decreasing or managing pain. Physical therapists have access to a variety of treatment modalities including ultrasound, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Patterned Electrical Stimulation (PENS) to incorporate into the treatment plan.
Physical Therapy may be applicable for someone:
- A loss of balance
- A fall
- Difficulty walking
- Joint or back pain
- Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery
- A stroke
- Heart Failure
- A heart attack
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy helps individuals regain day-to-day skills such as dressing and feeding.
Occupational Therapy may be applicable after:
- Hip or Knee Replacement
- A stroke
- Heart Failure
- A heart attack
- Joint pain
- Difficulty dressing
- Difficulty bathing
- Difficulty with meals
- Declining memory
Speech Therapists
Speech and language therapy helps individuals improve breathing, speaking, or swallowing functioning. Speech therapy focuses other ability to understand words and the ability to use words to express yourself.
Speech therapists may help individuals who suffer from:
- A stroke
- Difficulty swallowing
- Difficulty speaking
