Home Health Services

Our Provided Sevice

Overview

Our Skilled Care services are provided under the guidance and treatment prescribed by your doctor but executed by our team of highly trained nurses & therapists with a lot of compassion. Our nursing staff is well experienced and understand the importance of healthy and safe recuperation after surgery. Our nursing staff understands that in-home skilled care is more comfortable for our patients, lowers the risk of infection and lessens the likelihood of a re-hospitalization.

Our skilled services

1. Nursing Care
2. Wound Care / Wound V.A.C
3. Post-Surgery Care
4. Physical Therapy
5. Occupational Therapy
6. Speech Therapy
7. Medical Social Worker
8. Home Health Aide

Skilled Nursing

  1. Wound Care / Wound VAC Therapy
  2. Disease Process Education
  3. Evaluation / Management of Patient Care
  4. Observation / Assessment of Conditions
  5. Diabetic Care / Education / Management
  6. Medication Care / Education / Management
  7. Pain Care / Education / Management
  8. Home Safety/Emergency Education
  9. Cardiac / Pulmonary Rehabilitation
  10. Bowel and Bladder Education / Incontinence

Physical Therapy

The physical therapist directed objectives are to relieve pain, improve or maintain functions such as strength and mobility, educate in the most effective methods of performing essential activities, and test functions such as muscle strength, joint mobility, breathing capacity and muscular coordination. These
goals may be achieved through exercise to regain movement and strength to a body area; training on how to use special equipment or by doing daily activities. Physical therapy can include some or all of the following:

  1. Safety Assessment / Education
  2. Mobility Training
  3. Endurance / Strengthening Exercises
  4. Pain Management
  5. Home Exercise Program

Occupational Therapy

The occupational therapist objective is to provide the patient with skills for the job of living – those necessary to function within the home environment and in the community.? These goals may be achieved by developing, improving and restoring independence to the patient through means of engagement in activities of daily living that have personal meaning and value.? Occupational therapy can include some or all of the following:

  1. Memory / Cognition Treatment
  2. Pain Management
  3. Upper body strengthening

Speech Therapy

Aside from normal aging, medical conditions like brain injury, muscular dystrophy, or stroke can cause slower, shakier, and quieter speech. At MedSource Health Care System, we have Speech-Language Pathologists who can help patients: develop their articulation, address swallowing issues, correct slurring, and develop better movement of the jaw, lips, and tongue.

  1. Memory / Cognition Therapy
  2. Communication Skills
  3. Difficulty in Swallowing
  4. Speech / Language
  5. Post Stroke
  6. Alzheimer?s Treatment

Home Health Aide Services

The home health aide supplements a patient’s basic nursing or therapy care by providing assistance with:

  1. Personal Care
  2. Bathing
  3. Light Housekeeping
  4. Medication Reminders
  5. Mobility Assistance

Medicare does not cover home health aide services unless you are also getting skilled care such as nursing care or therapy.

Medical Social Work Services

Our qualified Medical Social Workers at MedSource Health Care System can help patients and families with a wide variety of issues including, but not limited to:

  1. Advise on care options, transportation arrangements, and more
  2. Finding resources (e.g. financial support, community resources, adaptive devices) for necessary care
  3. Helping with crisis prevention and social reintegration
  4. Planning supportive services for your hospital discharge and return home
  5. Providing support for the patient, their family, and the homecare staff

Medical Equipment

MedSource Health Care System can make arrangements for the following:

  1. Oxygen
  2. Assistive Devices
  3. Wheelchair
  4. Walker
  5. Cane
  6. Orthotic Devices
  7. Bathroom Safety Equipment
  8. Bedside Commode
  9. Hospital Bed

INSURANCE WE ACCEPT

  • Medicare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
  • United Healthcare
    o Wellmed
    o Secure Horizon
    o UMR
  • Texan Plus
  • Today?s Option / Universal American
  • Scott & White Health Plan
  • Humana PPO
  • Care Improvement Plus PPO