Home Health

706/774-4160 or toll free 866/774-4160www.universityhealth.org

Your Home It provides comfort and security like no other place on earth. When you’re recovering from an illness, getting well at home is sometimes the best medicine. Professionals at University Home Health Services can give you or your loved one skilled clinical care with all the comforts and con-venience of home. All services are administered under a physician’s direction. Since we serve 14 counties in and around the CSRA, there’s prob-ably a Home Health location near you.

Services available in Aiken, Burke, Bulloch, Candler, Columbia, Edgefield, Emanuel, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, McDuffie, Richmond, Screven and Washington counties.

WHo is eligible for Home HealtH?Patients with one of more of the following con-ditions may be eligible to receive home care:• Newdiagnosis• Paralysis• Wound• Newcaregiver• Newwheelchair• Walkingimpairment• Newoxygen• Bedridden• Newglucometer(bloodsugarmonitor)

Eligibility is based on homebound status, reason-able and necessary skilled care and the need for intermittent care. Call 706/774-4160 or toll free 866/774-4160, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for more information.

WHat services are available?skilled NursingNursecasemanagerwillprovide:• Diseasespecificcare• Observationandassessment• Skilledproceduresandtreatments,IVs,wound

care, Foley catheter care, etc.• Teachingandtrainingpatient,familyand/or

caregiver

Physical therapy/occupational therapy• Active/passiverangeofmotion,gaittraining• Endurancetraining,energyconservation• Homeexerciseprograms,transfertraining• Ultrasoundtreatment,musclestimulation• Jointmobilization,musclere-education• Jointprotection/bodymechanics• Ortho-surgicalrehab• Prosthetictraining

speech therapy• Impairedswallowing,expression,comprehen-

sion, cognitive/memory, speech and voice• Nonverbalcommunication• Oral/facialmuscleweakness• Caregiverinstruction/establishhomeprogram

medical social servicesMedical social worker will assess:• Abilitytocareforself• Supportedcaregiver• Environmentforsafetyissues• Copingskills• Adherencetotreatmentplan• Long-rangecareplanning• Grief,loss,depression,anxietyorsuicidal

thoughts

Personal care aide will assist with:• Bath• Personalcare

University … at home.There’s no place like