Caring Giving Nurturing Healing Comforting Listening Loving Feeling, Touching Supporting Teaching Caring Giving Nurturing Healing Comforting Listening Loving Feeling, Touching Supporting Teaching Caring Giving Nurturing Healing Comforting Listening Loving Feeling, Caring Giving Nurturing Healing Comforting Listening Pathways Home Health OSTOMY & WOUND CARE Whether it is a leg ulcer that won’t heal, a surgical incision that’s become infected or learning to manage a difficult new colostomy, Pathways can help. We have certified wound and ostomy nurses on staff that oversee care and assess treatment effectiveness. Our staff will teach patients and family members how to manage their ostomies and wounds. WOUNDS Pathways has a wound management program and certified wound nurses that oversee Pathways’ ostomy and wound training and care. Our nurses: • Evaluate wounds to determine the best approach to treatment. • Recommend appropriate approaches and innovative techniques to speed healing. • Assess body systems and factors in the home that might affect the wound. • Teach the patient and caregivers what they need to know for optimal healing. • Assess the wound’s response to treatment. • Work closely with the patient’s doctor. OSTOMIES Pathways specially trained nurses can provide: • Hands-on post-operative care for new ostomies of all sorts. • Stoma care instruction to patients and caregivers. • Troubleshooting and problem solving for new and older ostomies. • Assessment of healing and patient’s ability to manage the ostomy. Pathways Home Health provides services in Santa Clara, and San Mateo Counties—at home and in senior residences and assisted living facilities. Pathways Home Health also provides rehab, social work, and personal care if necessary to meet the patient’s needs. And Pathways Private Duty can help with activities of daily living, often enabling patients to stay in their own homes. Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty A community based, not-for-profit organization 888.755.7855 www.pathwayshealth.org Our Mission: Compassionate, quality healthcare, promoting comfort, independence and dignity. Pathways Family of Services includes: Hospice Home Health Private Duty Hospice Foundation Joint Commission Accredited 0109

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Pathways Home Health

OSTOMY & WOUND CARE

Whether it is a leg ulcer that won’t heal, a surgical incision that’s become infected or learning to manage a difficult new colostomy, Pathways can help. We have certified wound and ostomy nurses on staff that oversee care andassess treatment effectiveness. Our staff will teach patients and family members how to manage their ostomies and wounds.

WOUNDS

Pathways has a wound management program and certified wound nurses that oversee Pathways’ ostomy and wound training and care. Our nurses:

• Evaluate wounds to determine the best approach to treatment.• Recommend appropriate approaches and innovative techniques to speed

healing.• Assess body systems and factors in the home that might affect the wound.• Teach the patient and caregivers what they need to know for optimal

healing.• Assess the wound’s response to treatment.• Work closely with the patient’s doctor.

OSTOMIES

Pathways specially trained nurses can provide:

• Hands-on post-operative care for new ostomies of all sorts.• Stoma care instruction to patients and caregivers.• Troubleshooting and problem solving for new and older ostomies.• Assessment of healing and patient’s ability to manage the ostomy.

Pathways Home Health provides services in Santa Clara, and San Mateo Counties—at home and in senior residences and assisted living facilities.

Pathways Home Health also provides rehab, social work, and personal care if necessary to meet the patient’s needs. And Pathways Private Duty can help with activities of daily living, often enabling patients to stay in their own homes.

Pathways Home Health, Hospice & Private Duty A community based, not-for-profit organization

888.755.7855 www.pathwayshealth.org

Our Mission:

Compassionate, quality healthcare, promoting comfort, independence

and dignity.

Pathways Family of Services includes:

Hospice Home Health Private Duty

Hospice Foundation

Joint Commission

Accredited

0109