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CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH CARE
We are Medicare-certified and
state-licensed to offer:
These services are normally paid
for by Medicare or private insurance
at no cost to the patient. |
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SKILLED NURSING
A Skilled
Nurse is a
Licensed
Registered
Nurse
(RN) or Licensed
Practical
Nurse
(LPN) educated
to provide general nursing care to
individuals in their own home.
A skilled
nurse evaluates patients,
coordinates care, provides
family/caregiver education, disease
management, wound care, IV infusion
and post hospitalization care. |
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PHYSICAL THERAPIST
A Physical
Therapist (PT) or Physical Therapist
Assistant (PTA) works with clients on an individual
basis assessing strengths and
weakness for walking, transferring,
balance and physical endurance.
They provide home safety assessments and
individualized home exercise programs to
decrease the risk of falls. |
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OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
An Occupational Therapist
(OT) or Certified Occupational Therapy
Assistant (COTA) recommends adaptive
equipment and ways to make a usable safe
home environment. They address cognitive and
perceptual problems to improve ability to
perform tasks of daily living. |
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SPEECH
THERAPIST
A speech therapist works with
individual
clients to provide treatment for speech
and communication disorders. This
includes disorders that
prevent people from speaking clearly or
swallowing properly. They
also teach strategies to improve
communication. |
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MEDICAL SOCIAL
WORKER
A medical social worker
assures the coordination of services
provided from the community and agency. Also
provides counseling to patients/clients and
family members when needed
and long-range planning. |
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HOME HEALTH AIDES
Certified Nurse’s Aides have received
extensive and specialized training suitable
to assist clients who are home bound and
recovering. They augment the nursing
and therapy teams. |
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COUNSELING
SERVICE
Our counselors/mental health therapists
provide counseling services that address
depression, anxiety, family issues, grief,
losses, stress, transitions and additional
issues. This treatment is
provided in the clients home or at the out
patient clinic. Insurance/payment is
separate from spell of illness. |
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First Call Home
Health • 565 Union St. NE, Ste
205, Salem OR 97301
Phone: 503-371-4567 • Fax:
503-371-4569 |
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