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Our team of healthcare professionals will work with you and your physician to develop a plan of care that meets your individual needs.
Home Health Nurses
Dedicated and experienced registered nurses make home visits to provide services ordered by your doctor. Their services may include, but are not limited to:
- Skilled Assessments and Teaching
- Diabetes management and monitoring
- Wound Care
- Injections
- IV therapy
- Maintenance and replacement of catheters
- Medication and Diet instruction
- Chemotherapy administration/Pain Management
- TPN Administration/teaching
- Alzheimer's
- COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- CVA (Cerebral Vascular Accident)
- CHF (Congestive Heart Failure)
- Coumadin Therapy
- Ostomy care/Bowel and Bladder training
- G-tube feedings/management and teaching
Home Health Aides
Home health aides supplement your nurse's care by helping you with daily personal tasks. Your aid can assist you with:
- Personal care hygiene measures
- Assistance with activities of daily living
Therapy and Rehabilitation
The road to recovery often includes regaining skills and function lost due to accidents, stroke or other illnesses.
Physical Therapy
Our licensed physical therapists can design a program you can use at home to speed your recovery. They can help you increase your level of function by providing:
- Gait training
- Ultrasound
- Home exercise programs/home adaptation
- Therapeutic exercise
- Prosthetic training and teaching
Medical Social Services
Our medical social workers can provide counseling to help you and your family adjust to emotional, social and personal changes associated with your illness. We can help you and your family with making arrangements for other community resources to assist you in your home.
Home and Community Based Waiver Program
The Waiver Program provides in-home services to qualifying individuals who, without in-home assistance, would have to go to a nursing home. Williamson ARH Home Health participates in the Waiver Program and offers a variety of services including:
- Assessment
- Case Management
- Homemaker Services
- Personal Care Services
- Respite Care Services
Your physician must order home health care services for you. A nurse will work closely with you and your doctor to establish a treatment plan. A nurse is on call 24 hours a day, seven days a week. For further information about Williamson ARH Home Health Services call, 606-237-1716 or 304-583-8692. After 4:30 PM call 606-237-1700 and an operator will assist you.
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