"Quality Care in Your Home"

Home Health Care is a recognized type of professional health care designed to meet medical needs in the comfort and familiarity of one's own residence. Home care is the most efficient for of health care. By bringing health services home, the patient does not generate room and board expenses.

Home Health Care professionals provide a variety of services such as Nursing, Physical Therapy, Medical Social Services, Home Health Aide Services, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy Services.

 

Home Health Provides:

  • Skilled Nursing Services which includes system assessment, medication instructions, wound care, and disease management.

  • Physical Therapy Services including evaluation and treatment, gait and transfer training, establishment or upgrading of home exercise program.

  • Occupational Therapy Services which include evaluation and treatment, upper extremity rehabilitation and assisting with improving independence with activities of daily living.

  • Speech Therapy Service which includes evaluation and treatment of speech and language problems, oral motor muscular problems and voice productions.

  • Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) Services which include assist with bathing, grooming, exercise and meal preparation.

  • Social Services that focus on social and emotional factors related to health condition, depression screening. Assists with long-range planning and community resources available and working with family members.

  • Private Pay CNA Services which can "fill the gap" between Home Health Care and complete independence with bathing assistance, light housework, and dressing, among other tasks.
 
Home Health Criteria:

To receive Home Health, a patient must have:

  • A skilled nursing or physical therapy need.

  • A physician referral.

  • Be homebound (dependant on type of payor): Definition of homebound is a patient who has difficulty leaving their home, that it is difficult and taxing and they only leave for short periods, such as a Doctor's visit or church.

Sakakawea Home Health provides free in home evaluations to determine criteria.

Home Health referrals may be initiated by physicians, patient, family member or health care professionals.
 
For more information about Home Health Care services, contact:
Jennifer Wolff, RN
Director of Home Health
(701) 748-7380
Email: jwolff@sakmedcenter.org