Home Health
At St. Tammany Health System, our Home Health team helps make that decision easier. Skilled, highly trained and compassionate, our caregivers provide expert care where patients are most comfortable: at home.
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A closer look at home health care
St. Tammany Health System Director of Home Health Kelly Rogers, RN, BSN, WTA-C, CHHCM, speaks with “Healthy Living” host Amy Bouton about the health system's Home Health services and all that entails, including in-home nursing visits, therapy, social work and more.
Services
Skilled nursing offers a variety of services including IV therapy, wound care therapy, post-operative care, remote patient monitoring for chronic conditions with nurse oversight daily, lymphedema therapy, and Big/Loud program for Parkinson’s patients provided on an intermittent basis for prescribed medical treatment, supportive care, patient and primary caregiver teaching.
The nurse teaches the patient and family special diet instructions in the home and follows up with the patient to discuss how the diet is going.
A licensed therapist designs and provides rehabilitative services for each individual patient in the home. Specialized therapeutic exercises help patients meet their maximum rehabilitative potential.
Board-certified social workers aid patients and families with financial assistance, community services and/or long-term care placement. They help patients adjust to changes resulting from illness or injury.
Trained and experienced nursing aides assist with personal hygiene and activities of daily living under a registered nurse’s direction.