If a patient is already receiving Physical or Occupational Therapies, why would they still need Skilled Nursing Support?

Skilled nursing in home health care provides licensed medical care to support recovery- working hand in hand with therapies.  According to Medicare, skilled nursing care is “health care that is needed to treat, manage and observe your condition and evaluate your care.” The expertise of our nurses help our patients get the treatment and help they need to be successful. 

Here are a few ways that we help:

  1. Wound Care:  When a patient has a wound, it should not go untreated.  This can lead to major infection as well as the spread of bacteria, loss of limbs and sometimes worse.  Our Seaside Home Health Care nurses will make your healing top priority properly managing wounds.
  2. Medication Management: Skilled nursing through Seaside Home Health Care can allow for setting up and managing medications, administering IV meds or injections and monitoring side effects ensuring that the medication combination meets the patient’s needs.
  3. Managing and Monitoring Vitals: Every patient is different, but our skilled nurses will take the time to get to know each one to make sure that baselines are established and changes are handled in an appropriate manner.
  4. Clinical Assessment and Monitoring:  Our nurses conduct regular assessments to check for healing and early signs of infection or decline.  This is crucial for coordination of care.  If our nurses see that different or more services are needed, they will make appropriate recommendations to aid in your success.
  5. Patient and Caregiver Education:  One main role of our nurses is to educate the client, their caregivers and family members on ways to avoid decline, managing illness and infection, recognizing warning signs, and providing support to relieve stress.

We have a team of Nurses that are ready to help provide the appropriate care you or or loved one needs.  With everything from Certified Nurse Practitioners, to RNs to LPNs, our team will support and drive successes for those having medical needs.  Please reach out to us today, if you would like to learn more about our skilled nursing services!