10 Years of Care: Cody Hooten
Cody Hooten serves as a Physical Therapist for our home health company. He started with Haven in 2016 and was kind enough to talk with us about being part of the Haven family. What was Haven like when you started? Haven was very small when I started, we were in a small office space […]
10 Years of Care: Kim Therriault
Kim is our Hospice Director and joined Haven in 2015. She was kind enough to sit down with us for this interview and she has some wonderful stories about her time as part of the Haven family. What was Haven like when you started? We were in a little office—it was the second office that […]
VA Home Care Services
If you’re a veteran, or you care for a veteran, you may be able to qualify for home care or respite care through the VA. Our company, 417 Home Care, is able to provide personal care and respite care to our veteran community through this program. What It Includes Personal care and respite care cover […]
Home Health Can Help With Disease Management
One of the many programs offered by our home health is disease management. This program encompasses several services and is meant to help clients better manage their chronic conditions. This month, we discuss disease management in more detail. Chronic Conditions Disease management is a program put in place to manage chronic conditions. For a disease […]
Staying Cool for Seniors
We are well into summer now, and we all have to be more mindful of the sun and the heat. Seniors are especially vulnerable to extreme temperature. As we age, our bodies are less sensitive to temperature changes and we don’t adjust as easily. Seniors may not notice that they are overheating until suddenly they […]
Home Health Therapy: What Does It Include?
At Haven Home Health and Therapy, many of the services we provide center around in-home skilled nursing. The other half of our services are related to in-home therapy. We offer physical, occupational, and speech therapies. But what are the differences between them and what do they include? Physical Therapy Physical therapy is probably the most […]
Safe Summer Activities According to the CDC
With the majority of seniors vaccinated, and a growing number of adults getting vaccinated, this summer will probably look much different than the last one. People are excited to get out and enjoy the warmer weather, to travel, and to see friends and family again. With COVID still spreading in our general population though, what […]
Getting Your COVID-19 Vaccine and After
Missouri has opened up COVID vaccinations to all adults. We’ve gathered together information from the CDC about getting the vaccine and what will change after you’re fully vaccinated. Benefits of the Vaccine The biggest benefit of getting the vaccine is that it can keep you from getting sick with COVID-19. Studies show that all of […]
What’s Included in Skilled Nursing?
Our company, Haven Home Health provides skilled nursing as one of it’s many services to clients. If you have looked for home health options before, odds are that you’ve seen many companies offer skilled nursing. But what is included in that? What is skilled nursing? Skilled nursing is a broad term that covers many individual […]
Fall Prevention In Home Health
Fall prevention is especially critical in the winter when bad weather can make mobility more of a challenge. However, falls rank as a leading cause of death among aging adults all year round. One of the most critical components of our services is fall prevention. We provide recommendations and sometimes exercises to help our clients […]
