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 […]
Rehabilitation Nursing
Some conditions or procedures require rehabilitation nursing. The goal of this service is to help patients transition safely from the hospital to their home. Nurses work with the patient to improve their quality of life, often starting by assessing the patient’s needs and then creating a care plan to address those needs. Conditions that could […]
Medication Management
One of the most important services that we offer at Haven Home Health is medication management. Medication management involves helping our patients make sure that they are taking the right medicine at the right time and in the right way. Our home health nurses typically do this by partnering with our patients’ doctors. Our nurses […]
Top 3 Reasons For Home Health
More patients and doctors are choosing home health, especially as we get into the colder season. But what goes into that decision? We’ve collected some of the top benefits of using a home health service. 3. Limited time in a hospital or nursing facility One of the most obvious benefits of home healthcare is that […]
