Our Caregivers & Professionals
Nightingale Homecare employs a staff of skilled in home nurse caregivers in Phoenix that provide the full spectrum of Home Health Care and Private Care services. Our specialty-trained staff can provide a wide range of home care services, including: Alzheimers Care, Dementia Care, Chronic Disease Management, and Fall Prevention Care.
SKILLED NURSE
- Thorough evaluation of the client’s health condition and ongoing status
- Development of a plan of care that includes goals that the client participated in establishing
- Evaluation of pain and assistance with getting it under control
- Dressing changes
- Wound Care
- Catheter insertion and care
- Injections
- Teaching related to medications, disease management strategies, nutrition, fall prevention and other topics pertinent to care and recovery
- Medication casette set-ups
- High-tech private duty nursing care, including
- Infusion therapy
- Ventilator and tracheostomy care and support
- Thorough evaluation of movement and function
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
- Development of custom exercise programs that can be done at home for strength, endurance, coordination and balance. These programs can be focused on:
- restoring movement and function, such as when recovering from a surgery or
- preventing decline in function, such as when a debilitating disease is affecting someone’s ability to manage their daily activities
- Training of how to walk and move safely
- Evaluation of safety in the home with specific recommendations for what changes can be made to prevent falls
- Breathing exercises and strategies to conserve energy for those with heart and breathing problems
- Teaching to caregivers so that they may assist in implementing the therapy plan
MEDICAL SOCIAL WORKER
- Thorough evaluation of physical, financial and emotional challenges
- Teaching of strategies to manage stress and cope with challenges
- Assistance with applications to various community services, acting as an advocate when needed
- Counseling
- Assistance with applications for financial assistance
- Assistance with determining the best residential and care setting based on functional ability
- Assistance with evaluation of and access to alternative housing environments
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
- Thorough evaluation of how daily living activities such as bathing, dressing, preparing meals, and doing laundry are completed
- Thorough evaluation of how problems with movement, weakness, vision, breathing, nerve damage, mental function and other challenges affect getting daily activities completed
- Teaching designed to address any challenges and promote safety and independence in daily living activities
- Evaluation of and fitting for devices and equipment that make daily activities safer and easier to perform
- Teaching of how to make activities easier to conserve energy when heart or lung problems limit endurance
SPEECH THERAPIST
- Thorough evaluation to identify specific speech, swallowing and language problems as well as challenges with problem solving and memory
- Establishment of a specific treatment plan in conjunction with the client and caregiver
- Development of a custom set of activities and interventions to improve communication and safe swallowing
DIETICIAN
- Evaluation of nutritional status and needs
- Development of a plan based on established dietary guidelines and doctor’s orders
- Teaching of techniques for menu planning, shopping and cooking
HOME HEALTH AIDE/ NURSING ASSISTANT
- Assistance with bathing and dressing
- Medication reminders
- Assistance with transferring and walking
- Assistance with physical therapy exercises
- Assistance with meal preparation
- Assistance with laundry and light housekeeping
If you’re looking for a in home nurse in Phoenix or the surrounding area, contact Nightingale Home Care today at (602) 504-1555.
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