Encompass® Cardiac Management at Home
Well Care Management of Cardiac Diseases
Cardiac services are among many diagnosis and conditions that can benefit from home care. Home health care clinicians can be utilized to assess and observe symptom management, instinct the patient and family and provide direct skilled care as necessary. Home health care can be your eyes and ears in the home to assist with successfully managing patients with cardiac disorders. Whether the condition is new diagnosis or existing one with multiple related diagnosis, home Health Care can be a valuable resource to your and your patient.
Homecare Cardiac Services can Include
Skilled Nursing to:
- Assess in minor condition
- Instruct on symptom recognition and management
- Teach and monitor compliance related to:
- Medication Use and safety
- Disease process and complications
- Proper nutrition, diet and exercise.
Physical therapy:
- Strengthen training and home exercise programs
- Balance and coordination to improve ambulation
- Assistance with Adl’s /Iad’s
- Energy Conservation
Medical Social Worker to:
- Assist with community resources, short and long-range planning as needed
Home Health Aide:
- Assist the patient with ADL’s until their strength is regained
- Foster Independence
Benefits include:
- Increased patient independence and sense of well-being
- Reduced hospitalization, rehospitalization and emergent care visits
- Patients lifestyles changes based on improved understanding and compliance with nutrition, diet and exercise
- Education regarding disease and co morbidities
- Education regarding recognition of signs of deterioration to prevent hospitalizations.
Cardiac Diagnosis includes:
- Angina
- Cardiomyopathy
- Coronary Artery disease
- Congestive heart failure
- Hypertension
- Myocardial infraction
- Post- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Post- Cardiac Interventions
