HERE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE SERVICES PINNACLE HOME HEALTHCARE OFFERS

SKILLED NURSING SERVICES:

            Arrange DME and Oxygen

            Treatments and Injections

            Dressing Change

            Foley, Supra-pubic and Condom Catheter Maintenance/Change

            Supervision of Medications

            Restorative Care

            Family/Patient Health Teaching and consulting

            Diabetic Education/Teaching

            Care of the Terminally Ill

            Blood Draws and Lab Work

            I.V. Services;  medications, fluids

            Enteral Care

            Wound/Ostomy Care: RN ETWOCN

            Pre-Op and Post-Op Care

            Portable PT-INR machines; our staff can call the patient’s PCP with

            immediate results.

            Multi-lingual staff:  English, Spanish and Tagalog.

PHYSICAL THERAPY SERVICES:

            General Ortho/Neuro Assessments

            Gait Training: Balance and Gait Assessment

            Muscle Strengthening Programs and Home Exercise Programs

            Transfer Training For Patient and/or Patient Care Giver

            Pain Management Utilizing Pain Management Modalities:

                        Electro-Therapy Point Stimulator (ETPS) for pain management utilizing

                        micro-amperage electricity to stimulate acupuncture points.

                        Traditional Ultrasound for pain relief through deep heat.

            Total Joint Replacement rehab

            Endurance Training

            Range of Motion Assessment and Treatment

            Muscle Reeducation

            Home Safety Instruction

            Prosthetic Training

            Soft Tissue Manipulation

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES:

            General Ortho/Neuro Upper Extremity Assessment

            Transfer Training

            General Self-care Assessment and Training

            Therapeutic Exercise and Home Exercise Programs

            Independent Living/ADL Training

            Muscle Re-education

            Perceptual Motor Training

            Fine Motor Coordination Training

            Neuro-Developmental Training

            Sensory Training

            Orthotics/Splinting

            Retraining of Cognitive, Feeding, and Perceptual Skills

SPEECH THERAPY SERVICES:

Screening, identifying, assessing and interpreting, diagnosing, rehabilitating, and

preventing disorders of speech (e.g., articulation, fluency, voice) and language.

Screening, identifying, assessing and interpreting, diagnosing, rehabilitating, and

preventing disorders of oralpharyngeal function (e.g., dysphagia) and related disorders.

Screening, identifying, assessing and interpreting, diagnosing , and rehabilitating

cognitive/communication disorders.

Assessing, selecting and developing augmentative and alternative communication

systems and providing training in their use.

Providing aural rehabilitation and related counseling services to hearing impaired

individuals and their families.

Screening of hearing and other factors for the purpose of speech-language evaluation

and/or the initial identification of individuals with other communication disorders.

RESPIRATORY THERAPY SERVICES:

      Administers physician prescribed therapeutic and diagnostic medical gases and

            manages administration apparatus, environmental control systems,

            humidification, and aerosols.

            Provides ventilatory support, including the maintenance and management of life

            support systems.

            Performs and trains patients in broncho-pulmonary drainage and breathing

            exercises.

            Performs standard respiratory rehabilitation.

            Assists in the maintenance of natural airways, including the insertion of,

            and maintenance of, artificial airways.

      Performs specific testing techniques to assist in diagnosis, monitoring, treatment,

            and research. Such techniques such as measurement of ventilatory volumes,

            pressures, and flows; specimen collection and analysis of blood for gas

            transport and acid/base determinations; pulmonary function testing; and other

            related physiologic monitoring of cardiopulmonary systems.

MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK SERVICES: 

            Rehabilitative and supportive casework with the purpose of restoring patients

            to their optimum level of social health adjustment. This includes assisting

            patients and their families to understand, accept and adhere to medical

            regimens.         

            Assists patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties

            which predispose them to illness and interfere with their obtaining the

            maximum benefit from medical care.

            Assists patient and family to utilize existing resources in the home

            environment or refer patient and family to community agencies and act as

            an intermediary for the patient as necessary.

            Assess, when appropriate, a family’s financial situation, taking into

            consideration patient’s prognosis and medical needs and facilitating the

            referral process to any agency for financial assistance.                                       

HOME HEALTH AIDE SERVICES:

      Assists patients with personal hygiene; skin, mouth, hair care and bathing.

            Assists patients to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals.

            Performs household services which will facilitate the patient’s self-care at home

            and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization.

            Performs other activities such as changing colostomy bags, changing non-sterile

            dressings, taking vital signs, and bowel and bladder hygiene

             care.                                              

      Assists patient in meeting environmental needs such as changing linens, making

            the bed and light housekeeping.