For more information about Baxter Regional Home Health,
call
(870) 435-7500.
Home Healthcare Includes the Following Services:
Catheter care
Wound care and dressings
Diabetes education
Colostomy care and education
Monitoring vital signs for patients with life-threatening cases of hypertension,
congestive heart failure, heart attacks and strokes
Pregnant mothers
Education and instruction for therapeutic diets, medications, home care
or post-surgical concerns
Feeding tube insertion and care
IV therapy services, including chemotherapy
Skilled Nursing / Home Health Aide Services
The home health aide may assist periodically with bathing, hair and nail
care, and other personal care. An aide is assigned at the discretion of
the visiting nurse, but only if the patient is already receiving skilled
nursing, physical therapy or speech therapy.
Wound Care & Dressing
Chronic Disease Management
Colostomy Care & Education
Catheter Care
Medication Management
Feeding Tube Insertion & Care
IV Therapy
Therapy Services
Our physical, Speech and Occupational therapists provide high-quality rehabilitation
services in your home. These services include therapeutic exercise, functional
activities, patient education and screening, evaluating and interpreting
results. We also instruct your family in functional transfers, balance
activities and stroke rehabilitation. Specific services include:
Fall Prevention
Pain Management
Low-Vision Care
Resources
Resources provided by Baxter Regional Home Health include:
On-Staff Social Workers
Patient / Caregiver Education
Telemonitoring
A social worker is available to assist patients with social or financial
problems that may impact the patient’s care or recovery.
Baxter Regional Medical Center’s home health telemonitoring remotely
monitors patients’ vital signs data and sends short surveys about
current health statuses to the patients and caregivers. Clinicians can
track patients’ conditions daily, which promotes fast follow-up
and intervention.
