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Mary Washington Healthcare Home Health Services

Home health services assist elders, family caregivers and medical providers to better manage chronic diseases at home. Our care teams are specifically trained to provide comprehensive in-home care and education for diseases and conditions such as congestive heart failure, diabetes, joint replacements, cancer, cardiovascular surgeries, pneumonia, COPD management, and more. Patients with chronic diseases or conditions are monitored and visited regularly by our home health teams.

For more informationm please call 540.741.1667 or 800.257.1667.

During regular in-home visits, home health nurses monitor and educate patients in the following:

• Following a prescribed treatment plan
• Tracking and monitoring their symptoms
• Taking medications as needed and looking out for side effects
• Maintaining a heart healthy diet and controlling their weight
• Watching the amount of fluid they consume
• Making healthy lifestyle changes

Our home health team teaches patients and their caregivers to use tools to monitor daily activities and record weight and symptoms. By caring for themselves, patients take control of improving their quality of life.

Call 540.741.1667 or 800.257.1667 to speak with one of our intake specialists.

Home health aides are directly supervised by a nurse or other medical professional and may work with therapists or other medical staff. Aides keep track of what services the patient has received, as well as what sort of progress the patient has made. They also report any change in the condition of the patient to the case manager or supervisor.

Certified Nursing Assistants

Certified Nursing Assistants perform basic health-related services such as:

• Checking the patient’s pulse, temperature, and respiration rate
• Assisting the patient with activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, mobility, etc…
• Changing simple dressings
• Caring for skin
• Helping with braces and artificial limbs

Home Health Social Workers

MWHC Home Health Social workers provide resources and information to ensure that the patient is safe and well-cared for in their home environment. By providing educational tools and connections to resources within the community, home health social workers are able to provide social, medical, and psychological assistance.

Social workers are responsible for:

• Ensuring the patient has the resources they need to remain safely at home.
• Evaluating any psychological, social and/or medical needs.
• Assisting with finding appropriate living arrangements when nursing home or assisted living placements are needed
• Communicating with physicians, nurses, therapy and administration about the patient’s needs.
• Helping with applications related to disablility and insurance

Please call 540.741.1667 or 800.257.1667 to speak with one of our intake specialists.