Home Health BasicsWhat Happens at a Skilled Nursing Home Health Visit
What a registered nurse actually does during a home health visit, how it differs from non-medical home care, and how to tell which one your family member needs.
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Home health guidance from our nursing team
Practical, sourced articles for families caring for someone at home, reviewed by Aida Karamian, RN, BSN, PHN.
Home Health Basics
Medicare and InsuranceDoes Medicare Cover Home Health Care? Homebound Rules and What's Covered
Medicare covers home health care when you're homebound, need part-time skilled care and have a doctor's certification. Here's what qualifies, what's covered and what you pay.
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Hospital to HomeHow to Prevent Hospital Readmission in the First 30 Days After Discharge
About 1 in 6 Medicare hospital stays is followed by a readmission within 30 days. Here's a week-by-week plan for medications, follow-up visits and warning signs at home.
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Wound CareWound Care at Home and the Signs of Infection to Watch For
How to care for a pressure injury, diabetic foot ulcer or surgical wound at home, which infection signs need a same-day call to the nurse, and when to call 911.
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Chronic Disease ManagementManaging Heart Failure at Home with Daily Weights, Sodium Limits and Warning Signs
A nurse's guide to heart failure self-care at home. How to weigh yourself each morning, cut sodium, take medications safely and recognize the warning signs that need a call.
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Bring the nurse home.
Planning a hospital discharge or worried about a parent at home? Reach our Canoga Park office and we'll walk you through the next steps, from doctor's orders to the first visit.
Written and medically reviewed by Aida Karamian, RN, BSN, PHN, Owner and Director of Nursing. Last updated