Services

Skilled Nursing

Our nurses are dedicated to providing quality and compassionate home care services. Registered Nurses act as case managers to coordinate the plan of treatment with the entire Corpore Sano team as well as with the patient’s physician. Skilled nursing services are provided in accordance with the physician’s plan of treatment, including but are not limited to:

• Comprehensive physical assessment
• Personalized treatment plans
• Wound care
• Dressing changes
• V.A.C. certified nurses
• Medication management
• Patient and family education
• Home health aide supervision
• Bowel and bladder management
• Catheter insertion and care
• Blood draws for lab work
• Injections
• I.V. therapy
• Diabetes management
• Pain management
• Chronic disease management
• Resource development
• Mental health nursing

Physical Therapy

Our highly trained, compassionate and patient physical therapists provide evaluation and treatment for patients with various neurological, muscular or bone disorders that limit functional mobility. Upon evaluation, our physical therapist will test a patient’s range of motion, strength, balance, coordination, transfers, and walking along with safety and fall risk. A personalized treatment plan will them be developed and goal will be set with each patient to help them achieve the highest level of functional mobility and safety in the home. Physical therapy treatment plans are created in conjunction and in accordance with the patient’s physician. If needed, our physical therapists will coordinate medical equipment need.

Our physical therapists utilize a variety of treatment techniques, including:

• Evaluation of therapy needs
• Exercise programs for strength, endurance, coordination, and balance
• Transfer and gait training, including how to use a walker, cane or prosthesis
• Recommendations for assistive devices and home modifications to improve safety
• Assistance with obtaining special equipment
• Techniques to minimize pain
• Muscle re-education, electrical stimulation, and ultrasound treatment
• Safety instruction
• Fall prevention
• Family or caregiver training to reinforce and enhance treatment benefits

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Occupational Therapy

Our skilled occupational therapists address physical issues that prevent people from performing activities of daily living (ADLs) such as dressing, grooming and bathing. Occupational therapists provide treatments to enhance safety and functional mobility that may be lost or impaired as a result of a disease, injury or following surgery. Treatment plans are created in accordance with the patients physician.

Our personalized treatment plans include:

• Evaluation of and fitting for adaptive equipment
• Instruction in conserving energy, simplifying work and joint protection
• Custom orthotic fabrication for hands and arms
• Perceptual motor training
• Strengthening, range of motion and coordination exercises
• Adaptive training for successful completion of daily living activities
• Training for the family or caregiver to reinforce and enhance the benefits of treatment

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Speech Therapy

Our certified speech therapists are an integral part of the rehabilitation team. Speech therapists assist with restoration of language skills, ability to swallow, and hearing or memory problems. They also teach other providers and family members how to help patients develop communication skills.

Personalized treatment plans are created in accordance with the physician’s plan of treatment and can include but not be limited the following:

• Speech characteristics
• Auditory comprehension
• Oral expression
• Swallowing
• Reading comprehension
• Written expression
• Problem solving and memory

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Home Health Aide

Our compassionate and dedicated home health aides are certified and operate under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. The home health aide provides the following services.

• Assists with activities of daily living
• Monitoring of vital signs
• Personal care services such as bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Assists with prescribed exercise programs
• Simple dressing changes
• Light housekeeping
• Meal preparation

Dietitian

Our dietitians provide nutritional counseling and education to patients and caregivers. Dietitians assess the nutritional status and needs of the patient and provide education based on a prescribed diet by the physician. Dietitian services provided by a qualified Registered Dietitian and under the supervision of a clinical supervisor include but are not limited to:

• Nutrition assessment, recommendations and counseling to treat a specific illness or condition such as diabetes, congestive heart failure, cancer, wound healing, and malnutrition
• Patient & Family Education
• Diet counseling
• Phone consultations with the patient and family members
• The most up-to-date specialty diets such as low fat, low salt and diabetic
• Consultations on Enteral and supplemental feedings
• Staff training and support

Medical Social Worker

Our caring and compassionate social workers play and integral role in the patient care. Our social workers assist the patient as their family by assisting the patient and family to make a healthy emotional and social adjustment to illness or disability through counseling, education, resource development, and support. They also address financial issues the patient may be experiencing. Services provided by qualified medical social workers include but are not limited to:

• Liaison with other members of the health care team
• Advocacy with community agencies
• Information and referral to programs such as Meals on Wheels, the Alzheimer’s Association and many other organizations
• Patient and family counseling and crisis interventions
• Application for financial assistance
• Assistance with long-term planning and alternative living arrangements
• Placement counseling if needed
• Helping eligible patients obtain prescription assistance