Kaiser Home Health Services

When Your Loved One Needs Care

There’s no place like home.

What is home health? Home health services are medical services provided to you in your home under a plan of treatment that is individually prescribed for you by your MD.

Goals for home health are to: Ensure safe and appropriate treatment at home; to provide the necessary medical supplies as ordered that best meet your needs; to monitor your condition during your convalescence or rehabilitation and alert your MD to early signs or symptoms of complications; to teach you, a member of your family, or a friend how to care for your medical needs and treatments; to share with you important information about your medications, diet, and your disease process.

What services are available? Skilled nursing for: assessment of condition, vital signs, catheter changes and care; dressing changes to wounds/incisions; diabetic instruction; ostomy care; blood draws for labs; injections; home IV infusion; instruct on use of equipment such as oxygen or glucometer; instruct on your disease processes and make referrals to other agencies such as provider services.

Home Health Aide: assist with bathing; personal care; ambulation; skin care; exercises; assess vital signs; and light house keeping.

Physical Therapy: gait training; strengthening training; home exercise program; massage and ultrasound; and instruction on becoming independent in home.

Who qualifies for these services?  Anyone who can use home health assistance during  an acute illness; anyone who has been discharged from a hospital, nursing home  or rehab hospital; post surgical care; anyone with a new diagnosis or new medications.

Who pays for these services? Medicare will pay for home health services 100% as long as the patient remains homebound. The patient must be homebound which means they are not driving. They leave their homes only for medical care; dental appts; church; beauty shop and  in frequent absences from the home.

Medicaid and other major private insurances also pay home health benefits.

How do I find out more about home health? Ask you doctor or feel free to call Kaiser Home Health @ 830-583-3401 ext 154. You may also e-mail any questions or comments  to pgarcez@okmh .net

Kaiser Home Health Services

3349 S Hwy 181

Kenedy, Tx 78119

(830)583-3401

Fax # (830) 583-2757

Medicare Certified Agency

Serving: Karnes, Atascosa, Bee, DeWitt, Goliad, Live Oak, and Wilson Counties.