When an advanced illness strikes, a person’s quality of life may suddenly diminish. For many, their pain and symptoms can severely limit activities such as walking or leaving home. Added to that, families unexpectedly enter into a world of caregiving.
Skilled Care & Routine Assistance
Adults and children who are homebound with any long-term advanced illness or condition can achieve a better quality of life through the care of Empath Home Health. Our home health program has a specialized palliative care focus that provides an additional layer of understanding and support to meet these patients’ complex care needs and assist their family caregivers. Physicians’ orders are required for admission.
Empath Home Health has been licensed for more than 30 years and is accredited by The Joint Commission, recognized nationwide for quality in care. Unlike other home health programs that treat patients recovering from a broken leg or other restorative care, our unique expertise is in palliative treatment, interdisciplinary team care, pain and symptom management, complex care and management of multiple diagnoses. We help patients manage and cope with their diseases, live more comfortably and avoid unnecessary trips to hospitals.
Because illnesses are not purely physical, our teams are dedicated to comforting the body, mind and spirit of patients as well as coaching and encouraging families.
Empath Health services include:
- nursing care
- personal care
- pain and symptom management
- medication management
- wound care
- infusions
- therapies (physical, occupational and speech)
- spiritual care
- social work support to access community resources
- volunteer assistance and companionship
- caregiver training on safety, personal care and more
Life Improves for Married Couple
We recently cared for a man who had rheumatoid arthritis and pulmonary fibrosis. With his children living out of state, his wife was solely responsible for caring for him. Our physical therapist assisted him with strength building and mobility.
Other members of the patient’s team also played vital roles in his care. The nurse identified a different medication that worked more effectively to get his pain under control. A collaborative effort, she worked with Empath Health’s clinical pharmacist and the patient’s three physicians to coordinate his care. The social worker brought peace of mind to him and his family by talking with him and finalizing his health care wishes. His wife also benefited from respite support from a volunteer, who came over twice a week so she could leave the house to take care of her own needs, including shopping, getting her hair done and visiting a friend.
As any issues arise our teams are ready to respond 24/7. We understand how challenging an illness can be for everyone in the home. Empath Home Health can meet their needs and help them live more comfortable lives.
Find out more about Empath Home Health eligibility and services on our website or call us at 727-467-7423.