Essential Home Health Care Home Health Programs
COPD Program
When living with a chronic disease like COPD, most people prefer to receive care at home (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Our home health care team will collaborate with your doctor to develop a COPD management plan that will allow you to remain at home and live as independently as possible.
Highlights from the COPD Program
- An interdisciplinary home health care team comprised of various types of professionals who can address the ways in which COPD affects your life.
- A comprehensive COPD therapy plan to assist you in managing COPD symptoms
- An approach to care that is supported by the most recent research to ensure that you receive high-quality COPD treatment.
- Focus on making you as self-sufficient as possible in managing your COPD symptoms through self-care.
How Home Health Care Can Aid COPD Treatment
We provide you with tools in our COPD management program to help you care for yourself and take control of your COPD treatment. We provide:
- Nursing services, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, and social work
- Information about your COPD medications
- Assistance in achieving your personal goals and adhering to a care plan tailored to your specific needs.
- COPD breathing exercises, such as pursed-lip and diaphragmatic breathing, should be taught.
- Education on clearing your airways and conserving energy
- Tools to assist you with COPD management (as directed by your doctor)
- Education for your caregiver in order to include them in your COPD treatment plan
COPD Treatment Goals
Our COPD program has several objectives, some of which are as follows:
- Manage COPD at home by assisting you in recognizing when your symptoms worsen and knowing what steps to take to slow the progression of COPD.
- Improve your ability to stay active.
- Reduce your chances of needing to go to the hospital Prevent and treat COPD exacerbations (flare-ups)
- Assist you in becoming as self-sufficient as possible
- Make sure your home is safe so you can stay as healthy as possible.
- Enhance your overall health and quality of life.
Is Our Home Health COPD Program Right for You?
If you have any of the following conditions, our COPD program may be a good fit for you:
- Frequent flare-ups of COPD symptoms necessitate the use of antibiotics, bronchodilators, and/or steroids to manage symptoms and avoid hospitalization.
- Shortness of breath that prevents you from carrying out daily activities
- Increased risk of falling as a result of fatigue and weakness caused by your COPD
- Difficulty taking your medications, including inhalers
- There is a need for an action plan to help manage COPD exacerbations (flare-ups) before they become severe.
Our COPD program can help you manage COPD symptoms and stay as independent at home as possible.
Our Mission
To assist our clients in maintaining a safe and healthy home environment conductive to achieving the highest level of functional independence in the comfort of their homes.