Standards Home Health

lAssists patients with personal hygiene; skin, mouth, hair care and bathing.
lAssists patients to the bathroom or in using commodes, bedpans or urinals.
lPerforms household services which will facilitate the patient’s self-care at home
and are necessary to prevent or postpone institutionalization.
lPerforms other activities such as changing colostomy bags, changing non-sterile dressings, taking vital signs, and bowel and bladder hygiene care.
lAssists patient in meeting environmental needs such as changing linens, making
the bed and light housekeeping.

lGeneral Ortho/Neuro Upper Extremity Assessment
lTransfer Training
lGeneral Self-care Assessment and Training
lTherapeutic Exercise and Home Exercise Programs
lIndependent Living/ADL Training
lMuscle Re-education
lPerceptual Motor Training
lFine Motor Coordination Training
lSensory Training
lOrthotics/Splinting
lRetraining of Cognitive, Feeding, and Perceptual Skills

lScreening, identifying, assessing and interpreting, diagnosing, rehabilitating, and preventing disorders of speech (e.g., articulation, fluency, voice) and language.
lScreening, identifying, assessing and interpreting, diagnosing, rehabilitating, and preventing disorders of oralpharyngeal function (e.g., dysphagia) and related disorders.
lScreening, identifying, assessing and interpreting, diagnosing , and rehabilitating cognitive/communication disorders.
lAssessing, selecting and developing augmentative and alternative communication systems and providing training in their use.
lProviding aural rehabilitation and related counseling services to hearing impaired individuals and their families.
lScreening of hearing and other factors for the purpose of speech-language evaluation and/or the initial identification of individuals with other communication disorders.

lRehabilitative and supportive casework with the purpose of restoring patients to their optimum level of social health adjustment. This includes assisting patients and their families to understand, accept and adhere to medical regimens.
lAssists patients and their families with personal and environmental difficulties which predispose them to illness and interfere with their obtaining the maximum benefit from medical care.
lAssists patient and family to utilize existing resources in the home environment or refer patient and family to community agencies and act as an intermediary for the patient as necessary.
lAssess, when appropriate, a family’s financial situation, taking into consideration patient’s prognosis and medical needs and facilitating the referral process to any agency for financial assistance.