Home Health Care

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Home Health Care - offering in-home care and a wide range of medical and personal services
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Northland Lutheran Home Health Services is a Medicare certified, state licensed home health agency which provides care to residents in Marinette and Menominee counties. Northland Home Health also participates in many PPO networks, and is a certified Blue Cross/Blue Shield provider. A full range of services is provided including skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aide, and medical social services. All care is provided under the direction of the patient's physician.

Some of the care that can be provided in the home includes:

bullet evaluation of conditions after hospitalization or nursing home stay
bullet intravenous medication and fluid administration.
bullet dressing changes
bullet teaching regarding conditions and management of illness
bullet injections
bullet lab specimens
bullet exercises, ultrasound, electrical stimulation by licensed therapists
bullet making accomodations, and learning to use equipment to improve activities of daily living
bullet bathing, assistance with walking, exercises by certified nurse aides
bullet assistance in locating community resources, counseling, helping patient & family adjust to illness with social work intervention

A referral for home health care can be made by anyone. A registered nurse will contact the patient's physician to determine whether home health might be indicated. Patients will be informed at the start of services about any payment for which they will be responsible. All billing to insurances, Medicare, and Medicaid is done by Northland Lutheran Home Health.

Private pay services are also provided for those who are not eligible for Medicare or insurance coverage of care.

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