Home Health Agency
A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, or occupational therapy, medical social services, and home health aide services. It has policies established by a professional group associated with the agency or organization (including at least one physician and one registered nurse) to govern the services and provides for supervision of such services by a physician or a registered nurse; maintains clinical records on all patients; is licensed in accordance with State or local law or is approved by the State or local licensing agency as meeting the licensing standards, where applicable; and meets other conditions found by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to be necessary for health and safety.
Home Health Agencies in Philadelphia, PA
Respite Care
Respite Care in Philadelphia, PA
Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care
Impax Solutions Incorporated is a Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care practice in Philadelphia, PA
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in providing families and caregivers of children with disabilities temporary relief from their duties.
Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care at Impax Solutions Incorporated perform
in-home care or center-based facilities for hours or weeks at a time. Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care is
the short-term care of children with physical and mental disabilities. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care practices include intellectual disability, cerebral palsy, brain or spine injury, terminal illness, child abuse, and caretaker exhaustion.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care
practices include maintaining daily routines or providing new activities, experiences, and friendships for children with disabilities.
A facility or distinct part of a facility that providers short term, residential care to children, diagnosed with complex or profound disabilities as respite for the regular caregivers.
Child Physical Disabilities Respite Care in Philadelphia, PA
Case Management / Care Coordination
A person who provides case management services and assists an individual in gaining access to needed medical, social, educational, and/or other services. The person has the ability to provide an assessment and review of completed plan of care on a periodic basis. This person is also able to take collaborative action to coordinate the services with other providers and monitor the enrollee's progress toward the cost-effective achievement of objectives specified in the plan of care. Credentials may vary from an experience in the fields of psychology, social work, rehabilitation, nursing or a closely related human service field, to a related Assoc of Arts Degree or to nursing credentials. Some states may require certification in case management.
Case Manager Care Coordinators in Philadelphia, PA