Touch Of Care Home Health Services

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 Aide

A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes.

Home Health Nursing (Clinical Nurse Specialist)

Touch Of Care Home Health Services is a Home Health Nursing (Clinical Nurse Specialist) practice in Birmingham, AL with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in providing one-on-one healthcare for patients in their homes, and performing tasks that patients and their family can't. Home Health Clinical Nurse Specialists at Touch Of Care Home Health Services perform specialized services, as well as helping with basic needs like eating and bathing. Home Health Nursing (Clinical Nurse Specialist) is a specialty for nurse assistants, licensed vocational nurses, and registered nurses. Significant diseases and conditions treated at Home Health Nursing (Clinical Nurse Specialist) practices include arthritis, hormone disorders, diabetes, infections, wounds, ALS, and Alzheimer's. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Home Health Nursing (Clinical Nurse Specialist) practices include general health maintenance, medication and diabetes management, nutritional therapy, IV therapy, and wound care.

Home Health Nursing (Registered Nurse)