Description:
Services provided by Altru Home Health include: post hospital care to teach and manage symptoms, ostomy care, medication management, wound care, catheter care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, pain management and symptom management, 24 hour, seven days a week accessibility to skilled nursing care, free evaluation and assessments to determine appropriate needs. Services provided by Altru Hospice include: providing palliative or comfort care rather than curative treatment in the patient’s home, nursing home or hospital setting, emphasizes on maintaining the highest quality of life through therapy, counseling and pain management rather than a focus on extending the length of life, providing supplies, medicine and equipment needed to maintain quality of life, supports family and caregivers through counseling, training and education.