These are specialized programs, which bring the services of professionals like occupational therapists, nurses, physical therapists, and speech and language pathologists to your home. Here, in familiar surroundings, you can complete your recovery and learn to deal with any remaining health problems that could interfere with your ability to carry out daily tasks.

Who Can Benefit from Home Health Services?

Home Health Services can be important in the treatment of people with limitations due to health problems such as those resulting from:

• Arthritis
• Heart Attack
• Stroke
• Head injury
• Respiratory disease
• Hip fracture
• Cancer
• Parkinson’s disease
• Diabetes
• Spinal cord injury
• Muscular dystrophy or multiple sclerosis
• Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
• Developmental disability

Occupational Therapy Can Help You at Home by:

• Working with you to help you be as independent as possible while you are recovering
• Providing you with training and recommending equipment to help you care for your personal needs such as bathing, dressing, and grooming
• Helping you find ways in which you can prepare and serve meals for yourself and your family
• Teaching you ways to make your home safer and more accessible when you must use a wheelchair, walker, or other aids
• Arranging supplies and equipment so you can continue your daily household tasks
• Designing a program of activities and exercise that will help you regain as much function as possible
• Advising you on how to conserve energy as you go about daily tasks
• Constructing splints and adaptive equipment that will allow you to be as independent as possible
• Aiding you in finding ways  in which you can return to favorite leisure and recreational activities
• Guiding you in planning for return to work and community life