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HOME HEALTH

SERVICES

Accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC)

Our Purpose

“We improve the quality of human life for our patients, their families, others

we serve and for those who are a part of the CareSouth family.”

Why Home Health Care?

Privacy

Convenience

Comfort

Lower Costs

Shorter Recovery

Medicare Eligibility Requirements

Home Health Care Must be Prescribed by a Physician

Home Health Agency Must Be Approved by Medicare (Medicare certified)

Patient Must Be Homebound – “To leave home takes considerable and taxing effort.”

Patient Must Be In Need of Intermittent

Skilled Nursing Care,

Physical Therapy,

Speech-Language Therapy,

Or to Continue Occupational Therapy.

OUR SERVICES

SKILLED NURSING

RN or LPN

Experienced in Home Health Care

Patient Needs Evaluation

Skilled Nursing Procedures

Patient and Caregiver Education

Self-Care Technique Instruction

Safety & Prevention Strategies Instruction

Coordination of Care

REGISTERED DIETICIAN

Evaluation of Patients Nutritionally at Risk

Participation with Health Care Team

Assistance with Patient’s Nutritional Needs

HOME HEALTH AIDE

(Patient Must Also be Receiving Skilled Care)

Supervised by RN or Licensed Therapist

Duties Performed Part of Patient’s Total Plan of Care

May Include:

Bathing

Meals

Other Activities of Daily Living

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Body Area Movement & Strength Exercises / Training

Training on How to Use Special Equipment

Training on How to Do Daily Activities Like:

Getting In / Out of Wheelchair

Getting In / Out of Bath Tub

SPEECH THERAPIST

Speech – Language Therapy

Training / Exercises to Regain and Strengthen Speech Skills

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Training / Exercise In Usual Daily Activities

New Ways to Eat

Get Dressed

Comb Hair

Perform Other Usual Daily Activities

MEDICAL SOCIAL SERVICES

Help in Finding Community Resources

Counseling

Social & Emotional Concerns

SERVICES PROGRAMS

Skilled Nursing

Registered Dietician

Home Health Aide

Physical Therapist

Speech Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Social Worker

Admission Coordination Program (ACP)

Stand Strong – Balance & Fall Prevention

CS Connect – Telehealth

Management & Evaluation (M & E)

CareSouth Alert – Medical Alarm Monitoring

ABOUT US

• Largest Privately Held Home Health Care Company in Georgia

• 16 Medicare Certified Agencies

• 35 Medicare Certified Locations

• Across Seven States & Growing

View of Savannah River from Corporate Offices of CareSouth, Augusta, GA

Accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC)

CONTACT INFORMATION

CareSouth Homecare ProfessionalsOne Tenth Street, Suite 500

Augusta, GA 30901