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Wonda S. July 24, 2015Our caseworker was very flexible when we had to change our time. Whenever we had to change the schedule around she was willing to work with us.
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Long Term Care
Long term care needs often arise when an individual is diagnosed with a chronic medical condition that requires greater attention. Appropriate for all age groups, this type of care is more permanent.
- Vital Signs & Medication Monitoring
- Reduced Instances of Falls & Hospitalizations
- Support for Family Caregivers
Short Term Care
Short term care offers temporary solutions for families who need medical assistance for a few days, weeks, or months. This is often appropriate following a hospitalization.
- Reduced Repeat Hospitalization
- Lowered Risk of Secondary Injury
- Recovery in the Comfort of Home
Therapeutic Care
Therapy can subsidize nursing care and aid in the healing process. It is also appropriate when developmental delays are noted and can offer increased independence.
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
What is Home Health
Home health care is an often preferred alternative to institutional care. It provides individuals with the nursing and therapeutic assistance that they need to recover from an illness or injury, head home after a NICU stay or manage a chronic health condition safely and in the comfort of home.
Salus Homecare Salt Lake City’s long term health care is a preferred choice when more permanent medical conditions are present.
Short term home health care is appropriate when home monitoring and medical assistance are needed to support a medically fragile child or adult. This type of care usually lasts for a few days, weeks or months, and it can make it safe for an individual to return home sooner while still receiving the proper level of assistance to stay healthy and safe.
Therapists support medical directives and enhance the healing process. In home therapy offers the additional advantage of allowing therapists to see clients in the comfort of home and observe elements of everyday life that might impact their health and independence.
Who Benefits from Home Health Services?
Home Health offers individualized care that can benefit a variety of individuals including premature babies returning home to children facing life-altering health conditions and adults with brain injuries or seniors facing dementia. Home health is practical, effective and personalized, making it a preferred option for families across Utah.
Who Pays for Home Health Services
There are a variety of ways to pay for Salus Homecare Utah’s home health. For many families, insurance plans, Medicare and Veteran’s benefits cover the associated costs. For others, flexible spending accounts provide the funds they need. In some cases, home health is an out of pocket expense, but when this is the case, families appreciate the cost-effective and flexible nature of this program.
How Can We Help You & Your Family
Pediatric Care
A serious medical diagnosis can impact a child's quality of life, but professional support helps to reduce stress and improve outcomes. Pediatric home health care provides personalized, interdisciplinary care at home or at school that helps your child to reach their full potential. With our services, a child and their family are supported, and the child's complex medical condition becomes easier to manage. Learn more about our pediatric care programs, accredited for quality by the Joint Commission. Click the link below and request your free consultation.
- How old does a child have to be to sign up for pediatric care services?
- Pediatric care services are available to children with complex medical conditions or those who are technologically dependent ages 0-21.
- Who will provide care for my child?
- Salus Homecare of Utah’s pediatric care team includes nurses, therapists and medical social workers. Your child’s direct daily care will be provided by a nurse or certified nursing assistant assigned to your family. However, other professionals might also assist in offering support depending on the specifics of the plan of care.
- What do you do to ensure my child’s care is customized?
- Salus Homecare of Utah recognizes that no two children are alike and a one-size-fits-all care plan simply won’t be effective for most children. To ensure that your child’s care plan offers the most benefits, our care managers will work with you, your child’s physician and others who support your child to develop a plan of care that is customized and inclusive of your child’s challenges, situation and goals. The plan of care will also be reviewed regularly and modified as necessary to ensure it remains effective.
- I want to better understand my child’s health condition and how I can help her. Can your team assist with this?
- Yes, family education is a component in the care that we offer. Our goal in offering it is to increase a parent’s confidence in caring for their medically fragile child at home.
- What types of equipment can your nurses provide support for?
- Salus Homecare of Utah’s pediatric nursing team is fully trained to provide support for ventilators, tracheostomies, C-pap and Bipap machines and other medical devices. We can assist with seizure disorders, developmental delays and other neurological diagnoses as well. Requesting a no obligation consultation is the best way to determine if we might be able to help your child.
- I want to ensure that my child’s school understands her needs. Can your team assist by participating in school meetings?
- Yes, Salus Homecare of Utah often participates in meetings that help determine the need for an Individual Education Program (IEP). We will collaborate with you and your school in order to help establish the specifics of a plan that benefits your child the most.
- If my child is socializing and interacting with friends, what will her nurse do during that time?
- All children including children with complex medical needs enjoy social interactions and playtime with friends. Our goal is always to strive to give each child a sense of independence, however, your child’s nurse will remain close by and aware of the situation and surroundings as the safety of your child is always our top priority. When necessary, your child’s nurse will provide assistance with activities or work to determine the appropriate level of involvement.
- Can my child’s nurse take him to school or the doctor’s office?
- Our nurses can accompany your child to school or the doctor’s office, but for the safety of your child, they do not provide transportation with their own vehicle or a family vehicle.
- Does Salus Homecare of Utah perform background checks on your nurses?
- Absolutely. The safety of your child and your family is our top priority, so our entire care team undergoes extensive background checks and screenings. Additionally, our team members are bonded, insured and licensed (when appropriate). Our agency is also accredited by the Joint Commission as a reflection of our commitment to maintaining the highest standards for quality, safety and patient care.
- Is someone available to provide our family with assistance in an emergency?
- Our care managers remain on call 24-hours a day and 7-days a week to assist families in emergencies or to answer questions or respond to concerns. Additionally, pediatric care services are available anytime of day or night to best accommodate your family’s needs.
- How do I get started?
- Discuss your child's care needs with their physician, and then give Salus a call.
- How long does the service last?
- Pediatric care services can last as long as your child continues to have a need for care and meets other insurance eligibility guidelines.
- Why should I choose Salus?
- Salus offers your child and family with expert, nurturing care that enhances quality of life. At Salus, we are "Always There" and provide your family with a variety of choices in care to best meet your needs and help you reach your goals.
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Hospice & Pediatric Hospice
When a patient feels that curative measures have been exhausted and shifts their goal to managing pain and maintaining dignity and quality of life, the support of compassionate and knowledgeable professionals is so valuable. Salus Homecare of Utah is an accredited hospice and pediatric hospice provider. Our team focuses on providing patient-centered care that helps you to achieve your goals and find peace during this difficult moment in life.
- What are the typical goals of care for this type of service?
- Affirms life and regards dying as a normal process. Comfort and symptom management; Maintain comfort and quality of life during the end stages of a serious illness to which the doctor does not expect a cure; care for physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs. Reduces suffering. Improve the quality of life for both the patient and family.
- Why choose this type of care?
- To stay in the comfort of your own home, avoid hospitalization, during your final months, weeks and days of life. To forego curative treatments, rather focus your remaining time left on things that matter most. For pediatric hospice care patients, curative treatments can continue as outlined in the Affordable Care Act. There is no homebound requirement.
- What kind of services are available?
- An interdisciplinary team provides holistic care. Includes coverage for medications related to management of the end stage disease, Medical Equipment and Nursing Supplies (i.e Incontinence, Gloves, Woundcare dressings).
- What kind of services are available?
- Medicare (Part A) and Medicaid 100% covered; Most private insurances also have coverage, including VA benefit
- How often does the care happen?
- Hospice support is available 24/7 although the frequency of intermittent visits can vary based on the patients individual care needs and can change as the patients' needs change
- Who is involved in the delivery of care?
- Hospice has an interdisciplinary approach to care. The hospice team includes a doctor, nurse, social worker, spiritual care coordinator, home health aide, and volunteers. The pediatric hospice team also includes child life specialists to better meet the unique needs of this population.
- Who determines what care is delivered?
- The hospice team works together with each patient and their family/caregivers to determine the services they would like to receive while under Hospice care or Pediatric Hospice care. Collaborates with the physician for updates and orders.
- Is a physician order required?
- Yes
- Is anything else required?
- Patient must have a terminal prognosis of 6 months or less certified by two physicians
- If equipment is needed (i.e. hospital bed, walker) who pays for that?
- Included in benefit
- How do I get started?
- Discuss desire for care with your physician; Give Salus a call at (801) 566-1185
- Who is hospice care appropriate for?
- Designed for patients during the last 6 months of life if the disease runs it's usual course. Should the patient's condition improve, the hospice team will assist with discharge planning from hospice to other healthcare options.
- How do I get started?
- Salus offers the patient and family with the most expert and nurturing care during all phases of a patient's healthcare journey. At Salus we are "Always There" and provide the patient and family with choices across the continuum of care.
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Home Health
When a medical diagnosis or complex recovery has you feeling frustrated, helpless and confused, the professional home health providers at Salus Homecare of Utah is here to help. Our skilled home health nurses and therapists work collaboratively to create effective care plans that provide our clients with the tools they need to live healthy, long lives. With our services, the entire family is supported, and our clients’ medical conditions become easier to manage. Learn more about our home health programs, accredited for quality by the Joint Commission. Click the link below and request your free consultation.
- What are the typical goals of care for this type of service?
- To regain prior level of function/health. Promote the patient's ability to move, reduce pain, restore function and prevent disability.
- Why choose this type of care?
- To regain health and to resume the previous level of function and independence.
- What kind of services are available?
- Multidisciplinary team approach. Patient's physician arranges Medical Equipment and Medications; must be authorized by insurance.
- Who pays for this service?
- Medicare, Medicaid, Commercial Insurance or by the patient directly; May have co-pays according to plan.
- How often does the care happen?
- Care is determined by the doctor but is typically comprised of intermittent visits by nursing and therapy over the course of 30-60 days according to an individualized plan
- Who is involved in the delivery of care?
- Home Health services are ordered by a physician and can include nursing, physical, occupational or speech therapy, medical social services, home health aide and registered dietician
- Who determines what care is delivered?
- The patients ordering physician determines the disciplines necessary to meet the patients' needs
- Is a physician order required?
- Yes
- Is anything else required?
- Patient must meet home-bound requirements
- If equipment is needed (i.e. hospital bed, walker) who pays for that?
- Depends on eligibility
- How do I get started?
- Discuss desire for care with your physician; Give Salus a call
- How long does the service last?
- As long as the patient has the potential for improvement with restorative treatment. Must meet insurance eligibility guidelines.
- Why choose Salus?
- Salus offers the patient and family with the most expert and nurturing care during all phases of a patient's healthcare journey. At Salus we are "Always There" and provide the patient and family with choices across the continuum of care.
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Home Health FAQs
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Salus Homecare of Utah ensures the safety of our clients by only sending our employees into their homes. All of our home health staff are background checked and undergo a rigorous screening process to qualify for a position with our agency. Each home health nurse and therapist is also bonded and insured by Salus Homecare of Utah.
No. While Salus Homecare of Salt Lake City receives many referrals from hospital discharge planners, we also work with doctors and specialists in the area who believe their clients would benefit from our services.
Salus Homecare of Utah provides care for individuals of all ages. Our clients include newborns, pediatric clients, teenagers, adults and seniors. We provide home health care on a full time and part time basis, short term, long term or intermittently.
Salus Homecare of Utah completes a thorough intake consultation with each client to ensure that all recommended services are beneficial and cost-effective. For some individuals, the preferred course of action might include 24-hour care, but for most, home health care is only needed a few hours a day and possibly even a few days a week. Determining how many hours of care you need involves having our care managers speak with your doctor, complete an assessment and discuss your condition and goals with you and your family members.
Salus Homecare of Utah’s home health nurses are skilled professionals with expertise in providing medically based care. While they can assist with some activities of daily living, they do not provide housekeeping or transportation services. If you need assistance in these areas, our knowledgeable, reliable and professional caregivers may be able to help. Discuss your needs with our care manager to learn more about combining in home health and in home care to promote healing.
Home health care offers many advantages such as allowing you to recuperate or manage chronic health condition at home, surrounded by the people and things that you love the most. It also offers a cost savings versus inpatient care. While deciding whether or not it is the right choice is very individual, for most people, speaking with one of our care managers to get their questions answered offers the information they need to make an educated decision.
Yes. Salus Homecare of Utah respects the professionals who are managing your care needs, and we always involve them in developing or revising the plan of care and keep them informed of any setbacks or progress you might be experiencing while our services are in place.
As the parent of a child with complex medical needs, you have a lot on your plate. When you are our client, managing schedules is a task that we will take care of. Salus Homecare of Utah will ensure your child has the medical support necessary to enjoy the highest quality of life, and our team will always keep you involved in developing the most effective plan of care for your child’s unique needs and goals. Additionally, we provide you with the information and resources necessary so you feel confident caring for your child at home.
Yes. Salus Homecare of Utah’s home health nurses support family caregivers by providing information and education about your health and care needs. We will involve your loved ones to whatever extent they are comfortable with while always making your safety a top priority.
Salus Homecare of Utah supports hospice and their ability to assist many of our clients in remaining comfortable as they near the end of life. If a time comes when you should choose hospice, we will provide seamless communication with your provider and assist in making your transition to their care as comfortable and enriching as possible.
What Our Patients & Their Families Say About Us
“My nurse is knowledgeable, skilled and understanding. Her medical expertise is invaluable in helping me to continue reaching my goals.”
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