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Home Care Specialty Programs

Orthopedic

St. Anthony's Home Care Orthopedic Program is designed to follow the patient throughout their complete surgical and rehabilitation process by providing post-operative hospital and home care treatment.

Services Provided

Following post-operative surgical procedures, our nursing staff assess the patient and provide patient/family education. This includes the following services:

Skilled Nursing

• care for incision care, dressing changes, staple/suture removal and S/S infection
• venipuncture and hemosense PT/INR
• instruct on medication regimen and side effects
• drain maintenance and removal
• assess nutrition and pain
• assess bowel/bladder function
• assess and teach S/S thrombosis

Physical Therapy

• assess weight bearing status and safe use of assistive devices
• establish home exercise program
• assess transfers/home safety
• assess ROM and strength and develop therapeutic exercise plan
• determine safe use of CPM, if applicable
• follow up incision assessment/care and nursing instruction

Occupational Therapy

• assess ability and safety to perform ADLS
• educate on personal care and bathroom transfers
• recommend equipment for home safety

Other Services

• provided by home health aides and medical social workers