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HOURS:
Who is Eligible for Home Health?
Homebound individuals who are under the care of a physician requiring nursing or therapy services.
Home Health Services Are Covered by:
- Medicare
- Medicare HMO
- TennCare
- Private Insurance
- Private Pay
Who may Refer a Patient for Home Health Services?
- Physicians
- Hospitals
- Nursing Homes
- Rehab Centers
- Dialysis Centers
- Assisted Living
- Insurance Companies
Documentation Requirements:
- Referral Orders signed within 7-10 days
- Face to Face (within 30 days prior to referral)
- Plan of Care (485) signed with (7-10 days of admission)
- Verbal orders (signed within 30 days)
COUNTIES SERVED:
Monroe McMinn Meigs Loudon Roane
SERVICES OFFERED:
- Nursing
- Aides
- Physical Therapy
- Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
Your Health… Our Mission
Our mission is to provide the highest quality medical care available in our service area within our scope of care.
Sweetwater Hospital Association Home Health
304 Wright Street
Sweetwater, TN 37874
Phone: 865-213-8508
Fax: 865-213-8340
SHA Home Health Skills
Nutritional Management
- Diet Management and Education
- Tube Feeding Training
- Tube Feeding Monitoring (lab work)
- Monitoring Weight Changes
Wound Management
(requires minimum dry sterile dressing)
- Wound Care Instructions
- Wound Assessments
- Wound Vacuum Instruction and Mgmt.
- Wound Debridement
- Dressing Changes
Procedures/Instructions
- Instructions (medical)
- IV Administration
- Injection Administration
- Post-Surgical Incisional Care
- Mastectomy Care
- Trach Care
- Port-a-Cath Care
- Drainage Tube Management
Physical Therapy
- Strength Training
- Gait Training
- Transfer Training
- Orthotic Training
- Prosthetic Training
- Function Assessments
- CVA Rehabilitation
- Mobility Equipment Training
- Wheelchair or Scooter Eval
- Pain Relief Modalities (i.e. US, IFC)
- Edema Management
- Wound Care/Debridement
- Home Safety Evaluation
- Fall Prevention Evaluation
- Balance Training
SHA Home Health Skills
Speech Therapy
- Language (receptive/expressive)
- Swallowing (oral/pharyngeal)
- Cognitive ve Retraining
- Voice Therapy
- Vital Stim
- Dysarthria
Occupational Therapy
In order for patients to qualify for occupational therapy, nursing, physical or speech therapy must also be needed and ordered.
- ADL Training
- Fine Motor Activities
- Adaptive Equipment
- Perceptional Motor Activities
- Neuro-Developmental Tasks
Other Services
Patients who qualify for a nursing or therapy also qualify for:
- Blood Work/Laboratory Specimen Collections
- Bathing & Personal Assistance
SHA Home Health Skills
Assessments & Monitoring
- Assessments (body-wide)
- Respiratory Assessments
- CHF Monitoring
- HTN Mgmt. (Requires at least 1 anti-
hypertension med change) - Pain Control
- Terminal Care
- New Disease Diagnosis (Educating
Patient/Caregiver)
Medication Management
(Requires at least one med change)
- Medication Instructions
- Evective Monitoring
- Compliance Assessments
- Therapeutic Drug Mgmt.
Diabetic Management
- Diabetic Complications
- Diabetic Diet Instructions
- Diabetic Foot Care
- Glucometer Training (new/ change in
glucometer) - Anti-diabetic Medication Instructions
(new/change) - Anti-diabetic Injections Instructions
(new/change)
Bowel & Bladder Care
- Bowel Status Assessments
- Bowel Regimen Instructions
- Disimpactions
- Urinary Catheter Change/Care
- Self-Catheterization Training
- Bladder Instruction Training
- Bowel and Bladder Training
- Colostomy Care and Training
- Ileostomy Care and Training
- Urostomy Care and Training