Home Health and Homecare

Home health care provides professional medical treatment and support services in the comfort and privacy of your own home. It is designed to help patients recover from surgery, manage a chronic illness, or regain independence after a hospital stay, all while remaining in a familiar environment. Homecare includes private pay nursing assistant options.

Why Choose Skilled Home Health Services?

By bringing clinical expertise directly to the doorstep, we help bridge the gap between the hospital and full independence. This clinical oversight significantly reduces the risk of complications, prevents unnecessary emergency room visits, and allows patients to heal where they feel most comfortable.

 

  • Skilled Nursing: Our Registered Nurses (RNs) and Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) manage complex medical needs, including wound care, intravenous (IV) therapy, injections, and catheter care. They also provide vital education to patients and caregivers on disease management.

  • Physical Therapy (PT): Focused on restoring mobility, strength, and balance. PT is essential for patients recovering from joint replacements, falls, or neurological events like a stroke.

  • Occupational Therapy (OT): Our therapists help patients regain the ability to perform activities of daily living (ADLs), such as dressing, bathing, and meal preparation, often using adaptive equipment or home modifications.

  • Speech-Language Pathology (SLP): Specialized care for patients with communication disorders or swallowing difficulties (dysphagia), often following a stroke or respiratory illness.

  • Medical Social Work: Social workers assist families with the emotional and social challenges of recovery, providing counseling and connecting patients with community resources.

     

     

     

Why Choose Private Pay Services?

  • Private Pay services offer the highest level of flexibility and control for families who want to customize care without the limitations often imposed by insurance or Medicare requirements. Because these services are funded directly by the client or through Long-Term Care (LTC) insurance, they do not require a physician’s order or a specific medical diagnosis to begin.

    This option is ideal for those who:

    • Need more hours of care than insurance will cover.

    • Do not meet “homebound” criteria but still require assistance to remain safe at home.

    • Seek long-term companionship and support rather than short-term clinical recovery.

    When you choose our private pay services, you gain the expertise of State-Tested Nursing Assistants (STNAs). In Ohio, the “State-Tested” designation means our aides have completed rigorous, state-approved training and passed a comprehensive competency exam through the Department of Health.

    This certification ensures a higher standard of clinical knowledge, safety, and professionalism than that of non-certified caregivers.

    Our STNAs provide essential daily support, including:

    • Personal Care: Dignified and respectful assistance with bathing, dressing, grooming, and oral hygiene.

    • Mobility & Transfers: Safe help with walking, transferring from bed to chair, and performing range-of-motion exercises to maintain strength.

    • Health Monitoring: Keeping a close eye on well-being by recording vital signs (blood pressure, pulse) and noting any changes in physical or mental status.

    • Nutritional Support: Planning and preparing nutritious meals, along with assistance with feeding when necessary.

    • Homemaker Services: Light housekeeping, laundry, and running essential errands to ensure a clean, safe, and stress-free living environment.

Additional Information

Home Health Mission

Our Home Health program’s purpose is to improve the quality of life of our community members by providing high-quality healthcare and rehabilitation in the comfort of their homes. We promote independence, dignity, and wellness for all those we serve.

Home Health Admission Criteria
To receive Putnam County HomeCare services you need (For Medicare and most insurance):

  • A physician’s order for a skilled need (nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy).
  • A Face-to-Face visit with the physician ordering the services.
  • You must be homebound.
    • To be homebound means:
      • You have trouble leaving your home without help (like using a cane, wheelchair, walker, or crutches; special transportation; or elp from another person) because of an illness or injury, or
      • Leaving your home isn’t recommended because of your condition, and you’re normally unable to leave your home because it’s a major effort
    • You may leave home for medical treatment or short, infrequent absences for non-medical reason, like attending religious services.  You can still get home health care if you attend adult day care.
KanTime Client Portal
KanTime client portal is a secure, online health management tool that connects Putnam County Home Health patients to portions of their electronic medical record, allowing you to see your list of medications, plan of care, orders, and visit calendar.  Your nurse should have given you your username and password upon admission to Home Health.

Click here to access the client portal.

Examples of Skilled HomeCare Services
  • Wound care for pressure sores or a surgical wound
  • Intravenous or nutrition therapy
  • Injections
  • Monitoring serious illness and unstable health status
  • Post-Surgical Care
  • Ostomy Care
  • Catheter Care
  • Cardiac Care
  • Orthopedic Care
  • Ventilator Care
  • Pediatric Care
  • Assessment & Management of Condition / Disease
  • Pain Management
  • Nutritional Support
  • Oncology
  • Patient & Caregiver Education
  • Fall Prevention Program
Examples of What HomeCare Staff Should Do
  • Check what you’re eating and drinking.
  • Check your blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, and breathing.
  • Check that you’re taking your prescription and other drugs and any treatments correctly.
  • Ask if you’re having pain.
  • Check your safety in the home.
  • Teach you about your care so you can take care of yourself.
  • Coordinate your care. This means they must communicate regularly with you, your doctor, and anyone else who gives you care.
Skilled Nursing
Registered Nurses perform a variety of specialized and highly skilled nursing services. Putnam County HomeCare’s registered nurses are the case managers – they teach and advise the patient and family members, coordinate the treatment plan with the other team members and communicate with the patient’s physician and family. We are committed to providing the highest quality and most cost-effective care for each individual patient.
Home Health Aides
Certified home health aides help patients with activities of daily living under the supervision of a health professional. They may assist with bathing, dressing, exercises, meal preparation and light housekeeping. Home health aide services are only covered if the patient is receiving nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy.
Physical Therapy
Putnam County HomeCare’s licensed physical therapists provide evaluation and treatment of clients experiencing acute onsets or flare-ups of various neurological, bone or muscular disorders. Based upon a complete evaluation, our physical therapists develop treatment plans in conjunction with the client’s physician and use a variety of treatment techniques. Our techniques include:

  • Exercise programs for strength, endurance, coordination and balance
  • Walking and transfer training
  • Instruction in body mechanics and safety
  • Wellness education

When appropriate, our physical therapists provide family or caregiver training to reinforce and enhance the benefits of treatment.

Occupational Therapy
Our licensed occupational therapists provide activities and instruction designed to increase safety and independence in daily activities as well as functional use of each client’s arms and legs. Treatment may include:

  • Evaluation of and fitting for adaptive equipment
  • Instruction in energy conservation, work simplification and joint protection
  • Perceptual motor training
  • Intervention for psychiatric disorders
  • Adaptive training for successful completion of daily living activities

Treatment focuses on developing each client’s functional skills and is tailored to meet the specific needs of each disability.

Speech Therapy
Putnam County HomeCare’s certified speech pathologists are an integral part of the rehabilitation team, with expertise in the management of communication and swallowing disorders. Treatment focuses on increasing each client’s communication skills and the oral-motor skills needed for safe swallowing. Treatment is designed to improve any and all of the following:

  • Speech characteristics
  • Auditory comprehension
  • Oral expression
  • Reading comprehension
  • Written expression
  • Swallowing
  • Problem solving and memory

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