Home Health Services

828-245-3575 or 855-848-3575

2270 College Avenue
Suite 345
Forest City, NC 28043

Purpose of Carolina Home Care

To provide comprehensive healthcare based upon the needs of the community
To provide a continuum of the care established in the hospital, outpatient area, emergency room, and physician's office.
To alleviate unnecessary entrance into a long-term care facility
To reduce healthcare cost
To provide comprehensive care in the home on an intermittent basis using a multidisciplinary team of professionals.
To provide healthcare in the home under the direction of the physician.
To provide care to all patients in need regardless of race, sex, creed, age, national origin, handicap or source of payment

Observation and evaluation of any unstable condition
Catheter insertion
Injections
Bladder and bowel training
Dressings and treatments to extensive decubitus ulcers and wounds, requiring sterile technique and applying negative pressure dressing.
Teaching - care of the terminally ill, colostomy care, diabetes management, safety factors, medication managagement etc.
Obtaining laboratory specimens such as blood samples
Chemotherapy
Infant/Child Care
Monitoring of medication compliance, actions, and side effects
IV Therapy
Teaching of patient or family to provide better care between visits
Diet instruction including special feeding systems.

Assist patient and family in coping with financial, emotional, and other problems related to illness
Provide information and referral for needed community service
Patient and family consultation and planning regarding long-term care needs

Improve understanding of spoken or written language
Develop alternative means of communication, e.g., communication board, gestures, etc.
Improve the flow of speech
Improve abnormal production of voice by altering vocal quality, pitch, loudness or duration
Alaryngeal speech training
Evaluation and treatment of swallowing difficulties
Patient and family counseling related to communication problems.

Evaluation of muscular function
Rehabilitation utilizing therapeutic exercises
Pain control utilizing TENS/Biofeedback and relaxation techniques
Ultrasound/E-STIM
Lymphedema treatment
Gait and activities of daily living training
Teaching families and caregivers a home maintenance program, safe transfers, positioning of a bed bound patient, and Use of equipment
Adaptation and safety in the home

Home health services are provided by Carolina Home Care