Receive Personalized Treatment from the Comfort of your Own Home
Our Services
We serve 9 counties along the Front Range! Weld, Boulder, Larimer, Broomfield, Adams, Denver, Arapahoe, Douglas & Jefferson
Nursing Case Management
Case management is a collaborative process in which a case manager works with clients to ensure they receive the best quality of care. Having personalized case management has many benefits, including decreased readmission rates, increased efficiency in care delivery, improved patient satisfaction ratings, and reduced mortality rates.
We Care Home Health recognizes the importance of case management and is dedicated to providing individualized care. Each of our extended care clients work with a case manager to establish a plan of care that is holistic and works towards personal care goals. By working closely with clients and families, we hope to provide the support that brings peace of mind and relieves stress.
Examples of Nursing Case Management
Scheduling for extended care cases.
Managing supplies.
Medical appointment reminders and scheduling.
Management of orientation and training.
Nursing Services
Nursing services are carried out by a Registered Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse or Certified Nurse Assistant.
Registered Nurse - RNs play a vital role in managing medical cases that have a higher complexity and need critical thinking. They complete nursing assessments to determine the level of care needed and communicate with the clients’ physician or other care providers to establish a plan of care.
Licensed Practical Nurse - LPNs work closely under the supervision of either a doctor or a registered nurse. They are trained to provide nursing care that coincides with the plan of care set by the physician or supervising RN.
Examples of Nursing Skills Provided
Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) or Home Health Aid (HHA) CNAs are licensed by the state to provide basic medical care. They work closely with an RN or LPN to care for clients and help with activities of daily living that may include:
Reporting: contact the RN or Case Manager to report any changes in your condition.
Vital Signs: heart rate, respiration and blood pressure. CNAs monitor your vital signs to make sure they are within normal range for you and report any changes to the nurse.
Monitors your health condition and reports any changes to the nurse to make sure you get any additional care you need.
Transfers: help you move to and from your bed, chair, shower, ect
Personal Hygiene Care: bathing, oral care, perineal care, shaving, ect
Respite Care to give families and other caregivers a break (based on level of care)
-
Nurses teach about diagnosed health conditions, disease development, and how to manage disease symptoms.
-
Nurses support safe medication use by organizing medications, teaching clients about their medications, and assisting with or administering medications according to the physician’s orders.
-
Nurses can administer injections or IV medications according to physician’s orders in the comfort of the client’s home.
-
Nurses can perform wound care in a client’s home depending upon the severity and level of care required.
-
Nurses teach clients and their family how to care for their ostomy, prevent infection, and skin breakdown.
-
Nurses can clean skin around PICC lines and change the bandages according to the physician orders.
-
Nurses educate clients on proper airway care. They also maintain the ventilators, change tracheal tubes, clear mucus from the lungs.
-
Nurses educate to prevent infection, skin deterioration and can replace G-Tubes according to physician orders.
-
Nurses educate to prevent infection and can replace catheters according to physician orders.
-
We Care Home Health is dedicated to providing individualized care. Please reach out with any questions regarding specific nursing skills needed.
“My mom thinks her nurse walks on water. She is wonderful, caring, prompt and thorough."
- Kelly, Erie, CO
