Home Health Care

• Local Experience – North Runnels Home Health knows the small towns in our area are as tight-knit as they come.
• Quality & Compassionate Service – You and your loved ones deserve quality, compassionate care from a team that knows how important those relationships are to you and the community.
• Benefits of Big-City Hospitals – Our team of trained medical professionals are here to provide the effective, quality care you’d expect from a big-city hospital right in the comfort of your home.

“Caring for seniors is a labor of love and requires a special person”

North Runnels Home Health offers a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF).

The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury. Home health care helps you:

• Get better
• Regain your independence
• Become as self-sufficient as possible
• Maintain your current condition or level of function
• Slow decline

Wound Care

• Diabetic foot ulcers
• Pressure ulcers
• Venous leg ulcerations
• Post surgery incision care
• Nonhealing surgical wounds
• Traumatic wounds, skin tears, laceration care
• Burn Care (Outpatient and Post Hospital Burn Center)
• IV Antibiotics

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Treatments

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• Selective debridement-minimal pain debridement
• Coordination with speciality physician, podiatry, cardiology, Orthopedic
• Surgery, General Surgery
• Wound VAC, vacuum assisted closure
• Compression Therapy, Compression Stocking fitting
• Total contact casting, pressure redistribution and offloading techniques
• Diabetes education
• Smoking cessation
• Home Health Care coordination for advanced wound care

Certified Wound Care Specialist

Wound care is not a one-size-fits-all treatment. Sometimes, it requires a more personalized approach from someone who is specially trained in this area. Whether treatment is required for an injury, medical procedure follow-up, ostomies, or other health conditions, our certified wound care specialists are able to monitor and treat all types of wound(s) through ongoing communication with your doctor. We work to provide innovative wound care that promotes healing, prevents infection, and effectively manages different types of wounds.

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Skilled Nursing Services

Skilled nursing care is for those in need of concentrated, short-term medical services while recovering from a surgical procedure or an illness, or those who require long-term, ongoing nursing care.

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Our team of experienced, licensed nurses can be trusted to provide you and your loved one with the personalized, effective care they need.

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North Runnels Home Health is there for you.

Diabetes Management

Our Diabetes Management Program focuses on the education, monitoring, and treatment of patients with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes. As of 2018, an estimated 34 million Americans have been diagnosed with diabetes–a debilitating disease if not treated properly, Diabetes can place individuals at risk of heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, kidney disease, neuropathy, wounds, and even blindness.

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North Runnels Home Health Services in Winters will develop a personalized, effective management plan to promote positive health outcomes and improve overall quality of life. Our team works with you and your physician to ensure all plans are created with your specific medical needs in mind; through education, nutritional assessment, and monitoring, our goal is to reduce your risk of complications, and keep you healthy and happy!

Medication Management

An often-overlooked medical practice is medication management. As our health changes over time, so do the substances we put into our body.

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Nearly one-third of older home health care patients have a potential medication problem or are taking a drug considered inappropriate for older people.15 Elderly home health care patients are especially vulnerable to adverse events from medication errors; they often take multiple medications for a variety of comorbidities that have been prescribed by more than one provider. The majority of older home health care patients routinely take more than five prescription drugs, and many patients deviate from their prescribed medication regime.11 The potential of medication errors among the home health care population is greater than in other health care settings because of the unstructured environment and unique communication challenges in the home health care system.11Ellenbecker CH, Samia L, Cushman MJ, et al. Patient Safety and Quality in Home Health Care. In: Hughes RG, editor. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008 Apr. Chapter 13. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2631/

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Our Medication Management Program is designed to help individuals manage their medications so they take them in the right amount, on the right schedule, and avoid the risks of incorrect administration or interactions. Allow our team to ensure you are getting the most effective treatment from your medications through our team of trained specialists ready to assist you in managing all of your medication needs.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is used to help patients improve their physical, cognitive, and motor skills that are essential in performing everyday tasks and activities. Our team of licensed occupational therapists will work with you, your physician, and your family to create a customized therapeutic plan to improve overall function in normal daily activities.

Treatments include:

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• Activities of daily living
• Endurance
• Strength training
• Muscle control
• Mobility and/or ergonomics
• Spatial abilities
• Gross/fine motor skills
• Physical wellness
• And many more!

Physical Therapy

North Runnels Home Health provides quality physical therapy designed to improve, restore, and maintain movement and physical abilities due to a disability or physical injury.

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Our physical therapists will work closely with you, your physician, and your family to create the best therapeutic plan for your unique needs and specific health conditions, including:

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• Fall prevention/balance deficits
• Flexibility
• Orthopedic surgeries/injuries
• Range of motion
• Strength restoration
• Regaining mobility
• Pain modalities
• Safe physical exercise
• And many more!

Speech Therapy

Communication is essential in our day to day lives. Our team of licensed Speech Language Pathologists (SLP) will work with you, your physician and your family to help patients overcome their speech, language, and swallowing difficulties that may result from an array of physical and/or neurological injuries – such as stroke, dementia, Parkinson’s, brain injury, etc. A Speech Therapist will assess the patient’s needs and create a custom plan to establish, treat, and maintain an effective therapeutic speech program. Areas that may be addressed include:

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• Stammering or stuttering
• Dyslexia
• Autism
• Cerebral palsy
• Aphasia
• Difficulty Articulating
• Swallowing disorders/injuries
• And many more!

Respiratory Therapy Services

Respiratory Therapist is a specialized healthcare practioner trained in Emergency/Critical Care and cardiopulmonary medicine. In the assessment and treatment of patients suffering from acute and chronic critical conditions involving cardiac and pulmonary diseases. Today’s respiratory therapist have demanding responsibilities in the care and treatment of patients and serve as a vital member of the healthcare team.

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North Runnels Hospital District Respiratory Therapy Services Department offers the following respiratory therapy services;

• Aerosol Therapy – Cool & Heated
• Oxygen Therapy
• High Flow Oxygen Therapy
• Aerosolized Medication Therapy
• Chest Percussion
• Arterial Blood Gas Analysis
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
• EKG

• Incentive Spirometry
• Pulmonary Function Testing
• Peak Flow Testing
• Pulse Oximetry
• Positive Pressure Medication Therapy
• Tracheostomy Care
• BiPAP / CPAP application and management
• Application and management of Life Support Systems (Ventilator/Respirator)

Coumadin Clinic

North Runnels Hospital Clinic has increased its capabilities to help manage your Coumadin therapy conveniently and accurately. Our new Coumadin Clinic located at our main clinic will offer the following:

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1) Finger stick PT/INR on-site! We no longer need vials of blood but rather we will be able to stick your finger much like a glucose test in the clinic. This means less pain and less blood loss.

2) Accurate, immediate results! We will know your PT/INR within a minute and the provider will determine your treatment plan at that time.

3) Easy to read, immediate treatment plan! You will be given a treatment plan on- site with a new prescription if needed. You will know exactly what you should be taken and when you will need another test.

4) Continuity of care! Tami Halfmann, FNP-C will be managing your Coumadin therapy and will know your history and treatments well.

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We will take appointments with possible walk-in appointments available on the 1 st Tuesday from 9 am – 12 pm and the 3 rd Wednesday from 9 am – 12 pm. We will also take appointments as needed, when possible.

For your first appointment, please bring your current Coumadin dosage schedule. We will check your lab on-site and formulate your treatment plan before you leave.