Oakwood Home Care Services

Programs: Oakwood home care services delivers high quality home health care services to thousands of residents throughout southeast michigan. In 2016, oakwood home care services provided medical care to over 7,000 home-bound patients, which included professional patient care visits to over 100,000 patients. Oakwood home care services contacts all patients within 24 hours of referral. Each patient is assigned to a primary care nurse who coordinates the team members involved in the total care of the patient. A nurse is available 24 hours a day for non-emergencies, questions or concerns. Nursing - an oakwood home care nurse will visit patients at scheduled times to provide nursing services, observe and evaluate patient progress and make regular reports to a patient's physician. The nurse makes special efforts to include both patient and patient's family in the care and healing process. Physical and occupational therapists - certified therapists work with patients to help them regain strength, endurance and motor skills that have been lost due to an accident, injury, stroke or illness. Speech pathologist - certified speech pathologists are available to work with patients who have speech impairments, hearing problems or swallowing disorders. Medical social worker - medical social workers offer counseling for long-range planning and decision-making, assistance in evaluating patient and family social and emotional needs, and help in coordinating community services such as medicaid, meals, companionship and chores. Nutritionist - individuals with certain medical conditions may need to follow a special diet for the rest of their lives. Oakwood home care nutritionists provide education and information on a variety of diets, including low-cholesterol, cardiac, renal, low salt and diabetic. The nutritionist helps patients and families understand and adjust to their new way of life. Home health aides - home health aides assist patients with all aspects of daily living, including: dressing, grooming, meal preparation and transfers (i. E. From bed to chair). Aides also help with light housekeeping, shopping and laundry.