<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=0UVIzi_0yTYVgTD00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=0UVIzi_0yTYVgTD00" width="1200" height="600" >PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Home care allows individuals to recover in the comfort of their own homes, with medical professionals stopping by to provide essential care. It’s the focus of this week’s Medical Monday.“Home care is designed to have patients be able to stay at the comfort of their home with the services that we can provide. We can do wound care, IV antibiotics, tube feedings, chronic disease management, and much more.” Karee Thibeault, Registered Nurse and Provider Relations at Northern Light Homecare and Hospice is discussing the benefits of having medical professionals caring for patients in their own homes, or Home Care. She says the number of home care visits varies based on patient needs. “If it’s nursing, it could be one to two days a week. We could have home health aides that actually go five days a week, depending on what the needs are. For the most part, it’s anywhere from one to three or four days a week, depending on the services.” Thibeault says home care provides a unique opportunity for healing. “The comfort of their home. They feel more comfortable, and they can heal. Healing is the biggest thing, as long as they have that support of the family.” Home care programs also include innovative telehealth options that help patients manage their health from home. “We were the first home care facility in Maine that piloted telehealth. Patients are sent home with a medically graded device, including an iPad, a pulse oximeter, and a scale. They check their vital signs daily, and if something is out of range, our telehealth group, staffed by clinicians, calls the patient and works with the team to make adjustments.” Home care can reduce hospital visits and help patients recover safely in the comfort of their own home. </div></body>

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