Finding the best medical care can mean evaluating a daunting number of choices. From selecting a primary care physician to deciding what specialists and hospitals to use, if necessary, there are many doctors and facilities to choose from. This also extends to choosing the home health care agency you might need when heading home after a stay in a hospital or rehab facility. Hospital case managers are required to provide you with a choice of agencies, and it is your decision which one you will use to provide the follow-up care your doctor prescribes in order for you to more completely recover at home.
Things to consider include whether the agency is Medicare certified, meaning that it meets rigorous standards of quality; if the agency provides services 7 days a week and if you can be seen promptly when you return home; whether the agency has the expertise to treat a large variety of conditions and illnesses and if staff have advanced dementia training as RVNA’s does; whether the agency’s treatment outcomes indicate a high quality of care and low rehospitalization rate; and if the agency provides additional services such as home health aides, nutritional counseling or outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy when you are no longer homebound.
Founded in 1914, RVNA is an accredited non-profit Medicare-certified home healthcare agency that also supports public health and safety and promotes the highest quality of life. RVNA provides compassionate care to all individuals, whether young or old, through a continuum of care that encompasses health care at home and in the community. RVNA also provides home health aides and companionship through a non-medical subsidiary called HomeCare by RVNA and outpatient physical, occupational and speech therapy in its Rehab by RVNA facility at 27 Governor Street, Ridgefield.
Visit RVNA at www.ridgefieldvna.org