Skilled Nursing

When your elderly loved one requires extra care, you don't trust just anyone.

1st Choice Home Health understands that when it comes to your loved ones, you don't cut corners. That's why we provide the best skilled nursing care possible for your elderly or infirm family member or relative.

• Teaching & Training Activities of Illness or Injury

1. Self Administration of injectable meds
2. Newly Diagnosed Disease
3. Wound Care
4. Ostomy Care and Reinforcement
5. Self-Catherization
6. Self-Administration of Gastrostomy or Enteral Feedings
7. Bowel or Bladder Care
8. Nutrition
9. Proper Body Alignment and Positioning and timing techniques of the bed-bound
10. Use and Care of Braces, Splints and Orthotics and Associated Skin Care
11. Proper Administration of Oral Medication
12. Proper Care and Application of any Special Dressings or Skin Treatments

• IM/SQ Injections (B-12, Flu)
• Central Line/PICC Line Care
• IV Therapy (Antibiotic, Hydration, Pain Management, TPN, Chemo Therapy)
• Wound Care (Including Wound Vacs for ulcers, burns, pressure sores, open surgical sites, fistulas, tube site and tumor erosion sites)
• Foley Catheter Insertion & Care
• End of Life Palliative Care & Counseling
• Medication Management with supporting skill
• Laboratory/Blood Draws with supporting skill
• Ostomy, PEG/G Tube & Enteral Feeding
• Tracheotomy Care (short term)