Home Health Services
Our home care services begin with a full patient assessment to determine the scope and range of a patient's needs. We include continuous patient and family education, patient monitoring and nutritional counseling to support our goal of achieving each patients best level of health.
Services and care provided by UM Chester River Home Care and UM Shore Home Care include:
- cardiac conditions
- COPD
- diabetes
- orthopedic services
- rehabilitation services
- stroke
- terminal illnesses
Our experienced staff also provides catheter care, colostomy and ileostomy injections and intravenous therapy, pain management, wound care and more.
Additional Therapies and Support
Physical Therapy
Our physical therapists restore balance, range of motion, strength and endurance, and prosthetics. Physical therapy helps patients improve their ability to walk or get up and down. Therapists also determine equipment needs in the home and help reduce patient's risk for falling.
Occupational Therapy
Home care occupational therapists help patients improve in daily tasks such as bathing, dressing and basic household activities. Therapists may recommend adaptations to make the home safer and establish a daily routine for important tasks.
Speech and Language Pathology
Our speech language pathologists help patients and their families with memory problems, improving the ability to communicate, and restoring patient's ability to swallow safely.
Medical Social Work
Medical social workers at both locations provide home care services such as social and emotional counseling, and help in locating community resources to help with financial concerns.
Home Health Aide Services
Home Health Aide services assist the patient with personal care such as bathing, toileting, dressing and also provide assistance with ambulation.
Contact Information
- UM Chester River Home Care
- Phone: 410-778-1049; 877-778-1049
- Fax: 410-788-7090
- UM Shore Home Care
- Phone: 410-820-6052; 800-542-5005
- Fax: 410-763-7285