How We Can Help You - Butte Home Health & Hospice

•	We work to improve the patient's independence and decrease the load on the caregiver.
•	You are never alone! An Administrative Nurse is available to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to talk you through problems or send a Nurse or Home Health Aide to you home in time of crisis... even in the middle of the night.
•	We work to help caregivers find more quality time for themselves by sharing the patient care load.
•	We will evaluate your home for modifications & equipment needed for the patient to achieve the greatest level of independence.
•	We can help you sort through the health care maze.
•	We will help you apply for all the County, State, and Federal programs you qualify for.
•	In a crisis or planned vacation, we can assist with the transfer and admission to just the right facility or find 24 hour care at home.
•	We can set up a medication administration system to help prevent errors and potential harm or hospitalizations.
•	We can help you find the right long term help and train them.
You may need home health if you are "homebound"* and:
•	Require complex home treatments like IV medications, wound care, enteral feedings, etc.
•	There is a need for nursing, physical, occupational, or speech therapy, social services or home health aide
•	You have difficulty following your physician’s recommended treatment at home
•	Have a need for further instruction on medications, diet, treatments, etc.
•	Have a history of multiple hospital admissions and/or unstable medical history
•	You have been "readmitted" for a diagnosis treated by hospitalization in the previous three months
•	You were getting along "OK" before you went to the hospital, but now are significantly less independent
•	Have a potentially life threatening, severely incapacitating, or terminal diagnosis
•	Have received a variety of skilled nursing and ancillary services up to the date of hospital discharge
•	Have a new diagnosis
•	Have new or adjusted medications
•	Experienced a recent decline in functional status
•	You require medical evaluation and observation
•	You have unstable problems such as blood pressure, blood sugars, pain control, etc.
•	Are returning home from a stay at a rehab, skilled nursing facility or assisted living facility and need continued care
•	Are a resident at an assisted living, retirement or continuing care facility and have skilled care needs
NEED HELP? JUST CALL US AND WE'LL MAKE YOUR HEALTH OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY! * Medicare describes a person as homebound when that person requires a severe and taxing effort to leave home. It is a subjective definition, so if you unsure of homebound status, contact us and one of our nurses can give you input over the phone.