Home health aides duties include providing routine personal care and basic health care for convalescent and/or disabled persons in the home of the patients. They are able to assist clients with bathing, dressing, and brushing teeth. Duties may also include changing linens and assisting clients with getting around. Clients may range from the elderly, disabled, long-term ill, to children with special needs.
CNAs are certified nursing assistants that have specific duties and must pass state licensing tests before interacting with health care patients. They assist clients with personal and basic health care needs as well as change linens and aid in mobility.
Registered nurses work to promote good health and prevent illness. Patients are educated about their various medical conditions, treated and rehabilitated, and provided advice and emotional support for patients and their families by nurses. They administer medications under the supervision of doctors and keep records of symptoms and progress. Their supervision of licensed practical nurses (LPNs), nursing aides, CNAs, and IHAs are also duties registered nurses may provide to insure the well-being of patients.
Physical therapy is a type of treatment you may need when health problems make it hard to move around and do everyday tasks. It helps you move better and may relieve pain. It also helps improve or restore your physical function and your fitness level. The goal of physical therapy is to make daily tasks and activities easier. It may aid in surgical recovery, injuries, and/or long-term health problems. All of these benefits will assist patients in staying in their homes and sustaining a good quality of life for a longer period of time.
Occupational therapy is used to increase function and mobility for patients with physical disabilities and limitations. Through repetitive exercises, the prescription of equipment, and adaptation of task and/or environment therapists assist patients to increase development and prevent further disability. This includes daily self-care, work, and leisure activities performed by patients.
Speech and language pathologists work with the full range of human communication and its disorders. PEAK professionals will evaluate/diagnose speech, language, cognitive- communication and swallowing disorders. After, treatment will be administered to individuals of all ages, from young children to the elderly by skilled pathologists with the newest and innovative methods in the field.