Amedisys Home Health Care

Amedisys Home Health Care in Claremore, Oklahoma provides skilled nursing, therapy and other services to help patients recover from illness, injury or surgery, as well as manage chronic health conditions in their homes. The interdisciplinary team includes nurses, home health aides, social workers, physical therapists, speech therapists and occupational therapists who work collaboratively with patients, families and doctors to develop individualized plans of care.

Services offered include nursing care with pain management and monitoring, physical therapy to build strength and balance, occupational therapy for daily living tasks, speech therapy for communication and swallowing, medical social work for care coordination and counseling, and wound care. The team is on-call 24/7 for urgent needs.

The organization offers specialized home health programs for patients with COPD, heart failure, diabetes and those at increased risk of falling. Heart failure programs focus on reducing symptoms and keeping patients at home rather than in the hospital. COPD programs provide education and support to help patients manage symptoms, while diabetes programs combine skilled nursing, therapy and home health aide services.

Amedisys serves multiple counties including Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee, Nowata, Ottawa, Rogers, Sequoyah and Tulsa. Medicare, Medicaid and private insurance plans typically cover home health care costs for eligible patients. Initial visits are usually scheduled within 24 hours of hospital or nursing facility discharge, and the frequency and type of visits are adjusted based on each patient's individual plan of care.