Aegis Health Perspectives Services

Nursing Care Provided by Registered and Licensed Practical Nurses

Nursing Care is available on an hourly basis, per visit, or around-the-clock in the home, hospital or nursing facility. Nursing services include, but are not limited to:

Medication Administration	Medical Monitoring	Home Blood Draws
Ventilator Dependant Care	Straight Catheterization	G-tube care and reinsertion
Administration of IV Medications	Suctioning and tracheostomy care	Application and monitoring of functional electrical stimulators
Care Management; (see other services)	Medication packaging in bubble packs

The benefits of in-home nursing care include decrease of repeated hospitalizations due to ongoing skilled assessments and identification of any imminent needs for medical intervention.

Rehabilitation Therapy

Physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech language pathologists work closely with clients experiencing neurodegenerative disorders, to help them achieve their maximum level of functioning. Our goal is to help patients and their families return to as full and rich a life as possible The benefits of in-home rehabilitation therapy include: 1) The therapist can assess the patient’s needs within the context of the patient’s home 2) The therapist can identify safety concerns and environmental barriers, determine if there is a need for adaptive equipment and therapeutic intervention, plus evaluate the patient’s ability to function within his or her environment and 3) Patient’s family members and friends can play an active role in the patient’s therapy, assisting with exercises, in addition to providing emotional support and encouragement.

Personal Care is Provided by Home Health Aides, High-Tech Aides and / or Certified Nursing Assistants

Our caregivers are trained to provide hands-on care, Including:

	Assistance with bathing, dressing, feeding		Monitoring of vital signs
	Skin breakdown inspection		Assistance with range of motion exercises
	Application of condom catheter		Positioning and turning client in bed
	Home support activities such as meal preparation, housekeeping, errands, shopping		Maintenance of safe environment
	Transferring; use of gait belt, slide board and mechanical lifts		Accompanying clients to Social Functions

Our High-tech Aides are trained to perform these skilled services:

	Bowel management		Suprapubic catheter care
	Foley catheter management		Straight intermittent catheterization
	Monitor for autonomic dysreflexia		Apply AFOs, splints and braces
	Assist and/or perform therapeutic exercises		Orientation to special needs
	Ostomy Care

MORE ABOUT AEGIS SERVICES

All client care services are managed by an RN, Clinical Care Manager

A thorough assessment is conducted by one of our Clinical Care Managers to determine client-specific needs and special requests. From the assessment, a personalized care plan is developed. Physician, client and family may also participate in the development of the care plan. The Clinical Care Manager then manages and coordinates the clinical team who will provide the in-home care. The care plan is monitored closely and adjusted as needs change.

Aegis provides regular supervision of our home care staff...

Aegis philosophy includes regular supervision of our home care staff. After our Clinical Care Manager develops an individualized care plan and client directives are put into daily practice, our team of supervising nurses is routinely in the field assuring the plan of care is appropriately implemented. All in-home nursing and aide staff are supervised in the home during the provision of their care so that all standards of Spinal Cord Injury Care are maintained.

Aegis works collaboratively with clients and health care professionals…

As part of the health care team, Aegis works collaboratively with life care planners, case managers, primary care physicians, physiatrists, psychiatrists and client direction to develop an individual, specialized client care plan.

Aegis training…

Aegis exceeds standards for training and supervision set by National Private Duty Association and the National Association of Spinal Cord Injury Nurses.

For additional information, please contact us at (248) 615-1730.

©2007 Aegis Health Perspectives, Inc. All rights reserved.	Home \| Our Services \| Other Services \| Contacts\| Employment
20270 Middlebelt Road, Ste 1 Livonia, MI 48152 - Ph: 248-615-1730 - Fax: 248-615-1830	Comments? Site design by Speedy Sites LLC