What exactly is Social Work in Home Health?
Skilled social work services play a crucial role in home health care, providing essential support and assistance to patients and their families in navigating the complexities of healthcare, managing psychosocial issues, and accessing community resources. From addressing emotional concerns to facilitating care transitions and advocating for patient rights, skilled social workers contribute to holistic, patient-centered […]
April is Counseling Awareness Month
Counseling is more than managing serious issues. The role of a counselor is to support individuals. There is stigma with accessing counseling services, and this often prevents individuals from seeking the support they need. Counseling Awareness Month is meant to raise awareness that the interventions provided are to support April is alcohol awareness month which […]
Growing and Serving more communities in 2023
Elite Home Health & Hospice is committed to serving the communities of the Lewiston/Clarkston valley, Moscow, and Orofino. We have been able to expand our services and support patients as far as Kooskia and up into Potlatch in 2022. We grew by adding in palliative services in April of 2022. Our growth is not going […]
April is National Donate Life Month
The opportunity to be an organ donor presents both the donor and the recipient with unique opportunities. What we do know and recognize is that the shortage of donors and the growing recipient list presents challenges in providing adequate care to these patients. As a home health and hospice agency, our focus is often on […]
April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month
Testicular cancer is one of the most treatable cancers according to the American Cancer Society (cancer.org). This is a unique opportunity to shift our focus to men in a different age bracket than we typically serve. These men are between the ages of 20 – 35 and are typically Caucasian. Survival rates are at 95% […]
April is National Oral Cancer Awareness Month
Mouth and throat cancers are complex. They are often not viewed as critical, but consider that these forms of cancer take the lives of at least 24 people daily. The longevity of these conditions is about 60% for 5 years. Frequently, these people are living with physical disfigurement, difficulties eating and speaking, and social stigma. […]
Weekly Pulse for February 21, 2022
Home Health (Therapy) Start Date Hospice (Nursing) Start Date Clarkston 2/22 2/22 Lewiston 2/22 2/22 Moscow 2/23 2/21 Orofino 2/23 2/21 ***Start Dates are contingent on receiving a complete referral*** Clinical Focus February is Cardiac Awareness Month! Changes in cardiac management, such as new medications, learning to self-monitor weight and edema, changes in energy levels, […]
