Avesena Home Health Care is dedicated to providing the highest quality of medical care to our patients in the comfort of their own home or residence. We value the importance of keeping loved ones together while receiving the best possible health care. Our certified skilled nurses and health care teams collaborate with the patient's physicians to determine the best plan of care for each individual. In addition to caring for medical needs, Avesena clinicians work to emphasize preventative health to help maintain a patient's personal best health status and decrease visits to the hospital.

Our nurses and therapists have cared for patients in the Chicagoland area for nearly 10 years. Every patient at Avesena Home Health in under the care of clinicians who are compassionate, highly-trained, genuinely concerned and invested in their well-being and working to provide excellent care. We actively work to help each patient reach their personal potential in daily activities and personal living while maintaining and improving their health status.

Our services include but are not limited to:

• Licensed Skilled Nursing
• Physical therapy
• Occupation therapy
• Speech therapy
• Medication management and review
• Medical Social worker to help with financial and social issues related to patient care
• Certified home health aides
• Arrangement for medication delivery and medical equipment and supplies
• Home IV therapy
• Expert nursing wound care producing better than national average results
• Home labs and imaging including x-rays and ultrasound
• Homemaking

Nursing Education and Management includes but is not limited to:

• Diabetic teaching and care
• Hypertension and blood pressure management
• Cardiovascular assessment including congestive heart failure (CHF)
• Respiratory disease including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Pain assessment and management
• Patient and family education
• Depression assessment
• Catheter care
• Chemotherapy
• Post-stroke care
• Post-operational and wound care
• IV therapy and management
• Implementation of safety measures

Our CNA-certified home health aides assist in tasks such as:

• Health supervision
• Light housekeeping and laundry
• Meal preparation
• Oral/denture care
• Bathing assistance
• Personal dressing and grooming

Caregiver Information

Caregiver Skills Include:

Ethics, Patient Transfers, Stress Management, Grief Issues, Family Communication, Transition Issues, Communicating with Dementia Patients