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Center
for Home Care & Hospice
The Center for Home Care
& Hospice of Loyola University Health System (Loyola)
is a Medicare-certified Illinois Department of Public
Health-licensed home care and hospice. The programs also
are accredited by the Joint Commission.
Home Care
The Home
Care program provides intermittent care to homebound
patients.
Services Include:
- Skilled nursing
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech/language pathology
- Medical social services
- Nutritional services
- Home health aide
- Cardiac nursing
Home Infusion
The Home
Infusion program provides infusion therapy products
and high-tech home care nursing services to adult and
pediatric patients.
Services Include:
- Placement of PIC, midline
and other venous access devices
- Nursing services for
patient/family education
- Nursing services for
the delivery of high-tech therapies
Therapies Provided:
- Antibiotics/antivirals/antifungals
- Chemotherapy
- Hemotherapy--packed
cells, platelets, etc.
- TPN
- Growth cell factors
- Hydration
- Enteral
- Pain management
- Gamma globulin products
- Chelation therapy
Bone Marrow Transplant
(BMT) Home Care
A Bone Marrow
Transplant (BMT) Home Care program provides skilled
and high-tech nursing services to BMT patients pre-and
post-transplant allowing patients to be cared for in
their homes, reducing hospital length of stay and increasing
patient comfort. Care is provided by a team of highly
skilled, BMT cross-trained nurses.
Pediatric Home
Care
The Pediatric
Home Care program, a component of the Ronald McDonald®
Children's Hospital at Loyola University Medical Center,
provides home care services to the pediatric population.
A special Neonatal Care program facilitates the early
discharge of neonates from neonatal intensive care units
(NICU) or other areas. Care is provided by NICU nurses
trained in home care.
Services Include:
- Skilled nursing
- High-tech infusion therapies
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech/language pathology
- Medical social services
- Home health aides
Hospice
The Hospice
program provides hospice services to adult and pediatric
patients.
Services Include:
- Physician services
- Skilled nursing
- Chaplain/counseling
services
- Medical social services
- Therapies
- Home health aides
- Bereavement services
- Volunteer services
- Dietary consultation
Care is provided in the
patient's home, with inpatient care for symptom control
and pain management provided at Loyola University Hospital
at Loyola University Medical Center. Respite care is
provided at skilled nursing facilities / long term care
facilities in the community.
Locations
and Contacts
For
referrals to the Home Care and Hospice program, please
call (708) 216-4983.
Related
Links
Ronald
McDonald® Children's Hospital of Loyola University
Medical Center
Cancer Services
Administrative Director
George Krempel
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