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Center
for Home Care and Hospice
Continuum of Care
The
Center for Home Care and Hospice at Loyola University
Medical Center is a Medicare-certified Illinois Department
of Public Health licensed home care and hospice. The
programs also are accredited by the Joint Commission
for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.
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
- Psychiatric
nursing
- 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
A full spectrum of home care and hospice services is
available in Maywood at:
Loyola
University Hospital
To
speak with a coordinator who can help assess your medical
needs and find an appropriate physician, call the Loyola
Physician Referral staff at (708) 327-1000.
Related
Links
Center for Home Care and Hospice
Ronald
McDonald® Children's Hospital at Loyola University
Medical Center
Neonatal
Care program
Administrative
Director
Barbara Palac, MBA
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