Renal Disease and Home Health Therapy: Serving Dialysis Patients and CKD Patients in the Community

Clinical Guidance for OT, PT, and MSW Providing Home Health Services to Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and End-Stage Renal Disease Chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease represent a…

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Home Health for Patients With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: A Clinical and Operational Guide

How Agencies Can Serve Adults With IDD Who Need Home Health Services — and Why This Population Is Underserved Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities — a population that includes…

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Managing Chronic Pain in Home Health: The Therapy Team’s Role in an Undertreated Clinical Challenge

Evidence-Based Approaches for OT, PT, and MSW in Supporting Chronic Pain Management for Home-Based Patients Chronic pain — pain persisting beyond the expected period of tissue healing, typically defined as…

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When Should a Home Health Patient Be Discharged? Clinical Criteria and the Documentation That Supports Them

A Practical Guide for Therapy Clinicians on Recognizing Discharge Readiness and Documenting It Correctly The discharge decision in home health therapy is one of the most clinically and financially consequential…

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Cultural Competence in Home Health: Serving Houston’s Extraordinarily Diverse Patient Population

Why Cultural Awareness, Language Access, and Culturally Responsive Clinical Practice Are Clinical Necessities in the Houston Market Houston is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities on Earth.…

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Oncology Home Health: Serving Cancer Patients in the Community With Clinical Precision and Compassion

How Home Health Agencies Can Build the Clinical Capability to Support Patients Through Cancer Treatment and Recovery Cancer has become a chronic condition for millions of Americans. With five-year survival…

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