|
Mercer Street Friends Nursing Services
Our nursing staff is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care to our patients and their caregivers.
The goal of our holistic approach is to achieve maximum wellness.
Your home care nurse will provide nursing care and teach you about:
- Wellness
- Your medicines
- Symptom management
- Emergency procedures
- Home safety
- Community resources
- Your illness and how to manage your it
- Nutrition
- Wound care
- Catheters and tubes
- Injections
- Checking your blood sugar
- Arranging for medical supplies and equipment
Behavioral Health Program
Mercer Street Friends Home Health Care offers in-home Behavioral Health services. Through regular visits, we help our patients maintain optimum mental health and wellness.
Our Behavioral Health Team includes a variety of medical professionals and paraprofessionals.
The Nurse:
- Assesses psychosocial status
- Monitors medications
- Provides support
The Home Health Aide:
- Reinforces coping skills
- Promotes independence with self-care
- Helps with meals, bathing, dressing, and other personal care
- Helps with laundry and grocery shopping
The Rehabilitation Team provides:
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech therapy
The Medical Social Worker:
- Assesses your resource needs
- Refers you to community services
- Teaches and reinforces decision-making
The Registered Dietitian:
- Provides individualized nutritional assessment and education
- Teaches and reinforces healthy eating
Chronic Care Program
The Mercer Street Friends Chronic Care Program serves people with long-term needs.
Our Chronic Care Team includes Nurses, Home Health Aides, Rehabilitation Therapists, a Registered Dietitian and a Medical Social Worker.
Our services include:
- Mediplanner prefill
- Injections
- Personal care
- Health education
- Home health aide supervision
- Insulin prefill
- Catheter and tube change
- Nursing assessment
We partner with other community agencies:
- Mercer County Board of Social Services
- Mercer County Office on Aging (U.S. Title XX)
- Community Caregivers Program for the Elderly and Disabled (NJ)
- Jersey Assistance for Community Caregiving (NJ)
- Caregivers Assistance Program (Mercer County)
- NJ Medicaid Personal Care Assistance
- Mercer County Respite Care Program
- NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities
|
