Home is Where Recovery Begins
Linda Brabant , EvergreenHealth Executive Director of Home Health, shares how her team is committed to enhancing patients' quality of life by supporting their recovery journey in the comfort of their own homes all while reducing hospital stays.
Home Health care is short-term, intermittent skilled care available to help you recover from surgery, illness or an accident while staying in your home. Home health may also help you or your loved one learn to manage a chronic disease and understand medications. Home Health services are ordered by a medical provider and serve as an in-home extension of the medical care directed by your provider.
Services we offer:
Nursing care
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Speech therapy
Psychiatric nursing
Psychiatric occupational therapy
Social work assessment and counseling
Home health aides
Caregiver training
Seamless transition to other services such as outpatient therapy , clinic-based services, and hospice as appropriate
Your home health team will develop a personalized plan of care for you to work on recovery goals, independently or with your caregivers, as well as make recommendations for the next phase of recovery after home health services end.
Home Health offers more than therapy services alone. Learn more about each home health service and how Home Health differs from Outpatient Therapy and from Home Care .
We recognize that you have options when considering what home health agency to work with. Here are a few reasons why we encourage you to choose EvergreenHealth for yourself or your loved one:
EvergreenHealth Home Health is an industry leader in quality of care and patient satisfaction scores
EvergreenHealth Home Health has one of the lowest rehospitalization rates among local home health agencies*
EvergreenHealth Home Health offers specialized services , including wound care supported by certified Wound Ostomy Continence Nurses (WOCN), psychiatric nursing, psychiatric occupational therapy and vestibular rehabilitation
EvergreenHealth clinical staff receive extensive training and continuing education to ensure they are at the forefront of current practices
EvergreenHealth Home Health offers continuity of care and consistent staffing ; our clinical staff have been employed for an average of 8 years
Patients, and their proxy if desired, can access their home health visit notes through MyChart , our online patient portal
Many EvergreenHealth Home Health clinicians are trained in the Serious Illness Conversation Guide
EvergreenHealth offers patients a smooth transition to outpatient palliative care or hospice services, as appropriate and desired for those with chronic or life limiting illness
EvergreenHealth is a not-for-profit, public organization owned by the community, which prioritizes patient care over profit
*As shown by Eastside Health Network post -acute care coalition/bundled care partners and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
To qualify for Home Health, you must be considered homebound and in need of short-term, intermittent skilled care. Your medical provider may start a home health referral after a hospitalization, operation, skilled nursing stay or at a medical visit.
Individuals receive home health services for about 30-45 days. The frequency of visits during that time is decided in collaboration between the clinical home health team and your provider.
Some people transition to outpatient therapy at the end of their home health treatment plan, while others do not. Every patient and situation are unique; please discuss your specific circumstances and options with your care provider. If you have further questions, please give our team a call at (425) 899-3300 to learn if EvergreenHealth Home Health is right for you.
You can also see what insurance plans are accepted by Home Health .
