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Aging & Disability Resource Center
- The Aging and Disability Resource Center is a statewide initiative with the intent of serving as a single point of entry into the long-term care system. The Center serves as a “one-stop shop” for access to programs, services, information and assistance.
FSSA Division of Disability & Rehabilitative Services
Indiana Directory of Disability ResourcesLink captionIndiana Institute on Disability and Community at Indiana University
Monroe County Public Library Disability Services
Mobility Assistive Devices
- Area 10 houses an inventory of new and used home medical equipment and assistive devices, including walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, commodes, canes and more. This durable equipment is available to anyone with a temporary or permanent disability.
American Heart Association | Types of Arrhythmia in Children
- An arrhythmia is any change in the regular, even rhythm of the heartbeat. Most arrhythmias are harmless, but some can be serious and even life-threatening. Bradycardia is a slower than normal heart rate based on age and physical condition. Tachycardia is the medical term for a heart rate over 100 beats per minute. There are many heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias) that can cause tachycardia.
- Asthma is a chronic disease involving the airways in the lungs. These airways, or bronchial tubes, allow air to come in and out of the lungs. With asthma the airways are always inflamed. They become even more swollen and the muscles around the airways can tighten when something triggers your symptoms
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disability that can cause significant social, communication, and behavioral challenges. Diagnosing ASD can be difficult as there is no medical test, like a blood test, to diagnose it.
American Lung Association- Bronchiectasis
- Bronchiectasis is a condition in which the bronchial tubes of the lungs are permanently damaged, widened, and thickened. These damaged air passages allow bacteria and mucus to build up and pool in the lungs, resulting in frequent infections and blockages of the airways.
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia or BPD
- Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common childhood motor disability. Cerebral means having to do with the brain. Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscles. CP is caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the developing brain that affects a person’s ability to control his or her muscles.Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders that affect a person’s ability to move and maintain balance and posture. CP is the most common childhood motor disability. Cerebral means having to do with the brain. Palsy means weakness or problems with using the muscles. CP is caused by abnormal brain development or damage to the developing brain that affects a person’s ability to control his or her muscles.
Oley Nutritional Support- Feeding and Swallowing Disorders
- G-tube feeding using a feeding pump may be prescribed for infants and children with a wide variety of conditions, including inability to feed on their own, gastrointestinal defects, weight loss, and failure to thrive.
- Epileptic seizures are called a seizure disorder or epilepsy. What causes epileptic seizures is often unknown (called idiopathic epilepsy). But they may be caused by various brain disorders, such as structural abnormalities, strokes, or tumors. In such cases, they are called symptomatic epilepsy.
- Spina bifida is a birth defect that occurs when the spine and spinal cord don’t form properly. It’s a type of neural tube defect. The neural tube is the structure in a developing embryo that eventually becomes the baby’s brain, spinal cord and the tissues that enclose them.
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
- Down syndrome is a genetic disorder caused when abnormal cell division results in an extra full or partial copy of chromosome 21. This extra genetic material causes the developmental changes and physical features of Down syndrome.
- Transportation linking rural areas to county population centers offering fixed routes and scheduled trips. Medical transportation and buses with wheelchair-lifts available
- Area 10 Agency on Aging provides housing options at three affordable apartment complexes. We are here to support you and provide housing designed around seniors’ needs and interests.
Social Security Administration
- (800-772-1213) Pays benefits to retirees, children, widows and widowers. Apply online for retirement, disability and Medicare benefits, replacement card and more.
CDC | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FAQs
812-822-3399.It usually is less expensive, more convenient than, and just as effective as the care you receive in a hospital or skilled nursing facility. The advantage is that it is in the comfort of your own home. If you or your loved one may benefit from home health care services, ask your primary physician for a referral. Talk to your doctor and have your home health care prescription faxed to 812-824-3390 for immediate enrollment.
You may call us at 812-822-3399 or email us at info@hoosierhomehealth.com for more information or a complimentary consultation.
Providing quality care to clients is paramount to us. Hoosier Home Health’s professional nurses conduct detailed assessments of their client's medical and functional status at the time of admission to the home health service. These assessments are repeated at least every 60 days and at discharge. Monthly comparisons are made between all clients’ starting and ending assessments to ensure that our services remain effective in helping meet their health care goals. Changes are made whenever outcome results indicate a need to alter policies, processes, or personnel. Also, each client receives a satisfaction survey that is incorporated into an ongoing evaluation process to continually improve our client satisfaction.
Make sure the home health agency has proper credentials and is committed to quality. At Hoosier Home Health, we are here to provide the services you need with some of the highest standards in the industry.
Keep in mind, the goal of a good home health agency is to help each client become as independent as possible and to enjoy a better quality of life.
Hoosier Home Health
Irene Danielsen, Chief Executive Officer
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| Phone: (812) 822-3399 Fax: (812) 650-1015 |  |
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