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Show r Page 4 Senior Section December 2001 Horizon Home Health: quality care for a quality life MARTIN HARRIS Times Writer of life is the goal of Horizon Home Health Care. Horizon has three loca tions in Utah County, 204 Allowing those in need of West 540 North in Orem extra health care to retain and 325 West Center, Suite the highest possible quality 206, in Spanish Fork. They 3 YWtfUF 1 4 1 I' , 3 - k ' ... t ; if' t. ' ; t i..-. . . ,. Horizon Home Health staff have offices in American Fork, Nephi, Richfield, Oakley, Cedar City and St. George. Believing that getting excellent health care doesn't mean having to give up your freedom and that quality health care and quality of life do go together, Horizon tries to help people keep their independence as long as possible. A team of top professionals, profession-als, providing a full range of health care services will tailor tai-lor a personal health care program for each client. These professionals will combine caring and friendly service with the professional profession-al knowledge to properly care for each -client's unique needs. Horizon care givers use a team approach when developing devel-oping a custom home health care program because they believe that their clients and there families need to participate in health care decisions. Health care services offered: Skilled Nursing Services: Horizon's skilled nurses i'lc services 24 hours a :av. .-even (lavs a week. Th'-v prov.de professional can- plan development and management health assessments, assess-ments, diabetic monitoring and instruction, blood sam pling, IV and infusionline insertion, medication regimen regi-men education, catheter and colostomy care, pain management, wound care, parenteralenteral care, cardiac car-diac care, and post hospital-izationsurgical hospital-izationsurgical care. Maternal-Infant Services: Horizon's skilled nurses can assist with lactation education, educa-tion, high risk pregnancy monitoring, newborn care, hyperemesis, and prenatalpost pre-natalpost partum care. Pediatric Care Services: Horizon has a trained pediatric pedi-atric team to care for children chil-dren who are pre- term, have respiratory diseases, cardiac abnormalities, chronic illnesses, congenital diseases, infections, and terminal illnesses. Horizon provides skilled nursing services for periodic visits or up to 24 hour care. Therapy Service: Clients can maintain their independence inde-pendence through just the right therapy program. Physical therapy provides strengthening, conditioning exercise, mobility training and home exercise programs. pro-grams. Occupational therapy thera-py assists with activities of flail v living, use of special equipment, orthotic and prosthetic training, and muscle reeducation. Speech therapy works on improving language, communication and swallowing. Social Services: Provides connections with community communi-ty resources, assistance with discharge planning, evaluations and assessment for counseling. Home Health Aide Service: Horizon's certified home health aids will care or assist seniors who have difficulty caring for themselves. them-selves. Services include: bathing and hair care, oral hygiene, dressing, catheter care, meal preparation and light housekeeping. Professional Homemaker Service: Homemaker service is an excellent choice for seniors who just need help getting things done around the house like home management, man-agement, light housekeeping, housekeep-ing, laundry and errands. Respite Care: When family fami-ly members are not available, avail-able, certified home health aides can provide companionship compan-ionship and light assistance for extended periods of time. Home care services are often covered by Medicaid, Medicare and private insurance insur-ance companies. For more information call '80D 226-1919 lOrem) or i S01 i 798-3991 (Spanish Fork', toll free 1-877-549-9993. or visit the website www.IIomeCareUtah.com. Quality Assisted Living OwnerAdministrators . urge. Pri -ate Rooms Private Baths Kitchenettes, Phone & Cable T.V. Delicious Home Cooked Meals and Snach ' First osce Continued from page 2 All of these services have one common com-mon goal, to help the individual attain the highest quality of life and maintain independence for as long as possible. "We pride ourselves in the way we treat our employees and the way they treat their patients," says Marilyn Mower i owner). You can get more information about First Choice Home Health Specialists by calling 801-434-4100 in Utah County or 801-501-9030 in Salt Lake or on the Internet at www.lstchoicecare.org. Resolve now to get vaccinated against pneumonia . L W f w .4. As the time of year to make new-resolutions new-resolutions draws near, why not make a resolution you can check off in mere minutes? If you're over 65, commit now to get a pneumonia shot. People over the age of 65 and those with chronic respiratory problem- 'I"-- ;f j; , rO'-. 'I ri-k of CCli-!!'.. CCli-!!'.. '!'-',!! : Or. . .i tv.'c c i K iherjia v a ,, Compassionate Staff' ii social ac 1 1 imes 798-1500 fax: 798-7900 1424 South 1700 East Spanish Fork, UT 84660 -e.:i i ' - : cet-S. i: '!t:i nticiiitr i.! ; Viuwmw l uahtu-.- ui.u far outwei.i'- dt-.i:i fr-.ni di-e-e-targeted ty childhood immunization.-. Every year in the United States, pneumonia accounts for more deaths than all other vaccine-preventable bacterial diseases combined - more than 40,000 deaths. One simple pneumonia shot could have potentially poten-tially prevented approximately half of these deaths. The pneumonia vaccination vac-cination can be given any time of year and remains effective for several sever-al years. Hospitals, health care providers and concerned health professional shave joined together to educate Utah County citizens about the benefit ben-efit of this vital immunization. The pneumonia shot can be given at your doctor's ,ffk-v r.r the Utah Countv i 1 " rine contains : ; ."ase- a;ui it -.' - hi m...-t fre- - -n:!!1.- a t'. - ' , in site tr "-.ir 'or i..ner in n.edicui ; r-li na.- iv.oii-n.'iHt .-enior receiv a i '.', -umom.i shot ii" they have not aiready done so. Most health care experts agree that it i.- better to revaccinate someone who cannot remember if or when they had the shot. These immunizations are a benefit covered 100 percent by Medicare Part B. If the individual does not have Medicare Part B. there is a small fee for the shot. For more information contact your doctor or call the Utah County Health Department at 370-8738 t (poor cc |