SLR Home Health Services

Home health aide services, and personal care services, can be provided to elderly or debilitated residents and their caregivers in their homes by a qualified PSW. These services are provided with the intention of enabling patients to continue to live in their homes, and avoid placement in a facility such as a nursing home or hospital.

A broad range of services can be provided by SLR, the most relevant of which are personal care and chore services, such as:

• Errands – food and household shopping, medication pick-up and delivery.
• Home Management Assistance – cleaning, laundry, assistance with mail, minor reparations to home, medication identification, and check writing.
• Meal Preparation – cooking, labeling, and storage.
• Personal Care – assistance with personal hygiene, mobility, eating and dressing.
• Respite Care – in-home short term caregiver relief.

Occupational therapy is about helping people do the day-to-day tasks that “occupy” their work or leisure time, sustain themselves, and enable them to contribute to the wider community. It is these opportunities to get back to these tasks following an illness or injury that prove important and meaningful to the health of our patients at SLR HOMECARE.

Our PSW's who are highly skilled therapists enable patients to lead more productive, active, and independent lives through a variety of methods, including the use of adaptive equipment. SLR PSWs' with occupational therapy experience work with patients in several environments, such as in their homes or in one of our care facilities. In the home environment, they are trained to assess for hazards and identify environmental factors that contribute to falls. SLR HOMECARE PSW's are often instrumental in assessing for appropriate wheelchairs and other specialized medical equipment for their patients.

For GTA and GTA East patients suffering from respiratory ailments, such as difficulty breathing or chronic lung disease, the PSW staff at SLR HOMECARE is comprised of nurses who are certified in pulmonary medicine, and understand what medications and exercise programs can benefit you most. 

They are trained in the most advanced treatments for your lungs and follow strict measures and protocols to provide you with the best and safest methods of care. 

At SLR HOMECARE, we offer services ranging from cardiopulmonary rehabilitation – education, exercise, peer support, and guidance from our staff of medical professionals.

We provide support and help with the following respiratory ailments:

• Asthma
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD)
• Emphysema
• Chronic bronchitis
• Pneumonia
• Cystic fibrosis
• Lung cancer
• Sleep apnea
• Respiratory failure

Diabetes is a chronic illness that requires ongoing medical care as well as patient self-management, and education to prevent acute complications and to reduce the risk of long-term complications. 

At SLR HOMECARE our trained staff is uniquely prepared to treat and manage complications as they arise under guidance from your primary care physician.

Our diabetic care provisions include:

• Lymphedema therapy
• Eye examination
• Insulin therapy
• Wound care

We use disease management interventions targeted towards patients transitioning from one care setting to another.

Here is what you can expect from Transitional Care Management:

• Home visits by a Nurse Practitioner who delivers education, reinforces self-care instructions, and performs physical examinations.
• Implement evidence-based treatment guidelines and lead home health multidisciplinary team.
• Aid in reducing hospital readmissions and other avoidable medical expenses.

SLR HOMECARE provides highly skilled services for many illnesses, injuries, and surgeries. Our goal is our patients’ recovery and independence. We offer more frequency with better outcomes on our specialized programs, which allow for a faster recovery time. 

Services are provided in home and are second to none in providing state-of-the-art treatment following an injury or surgery such as knee or hip replacement, LSVT or Parkinson’s care.

Physical therapy services Include:

• Evaluation/Treatment
• Fall Prevention Program (Steady Steps)
• Therapeutic Exercises
• Gait Training
• Neuro Re-education/Balance
• Endurance and Strengthening for Cardiac Rehab
• Spine/Joint Mobilization
• Home Assessment for Safety/Accessibility; Medical Equipment Evaluation and Training
• LSVT Big (Parkinson’s Program)
• Lower Extremity Mobilization
• Modalities as Indicated: anodyne, ultrasound, E-STIM, Phonophresis, TENS, Moist hot- pack
• Surgical Protocols: Total Knee, Hip, and Shoulder Replacements; Spinal Surgery Rehab
• Stroke Recovery
• Amputation with Prosthetic Training

At SLR HOMECARE our on-staff PSW's work toward preventing, assessing, diagnosing, and treating speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders. Often needed following an illness, surgery, stroke, or injury, social communication disorders are also found in individuals with other conditions, such as traumatic brain injury. 

The PSW's at SLR HOMECARE are trained in the latest modalities to provide best-in-class care for patients suffering from any kind of speech disorder. We offer specialized programs geared towards Parkinson’s patients (LSVT), with clinically proven methods for improving speech and voice that are tailored for each individual’s needs.

Palliative care provides an extra layer of support for patients with serious illnesses. Our certified registered nurse practitioners see patients at home, to help manage symptoms of serious illnesses at any stage. Patients can expect relief from symptoms such as pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, constipation, nausea, loss of appetite, and difficulty sleeping. 

Our PSW's help patients understand their choices for medical care. With the ability to prescribe medications and to coordinate care with the patient’s entire health network, palliative care provides the best possible quality of life. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family. It is appropriate at any stage in an illness and can be provided alongside or in conjunction with other curative treatments.

Patients that receive palliative care can expect the following services:

• Regular home visits from a nurse practitioner.
• 24/7 access to Doctors and Nurse Practitioners, including urgent home visits when needed.
• Expert help to manage symptoms such as pain, nausea, shortness of breath, and constipation.
• Patient education about illness trajectory and available community resources.
• Support and effective communication with caregivers.
• Conversations about health care goals.
• Assistance with forms, such as advanced directives.

This specialized field of nursing involves caring for patients with stomas, incontinence, dermal ulcers and other select skin conditions or those needing wound care. The skilled nursing staff at SLR HOMECARE specializes in caring for patients with urinary and/or fecal diversions, draining wounds and fistulas, incontinence, and chronic wounds such as pressure, or vascular ulcers.

SLR HOMECARE therapists can provide rehabilitative care to those with disorders of the gastrointestinal, genitourinary and integumentary systems that has required the surgical creation of an ostomy (stoma). The primary goal of therapy for SLR HOMECARE is to facilitate the transition from the hospital to the home. A knowledgeable SLR HOMECARE enterostomal therapy professional will provide the patient and their families with the education needed for independent stoma care at home, as well as education to prevent and treat certain stomal complications and skin problems.

Our outpatient service also provides an opportunity for follow-up care by the enterostomal therapy nurse for reasons such as these:

• Alterations can be made in the plan of care, if needed
• Previous education can be reinforced
• Emotional support can be provided
• Stoma and skin problems can be resolved

At SLR HOMECARE we can deliver liquid substances and medications intravenously. This intravenous route of administration can be used by our highly trained and skilled staff to administer injections or infusions, commonly referred to as drips. Infusions may be required for chemotherapy for patients who do not require hospitalization, antibiotic therapy, diabetes treatment, vitamin therapy, hydration, physician-prescribed treatments, and pain management for the patient suffering from chronic pain. 

I.V. therapy allows the patient to return home from the hospital at an earlier stage of treatment while maintaining the highest level of care. Education for the patient and family in combination with close supervision by our skilled nursing professionals are key elements of each patient’s program.