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Home Care: Seton Home Care

Seton Home Care is an organization sponsored by Daughters of Charity National Health System. Services are provided for adults, young adults, elderly, children and newborns.

Seton Home Care
4200 N. Lamar, Suite 220
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 324-1880
(512) 324-1883 Fax
(800) 749-7417 Toll Free
(512) 324-1877 Physician Referral
Website: www.goodhealth.com

Seton Highland Lakes Home Health
Highway 281 South
Burnet, TX 78611
(512) 765-7511
(800) 490-7511

Seton Highland Lakes Hospice
Highway 281 South
Burnet, TX 78611
(512) 756-8003
(800) 490-8003

Home Medical Equipment
4200 North Lamar Ste 105
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 324-1875


HOME HEALTH SERVICES

Skilled care from Seton Home Care can shorten hospital stays, or is an alternative to nursing home placement. Skilled care is a solution to health care challenges when family members are ill. Their goal is to aid in the patient's recovery and level of independence at home.

Home Care Services Include:

*Skilled registered nurses

*Home health assistants

*Infusion Therapy

*Physical therapists

*Occupational therapists

*Speech therapists

*Social service professionals (dietary, pharmaceutical and respiratory)

*Pastoral counselors

*Home medical equipment and supplies

*Seton OnCall (Persys) emergency response system



SKILLED REGISTERED NURSES

Seton Home Care can provide nurse assistants to meet those needs when friends and family members must be away from the bedside. Services that can be provided include:

*Bath, skin care and linen change daily

*Turn and position change

*Accompany client within facility when needed

*Assist with the use of bed pans, urinals or bedside commodes

*Run errands as appropriate

*Companionship



SETON REHABILITATION MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

Seton Rehabilitation Medical Equipment is a specialized service offered to those who need custom medical equipment or adaptive rehabilitation devices. There is a wide array of equipment that can be tailored to meet each patient's individual needs. Just some of these include:

*Wheelchairs-custom, tilt-n-space, reclining sport wheelchairs

*Seating and positioning systems-foam-in-place, linear, contoured, cushions, custom systems

*Adaptive ambulatory equipment-pediatric, adult and youth walkers forearm crutches, gait trainers

*Bathroom equipment-rehab shower chairs, bedside commodes, tub lifts and much more

*Bedroom equipment-patient lifts, beds, trapeze bars, air mattresses and low air loss beds

*Portable ramps

*Stair lifts

*Vehicle lifts for power equipment

The store is conveniently located in central Austin so you can select items to best fit your need. All products are available for purchase or delivery, which can be arranged through the store.
For on-site evaluations or questions.
4200 N. Lamar
Austin, TX 78756
(512) 324-1875

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SETON ONCALL

Seton OnCall is a personal emergency response system, which is available from Seton Home Medical Equipment on a rental or purchase basis. This medical alert system has been designed to call for assistance in the event of a medical emergency. In an emergency, you simply press a button conveniently located on a pendant, on a belt, or carried in a pocket. The alert signal sends a team into action, which verifies the emergency, checks personal medical data and calls the appropriate response agency and contact personnel.
For more information.
(512) 324-1875
(800) 749-7418

SETON FAMILY CARE HOME HEALTH AIDE SERVICES

Home health aides may provide personal and custodial care, as well as companionship for clients in the home setting. Services include the following:

*Bed-bath, tub bath or shower

*Skin care

*Dress and feed client

*Dental Care, oral hygiene

*Bed making

*Walking assistance

*Run errands, do shopping

*Light housekeeping, laundry

*Accompany client to appointments

*Simple meal preparation

*Stimulate conversation, read books, write letters for client

*Remind client to take medications

SETON HIGHLAND LAKES HOME HEALTH

Seton Highland Lakes Home Health is a program offering a skilled, compassionate team of healthcare professionals to provide care for you in your home. In addition to providing the care you need at home, their nurses and other professionals will provide instruction for you and your family for manly procedures. Care is supervised by your physician and the staff continuously coordinates your health program with you and your physician to promote, restore and maintain your health at its maximum.

Home health services are available to anyone who is recovering from injury, illness or surgery and requires further physician-directed nursing, therapy or related medical care at home. Home Health patients must be essentially homebound or mobility-impaired and meet related Medicare criteria to qualify for Medicare or Medicaid insurance.

*Professional Nursing Care Skilled nursing for procedures ordered by the physician and required by the patient's condition; instruction to the patient and family for care in the home environment. All nurses are trained to administer intravenous therapy in the home should it be ordered by the physician.

*Home Health Aide Assistance with personal care, specific treatments as ordered by the physician, exercise regimen and maintenance of a clean, healthful environment under supervision of a registered nurse.

*Respiratory Therapy Instruction and counseling regarding proper medical use of respiratory therapy equipment in the home and safety precautions during the use of oxygen.

*Physical Therapy Instruction and administration of exercises and treatments to help patients regain strength, mobility and coordination.

*Speech therapy Rehabilitative services for the correction or improvement of speech and language deficits.

*Medical Social Services A social worker is available to assist the patient and family with problems related to the illness or injury and to coordinate community resources, which may be needed.

*Occupational Therapy Assistance in restoring the ability to groom, dress and feed oneself. Vocational skills recreational skills and homemaking skills.

*Medical Supplies Acquisition of needed medical supplies such as sterile dressings, catheters, feeding tubes intravenous fluids, oxygen and others.

*Medical Equipment Assistance in rental or purchase of needed medical equipment, such as hospital beds, side-rails, air pressure mattresses, trapeze bars, wheelchairs, commode chairs, walkers and many other items.

*Nutritional therapy Provide teaching and guidance for patients with dietary problems or those requiring special diets.


For more information about Seton Highland Lakes Home Health services call:
(512) 756-7511 or toll free
(800) 490-7511

SETON HIGHLAND LAKES HOSPICE

Seton Highland Lakes Hospice is a full-service provider delivering care primarily in the familiar surroundings of a patient's own home. Residents of nursing homes and group homes are eligible. The patient continues under the care of his or her own physician while in the Hospice program. The physician and other Hospice team members develop an individual plan of care with the patient's participation.

Seton Highland Lakes Hospice is state licenses, certified by Medicare and Medicaid, and a member of the National Hospice Organization and the Texas Hospice Organization, and is JCAHO accredited.

Seton Highland Lakes provides services to Blanco, Burnet, Lampasas, Llano, Gillespie, Travis and Williamson counties.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Experienced and fully insured, the Seton Home Care professionals are ready to help your family 24 hours a day. They serve a radius of up to 50 miles from Austin and Marble Falls, and bring the highest standards of health care to your home.

Call (512) 323-1880 to contact Seton Home Care.

 
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