Home Nursing Care

Home Nursing care is a nursing procedure completed by an experienced Registered Nurse who will evaluate your needs in an ongoing basis and adjust services as necessary. These nurses work closely with your physician and other health care staff to provide high quality care to assist you in achieving the highest level of independence in your care.

Services Available

Short term Acute Care

 

For select services Western Health will provide nursing care up to 14 days duration.

This care will replace hospital admission or facilitate early discharge from Inpatient care. Referral must be completed by the attending physician. All supplies, including medications will be provided at no cost to the client to treat admitting condition.

Acute Care

For nursing care up to two months duration Western Health will provide a maximum of one nursing visit per day and will provide the necessary supplies to complete the procedure.

Note: Medications will not be provided. You must get a prescription from the doctor for all medical supplies.

Chronic/Rehabilitation

For nursing care requiring longer than two months, nursing visits will continue up to a maximum of once a day. Supplies to complete the procedure will not be provided and other means of obtaining the necessary supplies will have to be explored.

To Apply for nursing care:

• All medical treatments must have a signed doctors order before the nurse can provide the care. A referral must be completed and sent to Community Health.
• The Public Health Nurse will review the information and decide based on defined criteria and available resources if the care can be provided.
• You must have difficulty with mobility in order to quality for nursing care at home.
• The nurse will notify you of the decision.

For further information or to request services contact your Community Health Nurse

 

OR:

Regional Home Care Coordinator
Corner Brook, NL
Telephone: 634-5551 ext 228

Port aux Basques, NL
Telephone: 695-6259