Empire State Home Care Services Inc

EMPIRE IS ACCREDITED BY THE JOINT COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS (JCAHO). THE NURSING OR PHYSICAL THERAPY STAFF PERFORM AN INITIAL ASSESSMENT OF EACH CLIENT AND DEVELOP AN INDIVIDUALIZED CARE PLAN. EMPIRE PROVIDES THE NURSING, THERAPIES (PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL AND SPEECH) AND SOCIAL WORK SERVICES DIRECTLY.THERE ARE CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS WITH OUTSIDE AGENCIES TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS PARAPROFESSIONAL SERVICE, LABORATORY AND DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES. HOME CARE SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE TO CLIENTS OF ANY AGE RECOVERING FROM AN ACUTE ILLNESS OR INJURY. SERVICES FROM EMPIRE ARE COVERED BY MEDICARE, MEDICAID, COMMERCIAL INSURANCE AND MANAGED CARE PLANS. EMPIRE ALSO PROVIDES SERVICES TO CLIENTS WHO HAVE NO INSURANCE AND QUALIFY FOR CHARITY CARE.HI TECH INFUSION PROGRAM ADMINISTERING INTRAVENOUS (IV) THERAPIES IN A HOME SETTING CAN BE MORE RELAXING AND LESS DISRUPTIVE FOR PATIENTS THAN IN HOSPITALS. THE HI-TECH INFUSION PROGRAM PROVIDES A TEAM OF HIGHLY TRAINED PROFESSIONALS TO ADMINISTER THESE DRUGS TO PATIENTS WHOSE HOME ENVIRONMENT IS SAFE AND ADEQUATE TO SUPPORT THIS CARE. PATIENTS MUST HAVE ADEQUATE LIGHT, RUNNING WATER AND ACCESS TO A TELEPHONE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, AND ALL CARE MUST BE ORDERED BY A PHYSICIAN. A NURSE CAN INITIATE TRAINING IN THE HOSPITAL BEFORE A PATIENT IS DISCHARGED. A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WILL BE CREATED, A PATIENT WILL LEARN HOW TO CARRY OUT THE THERAPEUTIC REGIME, AND SIDE EFFECTS WILL BE DISCUSSED. AN EMERGENCY PLAN WILL ALSO BE ESTABLISHED. IN OCTOBER 2016, THE ORGANIZATION CEASED PROVIDING PATIENT SERVICES.