Home
Care
Home care refers
to those community and health related services that
are designed to maintain a patient at home. Home care
may include nursing and/or personal hygiene care.
Government
Services
Department of Health
Hamilton Health Centre
67 Victoria St., Hamilton HM 12
Tel: 292-3095
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The Department of Health through its Community Health
Services offers community home care services to every
parish in Bermuda. These services are in great demand
and require a referral
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The Department of Health's Community Health Visitors,
among other services, provide at-home nursing assessments
for seniors who may be in need of additional community
health care or residential care placement
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The Department of Health's District Nurses offer monitoring
of recently released hospital patients and
primary care nursing, and restricted homecare
among other services
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The Department of Health's, Home Resource Aides work with both the Community
Health Visitors and the District Nurses in providing minimal home care and assistance
with activities of daily living (ADLS, such as bathing and personal hygiene.
Hospital Services
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Home Care Programme
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital
7 Point Finger Rd., Paget DV 04
Tel: 236-2345 ext. 1712
The staff
of the Home Care Programme are committed to delivering
quality
Home Health Care Services
that ensure patients receive an optimum continuum
of care
from hospital back into the community. All medical supplies are included
with the exception of prescription medication
drugs. The service is available daily
until 10 pm. It is also limited to within 60 days of hospital admission
date, with a maximum of 60 additional visits based
on a physician's certification.
The Hospital Home Care Programme is complementary to existing sponsored
and private community home care services.
Private
Services
Aerie Foundation Seniors Homecare
121 Middle Road, Devonshire, FL 03
Tel: 296-5054 • Fax: 296-5677
Registered Charity #711
Provides
services to enable seniors and convalescent and
disabled persons
to remain in their homes
for as long as possible. Services offered include
household
management, light cleaning, shopping, light meal preparation, transportation
to doctors’ appointments and companionship. Services provided
until 9:00 pm weekdays, weekends and holidays. Cost: $25/hour. Holidays
$50/hour
Bermuda
Private Nursing Agency
P.O. Box DV 252, Devonshire DV BX
Tel: 333-1933
Elder
Home Care Services
3 North Ridge Crescent, Dev. DV 05
P.O. Box HM 3060, Hamilton HM NX
Tel: 292-1100 or 292-1103
Fax: 292-2684
Mission:
To help seniors remain at home and independent,
as long as possible.
Elder Home Care Services
provide the following services:
shopping assistance,
housekeeping, nursing, personal care, therapy/exercise,escorts,
long term care.
Herb Garden
35 St. Anne’s Rd., Southampton SN 01
Tel: 238-5430
Home care
for seniors and disabled persons, $24.00 per hour
weekdays, $27.00 per
hour
weekends and $35.00 per hour public holidays.
Home
Health Care Limited
P.O. Box WK 523, Warwick WK BX
Tel: 232-2848 • Fax: 232-5880
Pager: 298-1525/298-1526
Provides
the following services:
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Peripheral blood sampling and transportation of specimens to the lab
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Central venous line care
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Administration of drugs
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Home management of thromboembolic disease with tinzaparin (low molecular weight
heparin)
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Pain control
• Home T.P.N.
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Initial and on-going teaching to the client and family.
HHL I.V. therapy services are provided to clients who
have major medical insurance benefit. Nursing coverage
includes weekdays, holidays and weekends.
Ms. Janet
Jackson
c/o National Office for Seniors and the Physically
Challenged
Tel: 293-4436
Home care,
live in or out. Nurse
Finders
P.O. Box HM 2824, Hamilton HM HX
Tel: 732-5067
Registered
and enrolled nurses and geriatric aides available
to provide care in
the home or
in hospital
part of the
day or around
the clock.
Personal
Assistance
provides the following services: collection
of personal items, collection of mail, assistance
with bill payment, gift purchasing, reading
services.
Tel: 335-3542
We
Care Home Services
provides the following services: Special
personal care, transportation, relief supply,
specialised nursing care.
P.O. Box HM 1441, Hamilton HM FX
Tel: 234-3142 • Fax: 234-4592
Email: plpwecare@ibl.bm |
