Program areas at Main Line Health HomeCare and Hospice
Home Health services Main Line Health Homecare and Hospice is the greater philadelphia's premier home care agency and is able to customize care for people who prefer to stay at home but who need ongoing care in the home. Home Health services provided by Main Line Health Homecare and Hospice include skilled care by a nurse, a physical therapist, or a speech therapist for clinical programs including cardiac, diabetes, maternal-child, medical/surgical, oncology, and ostomy and continence. For the fiscal year 2022, Main Line Health Homecare and Hospice conducted 232,319 home Health visits.
Extended care services Main Line Health Homecare and Hospice provides patients with personal care in the security of their own home. Extended home care, or private duty services, include home Health aides/companions, licensed practical nurses, and registered nurses to provide assistance with activities of daily living and other private duty services. For the fiscal year 2022, Main Line Health Homecare and Hospice provided 208 patients with extended care services.
Hospice services Main Line Health Homecare and Hospice provides palliative care for patients whose illness (such as cancer, advanced heart, lung, or kidney disease, alzheimer's disease, or aids) no longer responds to medical treatment. Hospice services include comprehensive medical, psychological, and spiritual care for the terminally ill, and support for the patient's family. For the fiscal year 2022, Main Line Health Homecare and Hospice provided Hospice services to 2,262 patients.