Medical Services

Home Health Services

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Personal Care

Hospice of the Sierra

Sonora Oxygen

Sonora Regional Home Health

Community Home Care has joined forces with VNA/Hospice to continue providing outstanding in-home care to our community through Sonora Regional Home Health. To learn more about the transition, click here.

There’s no place like home—especially when you’re being rehabilitated after a serious illness or a medical procedure. Being in a familiar surrounding with friends and family encourages the healing process.

Sonora Regional Home Health offers you professional medical care in the comfort and convenience of your home. Sonora Regional Home Health’s skilled health care team is committed to your recovery. Your health care team will work closely with you and your physician to provide the skilled medical care and comfort you deserve during your recovery. We want you to Live Well and Be Well.

Sonora Regional Home Health provides in-home skilled services to homebound patients and our services are covered by:

• Medicare.
• Medi-Cal.
• Worker’s compensation.
• Most private insurance companies.

To be eligible for Home Health services:

• You must have physician orders.
• Be homebound.
• Require skilled care.

Specialists will manage your account to ensure the correct process is followed for insurance and personal-pay accounts.

How we can help you:

• Registered nurses can help you with wound care, medication management, tube feedings, pain management, diabetic education and catheter care.
• Home health aides can assist you with activities of daily living, such as personal care, bathing and dressing.
• Physical therapists can help you with transfer and gait training, evaluation of home safety and equipment needs, and therapeutic exercises to build strength, improve mobility and decrease pain.
• Occupational therapists can help you gain independence in self-care, increase coordination and improve the dexterity of your upper extremities. They can also evaluate adaptive equipment that you may need to reduce pain and increase mobility.
• Speech therapists can provide a comprehensive evaluation and treatment of speech, language, voice, swallowing and cognitive disorders.
• Medical social services staff can assess your social and emotional needs, provide counseling, and suggest financial and community resources.

Tuolumne County

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Personal Care

Live Well. Be Well. That is the commitment of our personal care team. We understand that being independent, living with dignity and maintaining quality of life are three of the most important goals we can help you reach. Our personal care attendants provide anywhere from two-to-24-hour in-home services to meet your needs or the needs of your loved one—by the day, the week or the month. And you don’t need a medical order to get help as this is a private-pay service open to anyone.

There are many ways we can help you stay in your home and maintain as much independence as possible. We can help you with personal care and grooming, bathing, grocery shopping, meal preparation, light housekeeping, laundry, prescribed exercises or short walks, and even watching the children as you get some much-needed rest. We’re also available to help with transportation. Perhaps you have a doctor’s appointment, want a haircut or would like to go to church, we’ll take you there. Finally, your loved ones might need a break now and again. Let us help you give them the gift of rest.

We’re here to provide exceptional care for you in your home. We routinely assist people recovering from surgery or a serious illness. We help patients who have been diagnosed with debilitating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson’s or Lou Gehrig’s disease. We provide elder care to keep your family member living in a loving, comfortable and familiar environment. We also support parents who have children with special needs. We’d like to become a part of your family.

Our personal care team is here to help you Live Well and Be Well in the comfort of your own home. Services are available in Tuolumne, Calaveras, Mariposa and contiguous counties.

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Hospice of the Sierra

Hospice of the Sierra treats the physical, emotional and spiritual needs of dying patients in their homes or homelike settings. Hospice focuses on helping patients make the most of the time they have by relieving pain, making them as comfortable as possible, and involving family members as an important part of the mission.

A hospice patient receives care from a team of professionals including doctors, nurses, social workers, hospice aides, therapists, clergy and volunteers. Services include physical, emotional and spiritual support and comfort for patients, caregivers and families.

When is the right time to consider hospice care?
Anytime after learning they have a life-limiting illness, patients should consider all of their options, including hospice. They should feel free at any time to bring up the subject with their physician, other health care professionals, friends or clergy.

How does hospice pain management affect the patient?
A hospice goal is to keep the patient as comfortable and alert as possible. Hospice nurses accomplish this by consulting with the patient, their physician and caregiver, and by staying up to date on the patient’s current medications. Hospice medical social workers and clergy members offer help with emotional and spiritual support, and hospice aides assist patients with personal care.

Do Medicare and insurance plans cover hospice?
Medicare and Medi-Cal are hospice providers. Most insurance plans also provide coverage. During the initial evaluation, hospice staff with find out right away the patient’s eligibility and percentage of coverage. Other assistance is available.

Does Hospice try to make death come sooner?
Hospice staff do not do anything to speed or slow the dying process. They are there to support the patient and family during the dying process with their presence and their specialized knowledge.

After entering Hospice, can a patient who shows signs of recovery be returned to regular treatment?
Yes. In such a case, the patient can be discharged from hospice care.

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Oxygen and Medical Equipment

Conveniently located just off Highway 49 at Stockton Street, Sonora Oxygen and Medical Supply is an oxygen and medical equipment service. They are open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to Noon and 1 to 5 p.m. (We're closed from lunch, Noon to 1 p.m.)

Services include:

• Respiratory equipment delivery by experienced technicians
• Trained staff for C-PAP/BiPAP products
• Lifeline Medical Alert Service and Support
• Therapy Supplies
• Home medical Equipment
• Mobility Aids
• Bathroom Aids
• Bedroom Aids
• Medical equipment for the professional or in home care giver
  • Assistive Transfer Devices
  • Hoyer Lifts; Gait Belts; Transport Chairs

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