Prior Level Home Health

Here's another treat we can't deliver. But listen, even though Prior Level Home Health won't be showing up at your door with magical pink unicorn cookies, we will bring second-to-none care, no matter the need. We provide wound care, medical treatments, physical and occupational therapy treatments, and infection recovery, among many many other services! And your insurance probably will pay for the service!! Give us a call to set up a consult: (909) 312-7099
We visit patients across San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, including the Palm Springs area, the mountains, and stretching west to Rancho Cucamonga.

The registered nurse plans, organizes, and directs home health services. The RN functions as a case manager, coordinating care between disciplines and MD's. Home Health experience required for this position.

Essential Job Functions/Responsibilities:

Completes an initial assessment of patient and family to determine home care needs.
Provides complete physical assessment and history.
Regular re-evaluates patient nursing needs.
Initiates plan of care.
Uses health assessment data to determine nursing diagnosis.
Develops a care plan, which establishes goals based on nursing diagnosis and incorporates therapeutic preventative, and rehabilitative nursing actions. Includes the patient and family in the planning process.
Initiates appropriate preventative and rehabilitative nursing procedures.
Administers medications and treatments as prescribed by the physician.
Counsels the patient and family in meeting nursing and related needs.
Provides health care instructions to the patient as appropriate.
Identifies discharge planning needs.
Acts as a Case Manager as assigned by the clinical supervisor.
Prepares clinical notes and updates physician.
Communicates with the physician regarding the patient's needs.
Communicates with community health-related persons to coordinate care.
Participates in on-call duties as defined by the on-call policy, 1-2 weekends a month depending on needs of company.
Ensures that arrangements for equipment and other necessary items and services are available.
Instructs, supervises, and evaluates home health aide care.'
www.priorlevelhh.com

Prior Level Home Health sadly will not likely deliver fresh French Macarons to your loved one's home. BUT -- we will bring second-to-none care, no matter the need: from wound care to injections, physical therapy treatments to infection recovery, we cover just about everything. And your insurance probably will pay for the service!! Give us a call to set up a consult: (909) 312-7099
We visit patients across San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, including the Palm Springs area, the mountains, and stretching west to Rancho Cucamonga.

What is Home Health care?
It can encompass a wide array of medical services treating illnesses, injuries, and even chronic conditions -- all in the comfort and safety of your own home. Many insurances as well as Medi-Cal and Medicare often cover the kinds of home health services that we provide at Prior Level Home Health. If you have an upcoming surgery, are recovering from a serious illness or hospitalization, or need extra assistance with medications and treatments, reach out to us!

"A Night with Women in Healthcare" has been postponed until spring. If you've already purchased tickets, they will be refunded or applied to the future event. Please look for more information in the coming months. Send us a message if you have questions.

Ever wonder what it's like to be a ? Episode 6 of Code Orange dives into that question! Ali and Paige are at it again with an amazing health care worker who flies in helicopters and airplanes to take care of the most urgent of emergency situations. Nicole (*not pictured 🤣) is a veteran flight nurse with tons of experience, a heart of service, and a delightful attitude about her important work. This show is not one you want to miss :)
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"What Should I Do to Recover Best?"
This question is the reason Prior Level Home Health exists! Our expert RNs, OTs, PTs, and Case Managers share their favorite advice for getting back to your Prior Level. Read up, and reach out to us to arrange our help in recovering from surgery! www.priorlevelhh.com
(909) 312-7099

"How Do I Prepare for Surgery?"
At Prior Level Home Health, we get this question a lot! Our therapists and medical team provide some of their favorite advice. Check it out and let us know how we can help you in your recovery!! www.priorlevelhh.com
(909) 312-7099

Did you know we started a podcast?! Ali and Paige put together a new show about healthcare, current events, and general silliness. We already have five (FIVE!) episodes out with many more to come!! We are on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, Audible, Google, and everywhere in between. Would you listen and subscribe?!?!
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We've got another episode up and running! If you haven't yet checked out Code Orange, our podcast about all the dirt in healthcare, check it out! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/code-orange/id1573486174?i=1000533648817
This latest episode features Megan Lapicto, a pelvic floor rehab physical therapist based out of San Diego. Paige and Ali talk with her about all the usual stuff, but most of all get schooled on the important work that PTs like Megan do on a daily basis.
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Staff Profile: Paige Loewen, RN
WHY DO YOU LOVE HOME HEALTH?
“I love being able to spend one-on-one time with patients, not being pulled in so many directions at once like in a hospital setting. My favorite patient was a sweet lady who had broken her hip. I got to walk her through her post-op care during the start of COVID, all the way back to her prior level of independence: laughing and smiling back home.”
-Paige received her AS in Nursing from Yakima Valley Community College, and her BS in Nursing from The University of Providence.

Our Services: Social Work
Our Social Workers focus on taking advantage of the appropriate and available community resources so that patients have the best chance of staying safely in their own homes. Social workers may identify needed medical equipment or caregiving roles for our patients. Sometimes, Social Workers help coordinate alternative living situations such as nursing homes or assisted living should home not be safe.

Our latest Code Orange episode is live on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon, etc. This one features a conversation with one of our Occupational Therapists, Dorre Yamashiro!!
https://www.priorlevelhh.com/codeorange

Staff Profile: Jarrod Cannon, PTA
WHY DO YOU LOVE HOME HEALTH?
“Being able to relate with patients who are overcoming injury: I remember rehabbing an ACL patient back to sports. She was teasing me that she could do agility ladder faster than me (she knew about my ACL repairs). But I had to prove her wrong.”
-Jarrod holds a BS in Kinesiology from California Baptist University and an AS in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University.

Our Services: Case Management
Case Managers coordinate patient care so that it is safe, timely, efficient, and client-centered. Our team follows each patient from admission to discharge, ensuring that all the details are accounted for each step of the way. Some of the services available through Prior Level Home Health include the ability to speak to real people on the phone if something comes up between visits!

Staff Profile: Melody Barnes, BSN
WHY DO YOU LOVE HOME HEALTH?
“I love the satisfaction of knowing I am providing a meaningful service to those in need.”
-Melody earned her BS in Nursing from Chaffey College. She has worked in home health for ten years.

Our Services: Speech Therapy
Speech Therapists (also sometimes called Speech Pathologists) work with patients to help them recover the ability to communicate and/or swallow following procedures or illness. Therapists can focus on speech articulation, voice quality, aphasia, cognition, language, food choices, and swallowing techniques.

Staff Profile: Giuliana Martinez
WHY DO YOU LOVE HOME HEALTH?
“As a volunteer in high school, I had a Hospice patient who was the sweetest man. He had an amazing view on life; constantly talked about the full life he lived and the contentment he felt at the end. He encouraged me to take risks and further my education.”
-Giuliana graduated from Concorde Career College in 2017. She has worked in home health with Hospice for more than five years.

Our Services: Occupational Therapy
Our Occupational Therapists help patients regain the ability to perform daily living tasks and everyday work activities following injury, surgery, or illness. Sometimes these treatments involve coping with new levels of ability. Other times, Occupational Therapy involves education and training to manage temporary disability.

Staff Profile: Dorre Yamashiro, OTD
WHY DO YOU LOVE HOME HEALTH?
"The patient impacted me the most was a young woman who, with her husband, had moved away from their hometown and extended family. Her new home was near shops and restaurants, but she was no longer able to get out on her own. She had spent much of the past year alone and in bed, as her husband worked during the day and she could not leave the house without him. It was the end of a long day for me and I was preoccupied with my own worry as I began the evaluation process. Together, we strategized how she was going to reclaim her independence. Together, we made a plan for her physical health as well as her emotional and spiritual well-being. We laughed, we cried, we hugged when I left. The gift she gave me was this: Though times may be tough, it is the connections we build with each other that matter most. Together we found hope.”
-Dorre graduated from Loma Linda University in 1993. She has worked in home health for four years.

Another episode of the podcast is up and running today! #3 of Code Orange features Jeff Gang, DMin and Gina Gang, DPT, a married couple working at Loma Linda University. They are working on research about whole persona care. Listen in on a great conversation!!!
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Our Services: Skilled Nursing
Registered Nurses and Licensed Vocational nurses coordinate medical care for patients between all necessary services and therapies in partnership with the physician. Nurses can help with hygiene tasks, medication management, and wound care in addition to monitoring the overall safety of each patient.