BayView Home Health

Founded on a history of caring for others, we believe that a team approach to home care greatly reduces recovery time for all our patients. Whether you are recovering from a surgery, unexpected illness, accident or focusing on maintaining independence at home while dealing with a chronic long-term illness, let the skilled nurses and therapists of BayView Home Health be by your side. Our qualified healthcare professionals are dedicated to helping each patient achieve their highest level of wellness, function and independence by providing an individualized plan of care.

Our team of trained clinicians is comprised of nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech language pathologists and home health aides, serving St. Augustine, Palm Coast and surrounding communities of St. Johns County. You will receive compassionate and individualized plan of treatment that will be coordinated with your physician to promote your recovery and independent living in the comfort of your own home or an assisted living facility. Services and therapy you receive may include:

Skilled Nursing

• IV Therapy
• Vital Signs & Glucose Monitoring
• Catheter Care
• Post-Surgical Care
• Wound Care
• Pain Management
• Disease Management Teaching
• Medication Teaching and Management
• Infusion Therapy
• Laboratory Testing

Individual obtaining Skilled Nursing services will receive individualized nurse case management which will coordinates and oversee every aspect of your care and recovery with all other disciplines and the physician during your plan of care.

Physical Therapy

• Balance, transfer and gait training
• Muscle re-education and wound healing
• Therapeutic exercises
• Prosthetic/Orthotic training for patients with amputations
• Instruct on proper use of assistive devices
• Pain and Inflammation Reduction
• Restore Range of Motion, Strength and Conditioning
• Lifestyle Modification and Safety Education

Physical Therapy will assist you in regaining strength, balance, endurance and mobility after surgery or an extended illness. Physical therapists often recommend assistive equipment specific to your needs to function safely in your home and provide education and instruction on the use of these devices.

Occupational Therapy

• Home and community reintegration
• Self care management skills training
• Home modification adjustments
• Adaptive equipment instruction
• Improve fine motor coordination E
• Educate the patient about joint protection and energy conservation
• Prepare patient to resume day-to-day activities
• Orthotic Fitting/Training

Occupational Therapy will evaluate your work and leisure skills and implement strategies and techniques to develop and restore your ability to perform everyday activities such as eating, bathing and dressing.  If a particular skill and/or strength cannot be developed or improved, occupational therapy offers creative solutions and alternatives for carrying out daily activities

Speech Therapy

• Intervene in swallowing disorders and assessment treatment
• Improve receptive and expressive speech and language skills
• Enhance cognitive language skills

Speech Therapy is for those individuals who have experienced a trauma, surgery or stroke may benefit from the assistance of a speech language pathologist. In your home environment the speech therapist will utilize a variety of retraining and compensatory techniques designed to treat and manage a variety of swallowing, speech, voice, language and cognitive disorders.