Medical Social Services  

Speech Language Pathology

usually these disorders are the result of traumas such as surgery or stroke.  Some of the services provided by Speech Therapists include diet modification, lip reading instruction, voice therapy, saliva control, stroke rehab, assistance with swallowing disorders, etc.

emotional factors affecting ill and disabled individuals and also provide counseling.  They also help patients and their family members identify available community resources.  Social workers often serve as case managers when patients’ conditions are so complex that professionals need to assess medical and supportive needs and coordinate a variety of services.

Our Registered Nurses and Licensed Practical Nurses are fully screened to assure that their training and experience meet Advantage’s strict

Text Box: Our Nurses and Therapists develop an individualized plan of care in conjunction with your physician for each patient that utilizes our services to the full benefit of the patient. We are fully staffed with all local employees. Each patient is assigned to one nurse case manager who oversees all aspects of their care. We also try to match each patient with one nurse, home health aide, and/or therapy assistant for continuity, so that our patients receive the individual and undivided attention they deserve.

A highly qualified Physical Therapist can assess and periodically reassess a patient’s rehabilitation needs

Home Health Aides work under the supervision of a Registered Nurse to bring patients an increased sense of independence, while

Occupational Therapists help individuals who have physical, developmental, social, or emotional problems that prevent them from performing the general activities of daily living.

Medical Social Services are provided by a qualified medical social worker.  Social workers evaluate the social and 

Speech-language pathologists work to develop and restore the speech of individuals with communication disorders; 

Phone: 740-354-5671 or 1-800-636-2330

Fax: 740-354-4432

E-mail: Advantage Skilled Care, L.L.C.

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A Comprehensive Package of Home Health Care

Once you choose Advantage as your home health care provider, you won’t need to shop around for other services.  We offer a complete range of  services to assist you in returning home and maintaining your previous level of function.  Our services may include:

Our Services

standards of practice.  Serving as a liaison between the patient, hospitals, physicians, and even pharmacists, our nurses ensure that complete and proper medical care is administered to patients in the privacy of their own homes.  Skilled Nursing care includes services that can only be performed safely and correctly by a licensed nurse, for example, IV therapy, complicated wounds, disease process and medication teaching.

Skilled Nursing

and potential, or to develop and/or implement a therapy program.  Physical Therapists work to restore the mobility and strength of patients who are limited or disabled by physical injuries through the use of exercise, massage, and other methods. Therapists often alleviate pain and restore injured or weak muscles with specialized equipment or exercises.  They also teach patients and caregivers special techniques for walking and transferring.

Physical Therapy

assisting with certain personal care and health needs.  This personal care could include: bathing, dressing, grooming, feeding, changing position in bed, simple dressing changes, range of motion.  Our home health aides must pass a written competency test as well as a skills demonstration prior to providing care in the home alone. 

Home Health Aide

Occupational Therapists instruct patients on using specialized rehabilitation techniques and equipment to improve their function in tasks such as eating, bathing, dressing, and basic household routines.

Please feel free to contact us for more information about any of our services.  If you do not require skilled services at this time, but need services that are geared more towards homemaking, respite, or more general personal care aide assistance, Advantage can also assist with that, please visit our sister agency at Advantage Home Health Care, Inc.

Occupational Therapy