Southwoods Health now delivers services to ‘the comfort of your own home’

Southwoods Health is now offering home health services in the Mahoning Valley.

The health care system’s new Southwoods Health at Home, which was announced Tuesday, provides services including physical, occupational and speech therapy, skilled nursing and social work, according to a news release.

“We all know the best place to recover from an illness, injury or procedure is in the comfort of your own home,” Ed Muransky, Southwoods’ CEO, said in the release. “Our goal is to provide patients with expert care done the Southwoods Way — offering compassionate support, encouragement and genuine peace of mind for you and your family.”

According to Southwoods, benefits of home health care include:

• Improving or maintaining a patient’s current condition and/or level of function;

• Helping to manage medications;

• Assessing current living environments for safety;

• Recognizing signs and symptoms, which can reduce avoidable hospital readmissions and expensive hospital bills;

• Understanding how to appropriately manage chronic conditions;

• Regaining independence over time;

• Assistance following discharge instructions and/or physician orders.

“Home health services are so very important to the overall continuum of care for patients,” Muransky said. “We are providing care that lets patients safely remain at home — helping them recover faster, with fewer complications.”

For more information about home health services, visit the Health at Home website or call 330-965-5250.