1. By:
Sara Fales
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2. Objectives
 Define Home Health
 Diagnosis
 Treatments
 Equipment
 Percentage of PTAs nationally work in Home Health
 Salary range
 Advance skill, training or recognition needed or could be obtained to
work
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3. What is Home Health?
 Services provided at patients home
 Places care can be provided
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4. Picture Examples
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5. Diagnoses
 Total joint replacements  Heart Failure
 Fractures  COPD
 CVA  Wounds
 Progressive neurological  Incontinence
conditions  Chronic pain
 Fall risk  Dementia
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6. Treatments
 Gait training  Neuropathy treatment
 Transfer training  Wound care
 Home exercise program  Incontinence treatment
development  Pain management
 Home exit management  Progressive resistive exercises
 Fall prevention
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7. Equipment/Supplies
 Diagnostic and evaluation  Wound care
 Electrical modalities  General equipment
 Thermo therapy
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8. Equipment/Supplies
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9. Percentages
 National
 APTA members
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10. Salary
 Average range
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11. Advance skill, training or recognition
needed or could be obtained to work
 Seminars
 Meetings
 Classes
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12. Final Word
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13.  Pictures
Citations
http://www.advocarehomecare.com/Images/physical_therapy.jpg
http://www.rwjuh.edu/health_information/images/up_0353.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_DVHCx9cI654/SZjDs-TgyTI/AAAAAAAAAdo/7oOdL9mHMgw/s400/Weights.jpg
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.doctordepotonline.com/mall/Biofreeze.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.doctordepotonline.com/mall/
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 Information
http://www.homehealthsection.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=14
http://www.homehealthsection.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=11
N/A (2009). Home Health Care. Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved 4 November 2009. From:
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/homehealthcare.htm
http://physical-therapy-equipment.wisdomking.com/department6.html
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