We provide a range of services to enable you to live independently in your own home for as long as possible. We assist with:

Patients who no longer need inpatient hospital care for an acute issue are often discharged to homes. Post – acute care in the home setting should be done while they recover. Ruaa Healthcare professionals provide expert post – acute care for patients in need of it. Transitional care in these settings may include:

Days following surgery are usually a trying time for patients & families! You may experience pain and feel fatigued & may need help or at least some assistance until you are fully recovered to resume normal daily routines. Surgical recovery times can differ widely, from a few days to months & regular day-to-day support after surgery is a key element in reducing recovery time. It can be hard for family members or friends to find the time to give you the care you need to make a full and healthy recovery. A trained, experienced home caregiver can fill this gap and help you and your family cope by providing extra support following your surgery. Hard to find? Ruaa Healthcare professionals are your answer! Our caregivers can help surgery patients during the crucial days, weeks or months following their operation & provide assistance with day-to-day needs like:

New born babies are very small & fragile. They need lots of care. Taking care of a new-born will affect the overall development of the baby & determine he or she grows into a healthy baby. We can help you care for your little one with superior home health care services to new mothers and their new-borns. With the specialized help our caregivers provide, mothers can relax and remain stress free – which helps to enhance the bonding between mother and baby, which in-turn aids in the overall development of the infant. Our home care professionals can guide you in things like how to feed, change, dress, bathe and look after your baby safely and carefully.
We provide specialized care for:

• Premature or low birth weight babies
• Babies with underlying medical conditions
• Babies who have experienced trauma at birth

Urinary catheterization is a procedure widely used in nursing clinical practice and consists of inserting a probe or catheter into the bladder. This method is efficient in relieving urinary retention and incontinence while preserving renal function. Scientific knowledge and technical ability is required for using it as Urinary Tract infections may occur by improper use. In addition to UTIs, other complications like urethral trauma, pain and false passage may also occur. Many homecare patients may have urinary catheter and will require regular care. Perineal care is done prior to inserting the urinary catheter to prevent the entry of microorganisms inside the patient’s body.
Ruaa Healthcare home care providers perform perineal care routinely for patients who have indwelling catheters to reduce the risk of skin breakdown and irritation. Our professionals are adept in catheterization techniques and are focused in providing comfort to the patients.

A colostomy is a surgical procedure that brings one end of the large intestine out through the abdominal wall. During this procedure, one end of the colon is diverted through an incision in the abdominal wall to create a stoma, an opening in the skin where a pouch for collecting faeces is attached. People with temporary or long-term colostomies have pouches attached to their sides.

With the right tools & info, it is very convenient to care for an ostomy at home after the surgery. The team of home health aides from Ruaa Healthcare has the knowledge and experience necessary to assist patients with in-home Colostomy care. Our services are focused on making patients feel more comfortable, secure and independent in caring for and living after a Colostomy. Colostomy care services include:

By managing your diabetes effectively you can feel well and avoid complications that could seriously impact your health and well-being. At Ruaa HealthCare at Home, our expert team of professionals can be an excellent resource as you manage this common but serious condition at home. With assistance from us, you can reduce your risk of long-term complications and development of other chronic conditions. Our services include:

• Help you recognize signs that might mean you need immediate care
• Guide you in using medications and other treatments
• Teach you how best to check your blood sugar levels and track changes throughout the day
• Monitor your condition and alert your doctor about any changes in your health
• Help you make healthy lifestyle changes, such as meal planning and portion control, as well as getting regular exercise, to help control blood sugar levels

As there is a steady growth in the number of patients requiring long-term mechanical ventilation, due to a rise in the number of people suffering from chronic diseases, Ruaa Healthcare provides complex care and long term ventilation at home for children and adults. Healthcare ventilator nursing-led care services can help ventilated patients requiring both BiPAP and CPAP nursing care in their own homes. Our professionals are trained by the Clinical Nurse Specialist to ensure their competency to meet all of the clinical needs our patients & also our clinicians have vast amounts of experience in the care of ventilated patients. You can rest assured that our team of clinicians are trained and qualified to operate BiPAP and CPAP machines. Each one of our ventilated patient care services is tailored to the requirements of the individual.
Our Ventilation Management services include:

Long term oxygen treatment is needed by certain patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to improve both quality and length of life. Homecare is a growing segment and the number of oxygen therapy patients is increasing every year.

With support from Ruaa Healthcare, stable patients can be treated with oxygen therapy at home. We offer equipment and individualised programmes to fit the patient’s needs. New technology and our services enable independence and mobility. Through our services, we can provide assistance and education as needed.

For homecare patients, Ruaa Healthcare is able to provide the following:

• An oxygen concentrator to extract oxygen from the surrounding air.
• Medical oxygen in cylinders to back up oxygen concentrator.

Incontinence is not considered a normal part of aging, but the incidence of the condition increases with age. Additionally, there are numerous health conditions that result in incontinence. As studies have proved, 1 in 10 persons over the age of 65 suffer from incontinence. The best way to determine the most appropriate course of treatment is to first receive a diagnosis which may consist of X-rays, Blood Work, Urine Analysis and a variety of other special tests.

Ruaa Healthcare professionals offer bowel and bladder training programs to help patients deal with this embarrassing and frustrating condition based specifically on the patient’s medical history and any underlying health conditions. The main objective of bowel and bladder training is to help patients learn various techniques and exercises, as well as adopt simple lifestyle changes to help control the incidence of incontinence. Our program is also geared towards helping patients understand how and when accidents happen and determine ways to avoid them. A team of skilled nurses, home health aides and therapists work with each patient to create the most practical and comfortable training plan.

Bowel and Bladder Training includes:

Airway suctioning is a common practice in the treatment of children with a variety of conditions. Sick children/infants sometimes cannot remove secretions effectively; therefore, these secretions may be removed by suction. Nasopharyngeal suctioning needs skilled nursing service. Ruaa Healthcare provides nursing professionals experienced in this process for homecare. We assist our patients in achieving their desired level of independence & quality of life.

Our services include:

• Perform bag/mask ventilation with self-inflating resuscitator
• Perform ventilation via artificial tracheal airway with self-inflating resuscitator
• Manage tracheostomy tubes
• Change tracheostomy tubes
• Assist with speech therapy (e.g., speech valves)

Nebulization is the process of medication administration via inhalation. It utilizes a nebulizer which transports medications to the lungs by means of mist inhalation. Initiating nebuliser therapy at home can be a difficult time for you and your family. The Ruaa Healthcare team understands the anxieties you may experience and have developed our service to ensure that your transition from hospital to home is as smooth as possible. Our team of professionals is committed to ensuring your comfort and safety at all times. We aim to ensure your quality of life by giving you the most suitable equipment for your condition and lifestyle, together with the convenience of support and maintenance in your home.

Nebulization therapy is used to deliver medications along the respiratory tract for various respiratory problems and diseases like:

• Broncho-spasms
• Chest tightness
• Excessive and thick mucus secretions
• Respiratory congestions
• Pneumonia

Palliative care is a specialized form of medical treatment that focuses on offering relief from the pain, symptoms and stress of serious injury or an operation. Palliative care is also meant for people suffering from a terminal illness where a cure is not always possible and for those who have suffered, or are suffering, a complicated illness and need their symptoms controlled. At Ruaa Healthcare we are dedicated to provide emotional support and the medical care for our patient’s needs, in dealing with long term medical problems. A multidisciplinary team of health care professionals focuses on improving our client’s quality of life by providing clinical support services and home nursing services in our palliative care program.

We treat or manage pain and other physical symptoms and will also help to manage any psychological, social or spiritual needs. Our main objective is to help the patient, and everyone affected by the patient’s illness, to achieve the best quality of life. The patient could receive palliative care along with other illness related treatments, such as Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy.

• Physical therapy to help restore physical functioning and treat problems with movement, balance and coordination
• Occupational therapy to help you relearn or develop strategies for regaining the everyday skills of daily living, such as eating, walking and dressing
• Speech -language therapy to regain language and communication skills and deal with swallowing problems
• Mental health counselling to help you, and your caregivers at home, cope with emotional and behaviour changes that sometimes occur after a stroke.