Goals & Objectives

The goals and objectives of Tri-County Hospital Home Health Care are to:

  • Assure quality nursing care according to ANA/NLN Nursing Standards for Geriatric and Home Health Nursing.

  • Offer home care as a reasonable alternative to acutely, chronically or terminally ill clients.

  • Provide and promote continuity of care for clients at home, to and from the hospital, nursing home, or extended care facility.

  • Promote the highest level of rehabilitation and independence through restorative nursing care using a team approach and collaborating with therapy disciplines as appropriate.

  • Offer care and support for terminally ill clients and families, including but not limited to physical, psychosocial and spiritual care, as they desire.

  • Provide knowledgeable staff in numbers sufficient to provide an appropriate level of care and frequency of visits in the home.

  • Provide quality management through continuous evaluations of client care through review processes.

  • Provide quality care by teaching and monitoring client’s response.

  • Provide high quality health care services in a cost-effective manner.