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Home Medical Equipment
A patient's readjustment to daily living at home can be facilitated by a wide variety of products we provide to help with comfort and mobility. Products offered include hospital beds, bedside commodes, bath/shower accessories, electrical stimulation units (CPM/TENS) and other patient aids. Patients needing specialized equipment during their recovery may also choose a complete inventory of wheelchairs, sophisticated adaptive equipment, and specialty seating systems.
Staff Support and Education
When we deliver medical equipment to a patient’s home, our team of professional technicians, therapists and nursing staff step in to teach, guide and assist. They provide education for the patient and caregiver about the disease process, proper use of the equipment and tips to avoid problems. Our medical and respiratory staff is available 24 hours a day.
Our exceptional team is made up of carefully selected and screened professionals who provide the same high quality care that physicians and patients alike have come to expect from Sentara. You can be confident that our staff treats patients and family members with the utmost care and respect.
We work directly with physicians and hospital case managers and discharge planners to ensure a smooth transition from hospital or skilled care to home. A staff professional meets with and/or assesses the needs of the patient with respect to the equipment ordered. Patients and equipment are continually monitored to ensure that it is timely and up to date.
Service and Repair Programs
We provide service and repair for all our rental equipment, as well as for our patients' personally owned equipment.
We offer equipment and supplies for both home medical and rehabilitation needs:
Mobility Assistive Equipment
Power Wheelchairs
The power wheelchairs (PDF file) distributed by Sentara Home Care Services have been thoughtfully designed and constructed. Each manufacturer has taken great care to ensure a stable, smooth and comfortable ride. Our staff of experienced home medical equipment professionals will help you evaluate which vehicle would serve you best.
Features of Power Wheelchairs:
 Top speed of 6.0 mph center wheel drive technology allows for an increased amount of power as an advantage over comparable designs.
True center wheel drive makes the chair more intuitive to control by positioning the user directly over the drive wheels. A smaller turning radius is achieved with this design.
Constant contact coasters maintains the chair’s stability going up and down inclines, such as ramps.
Overland suspension system enables you to climb obstacles up to 2.5 inches and offers the most comfortable ride in the industry by providing independent suspension for all four casters.
Optional extended range package provides the freedom to go farther with increased battery capacity up to 30 percent versus the standard battery option.
Optional readi-align front casters ensures front caster alignment to navigate obstacles with ease.
Armrest height adjustment for comfort and tool free adjustment.
Available accessories include cane/crutch holder, walker holder, oxygen cylinder holder, lap belt and front mount basket.
Other mobility aids available include:
Lift chairs
Walkers
Canes
Crutches
Our financial counselors are available to help patients and their families determine covered services and file the necessary paperwork. Insurance reimbursement is available for most medical and respiratory equipment ordered by a physician.
For more information on equipment offered by Sentara Home Care Services, call (757) 549-7755 or (888) 461-5649.
Nutritional Options
Our registered dietitian is available to provide professional consultation to ensure the patient is getting complete nourishment. For patients who require enteral or parenteral nutrition, we provide nutritional options that can be delivered to your home including:
Tube feeding supplies
Delivery pumps
Wide variety of formulas
Medical nutrition therapy
What is Medical Nutrition Therapy?
Medical nutrition therapy includes an in-depth nutritional assessment followed by appropriate therapy and counseling by a registered dietitian. This is an important component to a patient’s overall medical care. The dietitian will develop a nutrition plan, and make sure the patient is in compliance with his/her therapeutic diet.
Benefits of medical nutrition therapy include:
Optimization of nutritional status
Prevention or minimization of specific nutritional deficiencies
Implementation of a healthy weight loss or weight gain program
Maximization of medical treatments
Minimization of health care costs
Any patient receiving home health through Sentara Home Care Services (i.e. skilled nursing, rehabilitative therapies or respiratory services) qualifies for medical nutrition therapy, as well as any diabetic patients covered by Medicare.
For more information on medical nutrition therapy offered by Sentara Home Care Services, call (757) 549-7755 or (888) 461-5649.
Post-Surgical Garments
After breast surgery, women may find they need professional, individualized services to ensure the proper fitting of post-surgical garments. Whether the requirements are post-mastectomy, post-lumpectomy, permanent or temporary, we believe that their delicate needs deserve personal attention.
Sentara Home Care Services offers professional fittings for:
post-surgical garments
breast prostheses for mastectomy and lumpectomy patients
specialty bras for mastectomy and lumpectomy patients
We offer one-on-one appointments with a certified fitter Monday through Friday at our conveniently located facilities or in the privacy of home for homebound patients.
Southside Hampton Roads location:
Sentara Home Care Services
535 Independence Parkway, Suite 400
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Peninsula location:
The Breast Center at Port Warwick
11803 Jefferson Ave., Suite 130
Newport News, VA 23606
For your one-on-one appointment with our certified fitter or for more information about our post-surgical garments, please call (757) 549-7755 or (888) 461-5649.
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