Amedisys Home Health Care - Waltham

Amedisys is a leading provider of home health care and hospice services. The company provides services in more than 260 locations in 19 states across the country. Amedisys employs more than 7,000 employees. Each day, Amedisys caregivers provide approximately 9,927 home care and hospice visits. Our Purpose is to assist patients in maintaining and improving their quality of life. Our Strategy is to offer low-cost, outcome-driven health care at home as an alternative to facility- based care. Our Mission is to provide cost-efficient, quality health care services to the patients entrusted to our care.

Amedisys has provided alternate-site health care services for more than two decades and has gained a reputation as a leader in the industry. In addition to traditional home care services such as skilled nursing, therapy, medical social workers and home health aides, Amedisys has put in place a number of disease management (DM) programs to treat patients who suffer from chronic disease which represents substantial long term costs. Wound care, cardiac, diabetes, surgical recovery, COPD and rehabilitation disease management programs have been implemented to ensure excellent patient care while controlling costs through a demonstrated plan of care.

• Skilled Nursing
• Home Health Aides
• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech Therapy
• Medical Social Workers
• Specialized nursing programs such as cardiac, diabetes, pain management, wound care, infusion therapy, oncology and psychiatric services

Selecting the Right Home Care Agency

• How long has the agency been serving the community?
• Is the agency certified by Medicare?
• Is the agency licensed by the state?
• Does the agency assign supervisors to oversee the quality of care patients are receiving in their homes?
• What procedures are in place to handle emergencies? Are the agency caregivers available 24 hours a day, seven days a week?

• You must require intermittent skilled nursing care, physical therapy or speech therapy.
• You must be homebound.
• You must be currently under a physician's care. All home health services must be ordered by your physician.

To our patients, we pledge to…

• Treat you and your family with dignity and respect
• Be on time for our scheduled appointments, or call to let you know if we will not
• Behave in a pleasant and friendly way when delivering your care
• Resolve any obstacles or problems in a quick and efficient manner
• Use the "Golden Rule" - treat others as we would like to be treated
• Be there for you when you need us