Skilled wound care provides professional assessment, treatment, and monitoring for eligible patients whose wounds require the clinical judgment and services of a licensed nurse.
At-Home Health nurses follow the provider’s orders and individualized plan of care. The goal is to support safe wound management, identify complications promptly, and help patients and caregivers understand how to protect the affected area between visits.
How This Service May Help
- Assess and document wound condition and progress
- Perform ordered dressing changes
- Monitor for redness, drainage, odor, pain, swelling, or other concerning changes
- Support care for pressure injuries, surgical wounds, diabetic wounds, and other ordered wound-care needs
- Reinforce pressure-relief and skin-protection instructions
- Teach patients and caregivers about wound-care precautions
- Communicate changes or concerns to the ordering provider
- Coordinate wound care with the patient’s broader plan of care
Who May Benefit
Skilled wound care may be appropriate for eligible patients whose wound requires ordered nursing assessment and treatment at home.
- A surgical wound
- A pressure injury
- A diabetic wound
- A slow-healing wound
- Another condition that requires ordered nursing assessment and treatment at home
Services depend on eligibility, medical necessity, provider orders when applicable, coverage requirements, staffing availability, and the individualized plan of care.
Coordinated Around the Plan of Care
Wound-care services are provided as part of skilled nursing and follow the ordering provider’s instructions. Treatment frequency, supplies, and clinical interventions depend on the wound, medical necessity, provider orders, and the patient’s individualized plan of care.
Ask About Home Health Services
Call At-Home Health to discuss the patient’s needs, referral status, and possible next steps. Services depend on eligibility, provider orders, clinical need, coverage requirements, staffing availability, and the individualized plan of care.
For medical emergencies, call 911.