COPD Management Program

Do you or a loved one have any of the following symptoms?

• Cough, with or without mucus
• Fatigue
• Many respiratory infections
• Shortness of breath (dyspnea) that gets worse with mild activity
• Trouble catching one’s breath
• Wheezing

If you answered yes to any of the above impairments, please call Nightingale at 866-334-7777. We will be happy to discuss enrollment in Nightingale’s COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) management program.

We can help:

Our Home Healthcare team works closely with the patient and their family in the following areas to improve his/her tolerance to activity, maintain the disease, and monitor compliance with national standards that have been set to improve the health status of the individual with COPD.

We provide:

• Education for the patient and family regarding prevention of infection
• Techniques to improve lung capacity
• Dietary and weight management instruction
• Maximization of activity tolerance
• Compliance management regarding: Appropriate use of oxygen, smoking cessation, use of inhalers, medication appropriateness, health monitoring, and vaccinations (flu & pneumonia)

Our health care team will develop a plan of care that is patient centered and easily followed by the family. Prevention is the key to success with COPD and we continually monitor and educate patients at each visit.

(866) 334-7777
Fax: (866) 878-0094
www.HomeCareForYou.com