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Princeton HomeCare Services
ADDRESS
208 Bunn Drive
Princeton, NJ 08540
PHONE
609-497-4900
FAX
609-497-4933
INTERNET ADDRESS
ADMINISTRATOR
Barbara Yost, Director
CONTACT NAME
Donna Gustafson, Director of Nursing
DESCRIPTION
A unit of Princeton HealthCare System which provides a full
range of health care services to patients in their homes. A
multidisciplinary team comprised of nurses, home health aides,
homemakers, physical and occupational therapists, speech and
language therapists, clergy and volunteers offer comprehensive
care to help restore quality of life for patients. Home care
providers carry laptop computers enabling them to access a
patient's medical records. This allows the healthcare team to
relay and receive information about care and to provide the
patient's physician with easily accessible updates on the
patient's condition.
PROGRAMS
Various home health services - see above.
Lifeline: a push-button emergency response system that helps
people of all ages obtain help in emergency situations such as a
fall, fire, break-in or medical problem. The telecommunications
unit can be leased monthly through Princeton HomeCare
Services.
Home Infusion Therapy: includes intravenous (IV) antibiotics,
total parenteral and enteral nutrition, chemotherapy, pain
management, IV hydration, biological therapy and aerosolized
pentamidine therapy.
HomeCare Planner: arranges services while patient is still in the
hospital prior to discharge. A home evaluation and plan of care
is established under physician direction. Call 609-497-4900.
Hospice: offers terminally ill patients the care needed to live the
remainder of life with dignity, compassion and understanding -
ideally at home. Hospice services include regular nursing visits,
on-call services, home health aides, prescribed medications,
medical-surgical supplies and equipment, social services and
counseling, chaplain, respite care and bereavement support.
Call 609-497-4900.
Princeton Caregivers Private Duty Agency: provides extended
care, private duty services in the hospital or at home and is
designed to complement traditional home care and hospital
services. Includes hourly skilled nursing, hourly home health
aide service, hourly homemaker service and live-in service by a
home health aide/companion. Call 497-4957.
FOUNDED
1966
SUBJECTS
Health Care and Services
Home Care
Hospice Care
Protective Services
Rehabilitation Services
LAST UPDATED
4/08