Expert wound prevention and management is available to treat chronic and complex wounds. We offer four aspects of quality wound care practice covering:

• Assessing and management of wounds and skin tears
• Pressure assessment & monitoring
• Infection control
• Care of wound
• Ostomy care
• Apply creams, lotions & ointments
• Nutrition for people with wounds
• Education on care of wound, compression and dressings

We aim to explain and manage behaviours that improve skin integrity, optimise healing and prevent possible recurrences.

Empower’s home care nursing services involve support in the management of bladder and bowel control problems. We offer a specialised approach that preserves dignity, reduces stress and regains confidence so your client can participate in daily activities and get back to enjoying life.

There are many ways to help manage incontinence and our services cover:

• Assessment and continence management plan
• Catheter care - SPC & IDC
• Continence aids recommendations
• Environment modifications
• Physiotherapy exercises
• Nutrition assistance
• Mental health support

Management depends on the type of incontinence, its aetiology, the severity of symptoms, as well as the consumers factors such as cognition, functional status and medical history. Our nurses have the clinical background and experience to select the most suitable treatment approach for each individual to match their lifestyle and keep them at home longer.

We can help your clients actively manage their diabetes, so they can continue to live a full lifestyle at home. We offer a broad range of care services to help meet the challenges of managing diabetes and create a suitable plan and daily routine that fits in with their life. Our diabetes management services include;

• Blood sugar monitoring
• Medication management
• Injections
• Nutrition assistance
• Exercise programs
• Diabetic foot care
• Medication management

Depending on the type of diabetes a person may have, medication may always be a part of their life and blood sugar monitoring may also need to be monitored on a regular basis. Our home nurses are available to support and manage medications and blood sugar monitoring for those people living with diabetes.

Our after-hospital nursing care is designed to support consumers recovering from a medical procedure or illness and avoid hospital readmission.

We can help ensure a faster recovery by:

• Overseeing medication administration prescribed by their doctor
• Eat an appropriate diet
• Participate in therapy exercises
• Wound management to prevent infection
• Equipment aid prescription during recovery
• Mental health support

Following discharge from a hospital stay, we will consult with your client’s doctor to personalise the nursing service they need to restore their health and independence at home.

Our nurses will deliver a collaborative and respectful partnership with your clients, built on mutual trust and understanding. Each person is treated as an individual and preferences respected to protect their dignity and empowerment of choice into the care they receive.

Empower Healthcare nurses can help your clients gain greater mobility, confidence and safety within their home. Our nurses collaborate with our Occupational Therapists to assess and determine which mobility aids will assist them best.  Whether it is a walking frame, wheelchair, shower or bed rail to pressure cushion or a blood sugar monitor, we can supply the tools needed to assist your client to maintain their independence at home.

Equipment:

• Crutches
• Walking sticks and frames
• Lifting ramps and devices
• Wheelchairs
• Shower rails and equipment
• Bathroom and toilet aids
• Personal alarms
• Blood sugar monitors
• Compression garments