Hands-on teaching at home
Wound care teaching at home
A registered nurse comes to your home and teaches you, your family or your aide to care for the wound the way your doctor ordered — and checks with you whether it is actually getting better.
Book today First visitPrivate pay — we do not take insurance, Medicare or Medicaid.
Wound care
What you will learn
- Hand washing, gloves and setting up a clean work area
- The dressing change your doctor ordered — removing, cleaning and applying gauze, foam, hydrocolloid or alginate dressings
- How to measure and photograph the wound so you can see whether it is healing
- Pressure ulcers (bedsores): turning, cushions and heel protection that take the pressure off
- Diabetic foot wounds: daily foot checks, footwear and keeping weight off the wound as ordered
- Wound vac (negative pressure) basics: what the alarms mean and when to call
- Food, fluids and protein that help healing — questions to bring to the doctor
- Signs of infection or slow healing that mean you should call the doctor
Who it is for
Families caring for someone with a surgical wound, a pressure ulcer (bedsore), a diabetic foot wound, a leg ulcer or a skin tear — and aides who want to do the dressing the same way every time.
Before the visit
Have the doctor’s wound care orders, the dressings and supplies you were given, and the medication list. If you have earlier photos of the wound, keep them handy — they help show the change.
How the visit works
The nurse explains each step, shows it with your own supplies, and watches and coaches you as you practice — over more than one visit if you need it — so you can feel confident doing it safely. You keep written steps in English or Russian.
Is it getting better?
The nurse also checks whether the care at home matches the doctor’s orders and whether things are improving. If not, the nurse points out what may be missing and helps you bring clear questions to the doctor. You pay us directly, not insurance — so the visit is about one thing: the patient’s progress.
Questions
Questions
Can you tell us whether the wound is getting worse?
The nurse compares what the wound looks like now with what you describe and any photos, checks that the care matches the orders, and tells you what to report. Diagnosis and changes to the treatment stay with your doctor — we help you bring clear observations and questions.
Do you take insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?
No. Visits are private pay — we do not take or bill insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. The first visit is $100 (regular price $150), each visit after that is $150, and a 30-minute phone consultation is $50.
Will the nurse do the care for us?
No. The nurse teaches and coaches — the patient, the family or your aide does the care. We teach the care your doctor or nurse practitioner ordered, and we do not replace your doctor, home care agency, supplier or infusion pharmacy.
Other skills we teach
- Urinary catheters
- IV medication
- G-tube & feeding pump
- Tracheostomy care
- Nephrostomy tube
- Insulin & diabetes
- Oxygen, nebulizer & inhalers
- Medication management
- Fall prevention
- Heart failure, COPD & blood pressure
- Caregiver & aide training
- Coming home from the hospital
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Our nurses teach — they do not provide hands-on nursing care, and they do not replace your doctor, home health agency, facility staff or aide. We teach the care your physician or nurse practitioner ordered. We are not a licensed home care services agency or a Medicare-certified home health agency, and we do not employ or place home health aides. In an emergency, call 911.