Canton
– Ruby Rexford of Canton, NY will tell you that she had a battle with pneumonia
this winter and while it was rough, she came out on top with the help of
Northern Lights Home Health Care.
“I was so weak that the rescue squad
had to take me to the hospital,” Mrs. Rexford said. She was admitted to the
hospital and then later discharged a few weeks later to RiverLedge Health Care
and Rehabilitation Center where she recuperated for two months until she was
well enough to go back home.
“I was looking forward to going home to
my apartment, but everyone wanted me to have some help after I got there,” Mrs.
Rexford added. “That was when I learned about Northern Lights.”
Northern Lights registered nurse Sue Liebfred,
met with Mrs. Rexford and set up a care plan for her so that she would be safe
and cared for at home. Northern Lights coordinated visits with Mrs. Rexford’s
schedule and they discussed the type of help she would need. “Recuperating from
pneumonia takes time and Ruby still needed some help with breathing issues and
assistance with activities of daily living.”
“It was such a relief,” Mrs. Rexford
said. “Sue was such a big help to me and Peggy, my home health aide, was wonderful.
She helped me clean and was willing to do anything I needed to have done. Northern
Lights Home Health Services is great. I would refer any of my friends. In fact,
I already have.”
Northern Lights Home Health Care is owned
by Canton-Potsdam Hospital, Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center, Hospice of St.
Lawrence Valley and United Helpers Management Company, Inc. To learn more,
call (315) 714-3135, visit online at www.mynorthernlights.org
or search Northern Lights on Facebook.
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