HFN Nursing Agency - Stepdown@home

HFN offers a comprehensive home care team of health professionals for maximum patient care.

Home environment for comfort and speedy healing process.

Stepdown Facility vs HFN’s Stepdown@home

A conventional Stepdown Facility is anywhere from R2,800.00 to R4,000.00/day

HFN Stepdown@home: 24/7 Home Nursing for R1,913.60 per day.

Saving of up to 40% over a stepdown facility.

HFN will scale down care as the patient recovers, thus increasing the savings.

Services HFN Nursing Agency offer:

A comprehensive Home Nursing Care Plan

One-on-one care from ENA 24/7

Hands-on RN supervision.

Referrals to any of the multi-disciplinary team members.

Hiring/Purchasing of Medical Equipment - hospital beds, oxygen therapy, wheelchair, crutches, etc.

The Multi-Disciplinary Team:

HFN’s Registered Nurse – for overall supervision and consultation

Physiotherapist – we refer mostly to Hector, Naidoo and Associates. Physio@Home

Occupational Therapist – OT@Home, Clarice Roode.

Speech Therapy– Speechtherapy@Home among others

Wound Care, Stoma etc. – WoundNet.

The Multi-disciplinary team use the availability of the 24-hour/one-on-one nursing to instruct the Nurse/family in care responsibilities after the therapy sessions.

Other support services available:

Social Worker: In cases where the family surrounding the patient is dysfunctional referrals to psychiatrist and/or curators.

Home visiting doctor - Kimoramed.

Dietician – Mindful Eating- Mignon Jordaan

Medication blister packaging – Vitacare Pharmacies

Medical equipment - Wheelchairs, hospital beds and pressure mattress, bedding packs and drawsheets, oxygen therapy, bath-lifts, hoist, etc.

Nappies – adult nappies delivered to the home 

The HFN Multidisciplinary Team emphasises the following objectives for Stepdown@Home:

Comprehensive home care to maximise recovery

Home environment for comfortable stress-free care

Optimal physical recovery and wellbeing in the patient’s home

Tailored Comprehensive Home Care Plan

The HFN Care Plan provides comprehensive tailored, individual 24/7 care. Home Care can be reduced as the patient condition improves. Our Multidisciplinary Team will address and support all patient needs ensures that all healing needs are addressed to support optimal outcomes. HFN is thus able to provide individualized home nursing for optimal recovery.

Compassionate Care

HFN offers palliative and respite care. Nurses and Carers will improve the quality of life of the termly ill, ensuring as pain free, dignified, and comfortable life as possible. HFN Respite home care services offer short term relief for the caregiver/ family.

Medical Services

The HFN Registered Nurse will assess the patient and refer him or her to the relevant HFN Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members who are able to assist with:

Post-op Orthopaedic conditions

Palliative care

Oncology care  

NGT and PEG feeding

Stoma care 

Wound care

 Stroke, heart attack rehabilitation