Thuy Hoang
Physical therapist and clinic lead
- Physical Therapist · PA Lic. 000000
Thuy leads the clinic and meets many people at their first visit. She likes to start with what a person wants to be doing again, and she asks the family to join in.
Services
Care at home
A physical therapist who comes to you, for people for whom a trip to the clinic is hard, or who want to practice in the place a fall worries them.
Is this for you?
This care is for you if
Getting to the clinic is hard for you or your driver
You worry about a certain room, step or doorway at home
You are home from the hospital and are not ready for a trip out
You would like your family to see the exercises where you live
A visit
What a visit looks like
The first visit takes about an hour. Later visits are shorter. One of our four physical therapists treats you, and they stay beside you.
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Step 1: We agree on a time window
The front desk gives you a window for the visit and calls if we are running late.
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Step 2: We look at the rooms you use
Floors, rugs, steps, chairs and lighting, talked through with you and your family.
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Step 3: We practice where you live
Standing, walking and stepping on your own floors and stairs, with a therapist beside you.
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Step 4: We leave a plan
Exercises in large print and a plan for the next visit.
What we do
How we work with you
A home walk-through
What is easy, what is awkward and what could be changed.
Balance and strength practice
The same care as at the clinic, with your own furniture and steps.
Stairs and thresholds
Practice on the steps you use every day.
What the therapist brings
A gait belt, a balance pad, bands and light weights, carried in a bag.
Family training
The person who helps you learns what to do, in the room where they will do it.
A path back to the clinic
When you are ready, we can move your visits to the clinic.
Where we go
The towns we visit
Altagracia and the other therapists travel to these towns around Scranton.
Lackawanna County
- Scranton
- Dunmore
- Throop
- Olyphant
- Dickson City
- Taylor
- Old Forge
- Moosic
- Clarks Summit
- Clarks Green
- Archbald
- Jessup
If you live outside these towns, call us and we will tell you whether we can come.
What decides how many visits
How many visits you need depends on what we find, what you want to be doing, how you respond and what your plan covers. We go over the plan with you as we go.
Who treats you
A physical therapist plans and leads your care.
Pauline Ashford
Physical therapist
- Physical Therapist · PA Lic. 000000
Pauline works on strength and walking, and on getting up from a chair or a car with less effort. She writes every home exercise in large print.
Minoru Sato
Physical therapist
- Physical Therapist · PA Lic. 000000
Minoru sees people after a joint replacement and people who live with Parkinson's. He works closely with their surgeons and neurologists when they ask him to.
Altagracia Palacios
Physical therapist
- Physical Therapist · PA Lic. 000000
Altagracia makes the home visits. She looks at the rooms and steps a person uses every day, and she shows the family how to help.
How it is paid for
Medicare Part B can cover outpatient PT at home if you are not getting home health at the same time. If a home health agency is already visiting you, tell us and we will explain what changes. Many other plans cover home visits too, and the front desk checks yours before the first one.
When to see a doctor first
Call your doctor about a fall that left you hurt or new dizziness, and call 911 in an emergency. If you are not sure whether a home visit is right for you, call the front desk and ask.
Questions about this care
Do you charge for travel?
The front desk explains how home visits are billed before you book.
Can you see me in two rooms?
Yes. We look at every room you use, and we practice where it is hardest.
What if I have home health already?
Tell us. The rules for Medicare change when a home health agency is involved, and we explain what that means for you.
Ready to start?
Book a first visit, or call and ask the front desk. Bring someone along if you would like.