Patients with chronic non-healing wounds or ulcers and injuries often require professional treatment and care while staying in medical establishments and when they get back home.
A wound that won’t heal is a constant source of pain and frustration, especially for elderly patients. There are several groups of people who are at risk for non-healing wounds. It includes patients with:
- Diabetes, anemia, cancer, and other long-term medical conditions;
- Heart issues, such as high blood pressure, heart disease, or varicose veins;
- Immobility, such as being confined to a wheelchair or bed;
- Unhealthy habits such as smoking, not eating a healthy diet, or not being active;
- A weak immune system from chemotherapy, immunosuppressive medications, or medical conditions such as AIDS.
Contact Aurora Home Health when you notice any of the following symptoms:
- Pain around the wound that doesn’t improve or seems to get worse;
- Dark or blue color around the edges of the wound;
- The wound that seems to be draining or leaking;
- Redness or swelling that spreads away from the wound;
- Bad smell.
The Aurora Home Health staff delivers professional non-healing wound care services in Plano and DFW area. Our non-healing wound treatment services include but are not limited to:
- Topical wound medication and specialized dressings;
- Compression wrapping;
- Compression stockings;
- Patient education on self-care;
- Antibiotics;
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy;
- Debridement, or removing unhealthy tissue;
- Growth-factor therapy, as part of which we help wound-healing cells to grow, etc.
Feel free to call us today at 866-934-7060.
