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La Vie Care is an independent group of healthcare facilities. Our goal is to deliver the highest-quality, personalised care to each individual resident while creating a homely and nurturing environment. Our world-class facilities follow a holistic wellness approach and are staffed by highly-skilled healthcare professionals, whom are dedicated to provide the best quality service.
La Vie Care offers a caring and controlled environment at all our facilities. Our private single and double rooms have en-suite bathrooms and kitchenettes, as well as air conditioning.
Individual patients are treated and monitored according to personal needs.
Our world-class facilities are staffed by highly skilled healthcare professionals, whom are dedicated to provide the best quality service.
All La Vie Care facilities have access to on-call physicians 24-hours per day.
Definition: The branch of treatment that employs physical methods to promote healing, including the use of light, infra-red and ultraviolet rays, heat electrical current, massage, manipulation and remedial exercise.
The Physiotherapist treats the following conditions:
Medication management is the monitoring of medication that a patient takes to confirm that he or she is complying with a medication regimen, while also ensuring the patient is avoiding potentially dangerous drug interactions and other complications. This is especially important for those taking large numbers of medication to address chronic illnesses and multiple diseases. Taking multiple medication is known as polypharmacy, and it is particularly common among older adults, as they are more likely to need medication to manage an array of chronic conditions.
Woundcare Services is very proud to be associated with Lynnmed Sub-Acute. For many years there has been a very good working relationship between Woundcare Services and Lynnmed Sub-Acute.
We specialise in the treatment of all kind of wounds eg: burn wounds, cancer wounds, radiation treatment wounds, insect bites, dog bites, venous ulcers, diabetic ulcers, amputated limbs, pressure ulcers and many more.
A respiratory therapist is a specialised healthcare practitioner who has graduated from a University and passed a National Board certifying examination. Respiratory therapists work most often in intensive care and operating rooms, but are also commonly found in outpatient clinics and home-health environments.
Definition: “OTs use scientifically chosen meaningful activities to assert diverse clients with a range of problems to maximize their functioning. This empowers them to be as independent as possible and to experience dignity and quality of life at work, at home and at play.” – Ratified @ OTASA Council 31-2001
Who would benefit from OT? Anyone who is no longer coping with their activities of daily living e.g. dressing, walking bathing, cooking etc. generally as a result of neurological, medical, orthopedic, or surgical injury or illness.
Inclusive of people of all age groups.
Definition: Speech-language therapists are educated to assess speech and language development and to treat speech and language, as well as swallowing disorders.
Speech-language therapists are also educated to assess and treat children with delayed or deviant language development, dysfluencies (stuttering), articulation problems and auditory processing difficulties.
Who would benefit from speech therapy?
A speech-language therapist deals with the evaluation and treatment of patients with speech-, language and/or swallowing difficulties caused by one or more of the following:
Respite care is the provision of short-term accommodation in a facility outside the home in which a loved one may be placed. This provides temporary relief to those who are caring for family members, who might otherwise require permanent placement in a facility outside the home.
Frail care deals with the care of persons who are in a weak or poor state of health due to old age or degenerative conditions or persons recuperating from surgery, physical trauma or medical treatment. A frail client/patient means a person of any age who is in need of twenty-four hour care either on a temporary or a permanent basis. Frail Care is fundamental Nursing Care.
La Vie Care offers Frail Care services at all of our facilities, namely: Brentmed in Benoni; Bronmed in Olympus; Elmed in Eldoraigne; Lynnmed in Lynnwood; Northmed in Randburg; and Oosmed in Willows.
Palliative care is specialised medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness. The goal is to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.
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We are honoured to present an ongoing series of interviews with Professor Nola Dippenaar who is renowned as a local and international speaker on healthcare topics.
Managing your heartbeat at home: 1. Manually check your heart rate (pulse). Put the tips of your first two fingers on your wrist, just below your thumb (palm up).
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La Vie Care is an independent group of healthcare facilities. Our world-class facilities follow a holistic wellness approach and are staffed by highly-skilled healthcare professionals.
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