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Larkin Home Health Services

The home care company you can trust and rely on

Quality Care in the Comfort of Your Home

We know it isn’t easy to make the decision to invite a caregiver into your home to provide home care. That's why at Larkin Home Health Services, Inc., we provide home care services you can trust and depend on. Our clients’ needs are our first priority.

As a result, we are committed to providing excellent care focused on each individual client to ensure the appropriate caregivers are chosen and the maximum possible client satisfaction is attained.

Our personalized screening system is designed to maximize your peace of mind.  You will have the opportunity to interview any caregiver that we refer to you.  

We let you choose the caregiver you trust.  

You deserve to have a caregiver who is experienced, licensed, and certified in providing the services that are needed in your home.

Larkin Home Health Services, Inc., is family-operated by professionals that are licensed in the state of Florida in the field of health care.

We are:

  • Privately owned
  • AHCA licensed
  • Medicare/Medicaid Certified
  • Joint Commission Accredited and insured home health agency.

Our company is operated in compliance with guidelines set forth under state and federal regulations.

We know how important it is to manage every aspect of patient care, from the patient’s needs to the physician’s recommendations. That’s why every service we provide is supervised by our professionals and administered from the initial consultation to recovery or treatment completion.

Our mission is to provide professional, courteous, and compassionate care to our patients in their homes, improve their quality of life, and respect improving their quality of life and respecting their dignity. Larkin Home Health Services, Inc. prides itself on the daily reinforcement of our mission to provide quality patient and family-centered care. We are committed to meeting the needs of our clients, one client at a time.

Our agency goal is to provide a productive recovery environment for patients and their families by combining experience, compassion, and professionalism in the home care setting. We seek to exceed clients’ expectations by offering a caring, convenient, and cost-effective solution.  We, as an agency, are committed to working within the financial means of all our clients while bringing quality care to their home environment, we strive for being the home care company you and your loved one can trust.

It is the policy of Larkin Home Health Services, Inc., that home health services shall be available and shall be rendered to the total population of Miami-Dade County, regardless of the recipient’s race, sexual orientation, religion, age, sex, disabilities, ethnic/cultural background, or national origin.

Larkin Home Health Services, Inc., is conscious of the fact that the success of a corporation is a reflection of the professionalism, conduct, and responsible attitude of its management and employees. Therefore, we have a rigorous and extensive recruitment policy and provide continuous quality improvement training and development of our employees. Our caregivers have a strong employment history in caring for seniors.

When working with patients, insurers, or physicians, Larkin Home Health Services, Inc., believes that the optimal home care requires the use and availability of a multi-disciplinary team of professional and competent administrative staff. Larkin Home Health Services, Inc., strives to maintain a qualified staff that is willing to help meet the goals of each patient’s plan of care. Thus, in selecting our staff we look not only for professionalism and technical abilities, but also, we seek nurses who interact with kindness and compassion and demonstrate a willingness to achieve the goals of each patient.

Our Services

Nursing Services

REGISTERED & LICENSED NURSES

Our team of licensed and registered nurses have been thoroughly trained to meet the challenges of their field and are required to attend continuing educational classes to stay up-to-date with the latest changes, discoveries, and treatment in the medical field.

OUR NURSES PROVIDE SERVICES FOR
  • Wound Care Management
  • Post-operative Care
  • Diagnosis Teaching & Instructions
  • Safety Measures
  • Instructions on Medication Regimen
  • High Teach, IV Therapy, Infusion
  • Diabetes Management Care & Teaching
  • Cardiac Care
  • Parenteral & Enteral Nutritional Therapy

Therapy Services

PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH

Our therapists evaluate each patient’s physical impairments and functional limitations to establish a plan of care in coordination with the patient’s physician in order to achieve optimal rehabilitation outcomes.

OUR THERAPISTS CAN OFFER:

Physical therapy services to restore and maintain maximum musculoskeletal functions.  Whether it is a hip fracture, a sprain, or an unsteady gait, our therapists specialize in helping patients restore their confidence and their ability to ambulate by themselves throughout their living environment.

Occupational therapy strives to improve the level of independence in activities of daily living. Speech therapy assists in improving swallowing disorders and the communicative activities of daily living.

Personal Care

NURSING ASSISTANCE & HOME HEALTH AIDES

Home health aides provide personal care to our patients under the supervision of a registered nurse or a licensed therapist.

Home Health Aides

HOME HEALTH AIDES PROVIDE:
  • Personal care to our patients under the supervision of a nurse/therapist.
  • Assistance with bathing.
  • Serving and preparing meals.
  • Light housekeeping.
  • Picking up groceries and medications for patients at local grocery stores or pharmacies.
  • Assisting with activities of daily living.
  • Assisting with ambulation and transfers.
  • Assisting with self-administration of medications.

Medical Social Worker

  • Patient Advocacy
  • Case Management
  • Coordination of Care

Our medical social workers facilitate long term planning to promote independence and provide opportunities to take advantage of a variety of community resources designed to assist the elderly with their personal concerns and help alleviate their troubles.

Request Our Services

Requests for our services can be made by the patient and/or the patient’s family, the patient’s physicians, or a hospital discharge coordinator.  Home health care services will be initiated once the physician’s orders are obtained.  Individualized care plans are developed in conjunction with the physician’s orders and are based on the patient’s diagnosis, the availability of family support, and community services.

Larkin Home Health Services, Inc., understands that the patient’s physician is an important part of our agency.  The physician is responsible for directing the care provided by our professional staff through a treatment plan that certifies the need for home care services to the homebound patient.  All treatment and procedures will be performed under the physician’s orders and direction with continuous communication to assist in the update and evaluation of the patient’s care plan.

To request services after business hours, please call the main office number at 305-284-7734 and our on-call personnel will contact you immediately.  We are dedicated to making every effort to guarantee patient satisfaction with our services. 

Employment Opportunities

Larkin Home Health Services is now hiring:

Shifts:

  • Per diem
  • Per Diem Weekends  

Must have one year of home health field experience, preferably one year hospital experience.  

Bilingual (Eng/Span) preferred.

Shifts:

  • Per diem
  • Per Diem Weekends  

Must have one year of home health field experience, preferably one year hospital experience.  

Bilingual (Eng/Span) preferred.

Some home health experience preferred.  

Must be fluent in English and Spanish

Multi-tasker 

Familiar with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook.  

Human Resources background preferred but if not we will train.

To submit an application, please contact Luz Lizarazo at llizarazo@larkinhospital.com or call 305-284-7734.

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