Area Agency on Aging of Northwest Arkansas

NPISignal checked this NPI against federal exclusion sources. Results below are based on the NPI number itself — an identifier match, not a name match.

• Home Health Aide

  Nursing Service Related Providers

  Primary

  A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes.

  Taxonomy code 374U00000X

• In Home Supportive Care

  Agencies

  An In Home Supportive Care Agency provides services in the patient's home with the goal of enabling the patient to remain at home. The services provided may include personal care services such as hands-on assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs), e.g., eating, bathing, dressing, and bladder and bowel requirements; homemaker services and instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), e.g., taking medications, shopping for groceries, laundry, housekeeping, and companionship; and/or supervision or cuing so that a person can perform tasks themselves.

  Taxonomy code 253Z00000X

• Clinic/Center

  Adult Day Care

  Ambulatory Health Care Facilities

  Definition to come...

  Taxonomy code 261QA0600X

• Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies

  Suppliers

  A supplier of medical equipment such as respirators, wheelchairs, home dialysis systems, or monitoring systems, that are prescribed by a physician for a patient's use in the home and that are usable for an extended period of time.

  Taxonomy code 332B00000X

• Home Delivered Meals

  Suppliers

  Home-delivered meals are those services or activities designed to prepare and deliver one or more meals a day to an individual's residence in order to prevent institutionalization, malnutrition, and feelings of isolation. Component services or activities may include the cost of personnel, equipment, and food; assessment of nutritional and dietary needs; nutritional education and counseling; socialization services; and information and referral.

  Taxonomy code 332U00000X

• Emergency Response System Companies

  Suppliers

  A supplier of a personal emergency response system (PERS), which is an electronic device that enables a patient to receive emergency assistance when needed. The PERS is one of two different methodologies of notification: (1) where the patient summons emergency assistance themselves directly through the device or (2) emergency assistance is summoned through secure activation by the caretaker/guardian, which sends the device location to emergency responders.

  Taxonomy code 333300000X