Nicole Thomas

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• Chore Provider

  Nursing Service Related Providers

  Primary

  An individual who provides home maintenance services required to sustain a safe, sanitary living environment for individuals who because of age or disabilities is unable to perform the activities. These services include heavy household chores such as washing floors, windows, and walls; tacking down loose rugs and tiles; and moving heavy items of furniture in order to provide safe access and egress.

  Taxonomy code 372500000X

• Poetry Therapist

  Behavioral Health & Social Service Providers

  A medical or mental health professional who has attained credentials after satisfactorily completing a poetry therapy training program approved by the National Federation for Biblio/Poetry Therapy (NFBPT). Training includes didactic work, peer group experience, and supervised practicum.<br/>An NFBPT credentialed certified poetry therapist (CPT) or registered poetry therapist (PTR) integrates discussion of published literature and reflective or creative writing into the psychotherapeutic process to achieve goals of emotional well-being, symptom reduction, and improved interpersonal communication.<br/>Certified poetry therapists and registered poetry therapists are licensed mental health professionals with advanced training in the theory and practice of poetry therapy. CPTs and PTRs are qualified to work independently with emotionally troubled populations in clinical, rehabilitative, community and educational institutions. They also work with emotionally healthy individuals adjusting to developmental issues, life crises, or disabilities. The PTR completes an advanced level of training and fieldwork, commensurate with the highest levels of clinical practice. The terms poetry therapy, applied poetry facilitation, journal therapy, bibliotherapy, biblio/poetry therapy, and poetry/journal therapy reflect the interactive use of literature and/or writing to promote personal growth and emotional healing. In addition to poetry, poetry therapy applies all forms or written and spoken language including story, myth, folk and fairy tale and other genres of poetic expression as well as journal, memoir, and narrative. The poetry therapy process integrates discussion of published literature and reflective or creative writing for expression and communication of thoughts and feelings to facilitate participants' emotional well-being. The field of poetry therapy encompasses all of these modalities, though only a duly trained and licensed clinical practitioner can be credentialed as CPT or PTR.

  Taxonomy code 102X00000X

• Contractor

  Other Service Providers

  For the purposes of the Health Care Provider Taxonomy, a contractor is limited to individuals who do construction or mechanical work to modify a patient's environment to accommodate a health condition. Contractors perform projects including, but not limited to, building wheelchair ramps, widening doorways, modifying personal vehicles, and making other improvements for patient access and movement. This code has no relation to a provider's employment status.

  Taxonomy code 171W00000X

• Driver

  Other Service Providers

  A person employed to operate a motor vehicle as a carrier of persons or property.

  Taxonomy code 172A00000X

• Meals

  Other Service Providers

  A public or privately owned facility providing meals to individuals traveling long distances or receiving prolonged outpatient medical services away from home.

  Taxonomy code 174200000X

• Recreation Therapist

  Respiratory, Developmental, Rehabilitative and Restorative Service Providers

  A recreation therapist uses recreational activities for intervention in some physical, social or emotional behavior to bring about a desired change in that behavior and promote the growth and development of the patient.

  Taxonomy code 225800000X

• 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

• 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

• Medical Foods Supplier

  Suppliers

  A supplier of special replacement foods for clients with errors of metabolism that prohibit them from eating a regular diet. Medical foods are lacking in the compounds which cause complications of the metabolic disorder, and are not generally available in grocery stores, health food stores, or pharmacies.

  Taxonomy code 335G00000X

• Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN)

  Transportation Services

  A land vehicle with a capacity to meet special height, clearance, access, and seating, for the conveyance of persons in non-emergency situations. The vehicle may or may not be required to meet local county or state regulations.

  Taxonomy code 343900000X

• Private Vehicle

  Transportation Services

  An individual paid to provide non-emergency transportation using their privately owned/leased vehicle.

  Taxonomy code 347C00000X

• Adult Companion

  Nursing Service Related Providers

  An individual who provides supervision, socialization, and non-medical care to a functionally impaired adult. Companions may assist or supervise the individual with such tasks as meal preparation, laundry and shopping, but do not perform these activities as discrete services. These services are provided in accordance with a therapeutic goal in the plan of care.

  Taxonomy code 372600000X

• Home Health Aide

  Nursing Service Related Providers

  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