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Just Breathe Recovery Program 

DuBois Continuum of Care Community’s DuBois Nursing Home Skilled Nursing Care and Rehabilitation accepts the following insurances: 

• AllWell 
• AmeriHealth Caritas 
• Gateway (Medicare and Medicaid) 
• Geisinger Health Plans 
• Health America 
• Highmark (Commercial and Medicare Advantage Plans) 
• Humana 
• Medicare 
• PA Health and Wellness 
• TriCare 
• UnitedHealthcare 
• UPMC 
• Veteran’s Administration 

If you do not see an insurance plan listed, please call 814.375.9100 to inquire as this list changes. 

At DuBois Nursing Home, the Just Breathe Recovery Program offers care in a skilled setting. We have respiratory therapists who are on site five to seven days per week. A few additional benefits to name are: educating staff, collaborations among healthcare providers, working as a well-versed team, and leveraging existing strategies of medication stewardship. 

Medications required as part of each individual’s treatment plan, will be continued while under the care provided by DuBois Nursing Home and while participating in the Just Breathe Recovery Pulmonary Care and Recovery Support Program. Any changes made to the administered medications will be provided, along with an updated report with administration instructions for at-home maintenance and management. A medical report will also be forwarded to the program participants Primary Care Physician and Pulmonologist. 

Just Breathe Recovery Program 

What is Respiratory Therapy? 

• This specialized therapy involves the evaluation and diagnosis of individuals with respiratory issues. 
• It provides treatment, management, and ongoing assessments to improve breathing 
• The therapy program may be provided short-term for individuals, especially needing rehabilitation after an illness 
• Respiratory therapy may also be used over long periods of time or indefinitely, for individuals with progressive illnesses. 
• Respiratory therapy programs involve the use of a number of tools, strategies, technology and equipment to manage symptoms and improve breathing. 
• This type of therapy program is often rehabilitative 

Who Needs Respiratory Therapy? Any individual…. 

• Who has difficulty breathing can benefit from respiratory care and rehabilitation therapy 
• Struggling with a cardiopulmonary condition that affects breathing 
• Who are in need of specific protocols (procedures) for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), pneumonia, emphysema, asthma, and other respiratory diseases 
• An individual who has been injured and is suffering from chest trauma 
• Respiratory therapy aids in rehabilitation and recovery from an illness, injury, or surgery 
• This type of therapy can assist an individual having many chronic pulmonary conditions and whose treatment is ongoing 

What Are The Benefits of Respiratory Therapy? 

• It can help individuals breathe easier and also transition from ventilation and artificial airways to breathing unassisted 
• It can help to improve better lung functions and oxygen absorption 
• Respiratory therapy offers a recovery program so individuals can manage their own respiratory care at home. This becomes an important type of health care because breathing is so fundamental to good health 
• Respiratory therapists provide the care that helps individuals feel more comfortable and provides support for an improved recovery 

Just Breathe Recovery Program 

DuBois Continuum of Care Community in conjunction with Dr. Bansal and his staff work together to provide Just Breathe Recovery Program participants with the necessary personalized pulmonary care and rehab so that each individual’s success will be supported through providing the specialized equipment and treatment plan that continues when discharged home. 

Setting up our program participants with At-Home follow-up and training, is key to continued success for better living and reaching attainable goals. 

Specialty Offered Services 

For Specific Pulmonary Medical Needs : 

• IV Fluids, IV Antibiotics, IV Meds 
• PICC Insertions and Management 
• CPAP/BIPAP/AVAP Breathing Treatment, Equipment, Management, and At-Home Training 
• InCourage Vest Therapy System 
• Chest Tubes 
• Pleur-x Catheter Maintenance 
• Trach Care and Maintenance 
• Sleep Apnea Studies, Screening, and Management plus At-Home Training 

Just Breathe Recovery Program is a Pulmonary Recovery Support Program. 

DuBois Continuum of Care Community provides a results based treatment plan for individuals with acute conditions affecting their functional abilities with a primary and/or a secondary pulmonary diagnosis. 

The results from pulmonary specialty care and rehabilitation, such as Just Breathe Recovery, enhances functional independence and teaches self-management strategies, with the overall goal to prevent the need for re-occurring hospital visits or stays. From start to finish, your respiratory recovery goals become more attainable and your success story becomes more real. 

Our Team Consists of: A Board Certified Pulmonologist (Sandeep Bansal, MD, FCCP, FACP), Registered Respiratory Therapist, Specially trained staff in Pulmonary Disease, Attending Providers (Dawn Jeannerat, AGACNP-BC and Todd Sudik, CRNP). 

Program Features Include: 

• Specific protocols (procedures) for the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Pneumonia, Emphysema, Asthma, and other respiratory diseases. 
• Consultations by a Board Certified Pulmonologist and team of Nurse Practioners 
• Evaluation, and treatment by a registered Respiratory Therapist 
• Specially trained staff in pulmonary disease 
• Short-term, and long-term oxygen needs education plus at-home training 
• On-going patient, and staff education 
• Pulmonary function testing, and functional performance assessments 
• Follow-up after discharge to support your success at home