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Senior Services
| HeartWell | LifeLine Personal Security System | OASIS Education Center |
Suburban Hospital has long valued providing continued care to seniors Though we no longer are a direct provider of community home health services, we are partnered with two local organizations, Potomac Home Health (PHH) and Potomac Home Support (PHS), to provide home health services. In addition, we offer other valuable services such as our chronic disease management program and HeartWell, a free chronic-disease management program for individuals with diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
HeartWell
HeartWell is a free chronic-disease management program designed to teach individuals with diabetes and cardiovascular disease how to manage their symptoms and disease. The program focuses on education concerning early disease symptom recognition, symptom management, medication, diet, and lifestyle changes. The program’s goals are to reduce the frequency of hospital admissions due to cardiovascular disease and to help the participant maintain as high a level of functioning as possible.
HeartWell's services are targeted to an under served senior population and there is no charge for the services provided by the registered nurse. Eligible persons are seen by a nurse at the Holiday Park Senior Center in Wheaton (Tuesday – Thursday), Longbranch Senior Center in Takoma Park (first Thursday of each month), Margaret Schweinhaut Senior Center in Silver Spring (Wednesday), and Gaithersburg Senior Center (Tuesday). The program also sponsors a variety of classes at specific senior centers such as nutrition classes and gait and balance screenings. Program participants can be self referred, referred by a physician, family member, or any staff member at the Senior Center. For more information about HeartWell services, please call 301.896.6508 or 301.896.6507. For a list of our HeartWell Clinics, click here.
Criteria for admission to the HeartWell program are the following:
- Age 55 or over
- Must have a primary care physician
- Must have a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes
- Must consent to allow the nurse to share health information with the individual’s physician
- Must agree to inform the nurse about any hospitalization and the length of stay
Financial Information
HeartWell
The HeartWell program is free.