At-Home Respiratory Services (2024)

FAQs

What is home respiratory care? ›

What Is Home Respiratory Care? Home respiratory care allows patients to breathe easier and increase their quality of life. It allows patients to receive respiratory care and therapy from the comfort of their own homes.

We offer cylinders in different sizes and types, including compressed gas and liquid oxygen, to ensure that you have access to the oxygen you need.

Our Services. Lincare is the leading provider of in-home respiratory care. We offer a wide variety of home health care services that can be delivered at home, as well as in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities. Our dedicated team is committed to producing high-quality treatment outcomes.

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The company is currently a part of Lincare Holdings.

Most respiratory care practitioners work in health clinics, hospitals, specialty care facilities, elderly care homes and military and government agencies, while registered respiratory therapists typically work in hospitals and nursing care facilities, specialty hospitals or respiratory equipment companies.

BiPAP is normally the preferred option for people with COPD. The main difference is that, while CPAP helps a person inhale by using one kind of pressure, BiPAP helps a person both inhale and exhale by using two different pressures. This means that exhaling is easier with BiPAP machines.

Another critical difference is that liquid oxygen is 100% pure, while the oxygen delivered through an oxygen concentrator is less than 100% pure. For many people who require oxygen therapy, the oxygen level provided through an oxygen concentrator meets their needs.

Yes, you need a prescription from a healthcare provider to get an oxygen tank.

* Oxygen may cause mutations. Handle with extreme caution. * Contact with liquid Oxygen can cause severe skin and eye irritation and burns as well as frostbite. * Breathing pure Oxygen at high pressures can cause nausea, dizziness, muscle twitching, vision loss, convulsions (fits), and loss of consciousness.

A Settlement Agreement has been reached in a class action lawsuit (the “l*tigation”) against Lincare Holdings Inc.

Does Lincare have nebulizer machines? ›

We know life is unpredictable, and we are here to give you the respiratory care you need when you need it. That is why Lincare offers several nebulizer machines — so you have options to fit into different routines.

Lincare competitors include Inogen, Praxair and Apria Healthcare. Lincare ranks 1st in Diversity Score on Comparably vs its competitors.

Summit exited the investment in 1994, and over the next 18 years, Lincare became one of the largest respiratory therapy provider in the United States, serving more than 800,000 patients in 48 states. In 2012, Lincare was acquired by The Linde Group for $4.6 billion.

Clearwater, FL

Lincare Holdings / Headquarters

Lincare originated from Linde Air Products in the early 20th century under the U.S. subsidiary business of the Linde Group. In 1879, Carl von Linde founded the Gesellschaft für Linde's Eismaschinen in Wiesbaden, Germany, to sell mechanical refrigeration systems for the brewing and food industries.

These may include pulmonary function tests, arterial blood gas analysis, oxygen therapy, mechanical ventilation, chest physiotherapy, and medication administration. They also educate patients and their families about their conditions and the proper use of respiratory equipment and techniques.

Home health care providers are expected to assist patients and their caregivers to manage day-to-day living with respiratory disease and disability, identify and respond to complications, and use respiratory equipment and procedures safely.

Typically, to qualify for home oxygen therapy, you must have either: An arterial blood gas (PaO2) at or below 55 mm Hg or an oxygen saturation at or below 88%, taken at rest (awake), breathing room air, or.