Salus Paramedic Care is a South Florida in-home preventive wellness service based in Hialeah and serving families throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties. The company sends experienced, licensed Firefighter/Paramedics directly to clients’ homes for scheduled, non-emergency visits designed to identify health, mobility, medication, home-safety and fire-safety concerns before they develop into more serious problems. Salus was founded by Christopher Curbelo, RN, BSN, EMT-P, a Firefighter/Paramedic and registered nurse whose background includes emergency medical response, emergency-department nursing and pre- and post-surgical care.

The service is particularly relevant for older adults who want to remain safely and independently at home, families who cannot check on an aging parent as frequently as they would like, people managing several medications and individuals who have recently returned home after an emergency-room or hospital visit. Instead of waiting until a health or safety concern becomes an emergency, Salus uses scheduled home visits to provide another set of experienced eyes between routine physician appointments.

During a typical visit, a Firefighter/Paramedic can check blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate and temperature; review medications and organization; evaluate mobility and fall risk; walk through the home to identify possible hazards; review smoke and carbon-monoxide detectors; and discuss findings with the client and family. When something requires medical attention, Salus documents the concern and recommends follow-up with the client’s existing healthcare provider rather than attempting to replace that provider.

One feature that distinguishes the model is the combination of medical-assessment experience and home-safety awareness. Firefighter/Paramedics routinely encounter both clinical emergencies and environmental hazards in residential settings. Salus applies that experience preventively, looking not only at how a person feels but also at factors around the home that may increase the likelihood of falls, fires, medication problems or other avoidable emergencies.

Services include comprehensive wellness assessments, vital-sign monitoring, medication reviews, fall-risk assessments, home and fire-safety evaluations, ongoing wellness monitoring and post-hospital follow-up. Families can begin with a one-time appointment or choose recurring monitoring. Current options include monthly, twice-monthly and weekly wellness programs, depending on the amount of ongoing oversight a family wants.

Salus is careful to distinguish its role from emergency response and traditional home healthcare. It is not an ambulance service, skilled home-health agency, nursing provider or primary-care practice. Its purpose is preventive assessment, education, monitoring and early identification of concerns while complementing physicians and other established healthcare professionals. Visits are scheduled in advance and generally take place in the client’s own home, while the Hialeah address functions as the company’s business address.

This model can be particularly useful for adult children who want professional wellness oversight for a parent living independently. With permission, family members can participate in portions of the visit by phone or video or receive information afterward. The goal is to provide clear observations, practical recommendations and a better picture of how the individual is doing between conventional medical appointments.

Salus Paramedic Care therefore occupies a specialized position between routine healthcare visits and emergency response: bringing emergency-trained professionals into the home before an emergency occurs. Its focus is on preventive wellness, senior independence, fall reduction, medication awareness, home and fire safety, family communication and identifying changes early enough for the appropriate healthcare professional to address them.