Home Health Service

Home Health is professional service in your home, or the home of a loved one. It can be an alternative to extended hospitalization or nursing home placement. Care is provided to persons who have a medical need that can be met by specially trained health care professionals. Services are delivered under the direction of their personal physician. Payment sources include Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance companies. The service area includes all of Bates County and portions of Cass, Henry, St. Clair and  Vernon. Most payment sources require that the person be homebound with a need for skilled services occasionally (Skilled Nursing, Physical Therapy, etc.) Services offered include:

Nursing Care Service by, or under the direction of, a Registered Nurse Skilled Nurse visits Patient Assessment Pain Management IV Therapy Laboratory Services Catheter Placement and Care R.N. available during off hours for consult/assessment Report and consult with personal physician Other skilled care as needed   Case Management Medication and Diet Teaching Wound Care Colostomy and Ileostomy Management Patient & Family Education about Disease and Treatments Evaluation and management of complex cases (Diabetes, Cardiac, Respiratory, Cancer, Stroke, etc.) Dietary assessment and counseling Registered Nurse on call 24-hours a day.