 Jennie Stuart Home Health is a Joint Commission accredited home health agency. Jennie Stuart Home Health provides healthcare to those who are homebound and are under the care of a licensed physician. Nurses are on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Home Health is available to families in Christian, Todd and Trigg Counties.
Jennie Stuart Home Health provides needed medical and personal care services to patients in their homes. These are part-time, intermittent services designed to promote, restore or minimize the effects of illness.
Nursing Services
Our nursing professionals coordinate your treatment, plan and provide the specialty care ordered by your physician. Skilled services include:
- Observation/Assessment
- Infusion Therapy
- IV Antibiotics
- Enteral Nutrition
- Wound Management/Wound Vacuum Assisted Closure
- Catheter/Ostomy/Skin Care
- Laboratory Measurements
- Diabetes Management
- Heart Failure Management
- Patient and Family Teaching
- Hospice Transition/Palliative Care
Support Services
Medical Social Worker
Medical Social Workers are available to assist you and your family in finding ways to cope when stressful issues affect your recovery.
Counseling
- Financial Information
- Alternative living arrangements
- Coordination of community resources
Home Health Aides
Home Health Aides may assist you with your personal needs as ordered by your physician.
- Bath and skin care
- Linen change
- Light meal preparation
- General exercise and other assistance
Medical Equipment and Supplies
We will arrange for medical equipment and other supplies, such as oxygen, hospital beds or walkers when your physician says you need them. You will be instructed in the use of your equipment.
Rehabilitation Services & Team
Physical Therapy
To help maximize mobility, physical therapists evaluate and provide individualized programs for strengthening and coordination exercises, pain control and other therapeutic treatments.
Occupational Therapy
To help maximize independence in activities of daily living, occupational therapists evaluate and provide exercise and adaptive techniques for self-care.
- Joint Replacement Rehabilitation
- Fall Prevention Program
- Energy Conservation Training
- Balance/Coordination Training
- Alternative Communication Program
- Visual Deficits Adaptations
- Cognitive Deficits Adaptations
- Neurological Rehabilitation
- Adaptive and Home Medical Equipment Referrals
- Cardio-Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Paying for Services
Jennie Stuart Home Health will bill your insurance company or other source for you. Payment sources include Medicare, Medicaid, selected HMO’s and PPO’s, workers compensation, commercial insurance and private payers. Your Home Health professional at Jennie Stuart Medical Center can provide more detailed information.
Jennie Stuart Home Health is a service of Jennie Stuart Medical Center. We are in full compliance with all federal and state anti-discrimination laws. Our policy prohibits discrimination on the basis of color, race, religion, national origin, mental or physical disability, age, sex, economic or social status, or ability to pay.
For more information contact us at 270-887-0118 or by calling toll free at 1-800-280-0118.
Free Joint Replacement Classes:
Getting prepared for your recovery period
What to expect in the hospital and in the transition home
- Moving about safely
- Getting in and out of bed, chairs and cars
- Dressing and Bathing
- Equipment needs and safety issues
- Wound Management
- How to care for your incision
- Pain Assessment and Management
- Basic Home Safety
- Your Rehabilitation
- Outpatient, inpatient, home health, insurance guidelines and more
Call Jennie Stuart Home Health today for a class reservation
270.887.0118 or 800.280.0118
A guest is welcome with each participant
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