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1-800-272-9159
How is a Referral Made? Private Duty Services
How is Homecare
Paid For Medical Social Worker
24 Hour On-Call Availability Occupational
Therapy
Eligibility Speech Therapy Services
Skilled Nursing Care Physical
Therapy Services
Home Health Aide Care Donations and
Memorials
Bond County Health Department Home Health Care, (Visiting Nurses)
began in 1966 and has advanced through the years to meet the needs of the
community and neighboring counties. Counties of licensing include: Bond,
Clinton, Fayette, Madison, and Montgomery.
Health care in the home is comprehensive yet specific to the patient
which contributes to the quality of life of our patients. Recovery time is decreased while cost is
minimized.
Each patient has an individualized plan of care to acquire the best
medical, physical, and psychosocial outcomes.
The plan of care includes your physician, one-on-one care,
family/caregiver assistance, patient education, disease intervention, and
promotes independency to your health care needs.
The goal of home health is to reduce recurrent hospitalizations and
reduce complications. Hospital stays are
becoming shorter and shorter. A number
of patients returning home from the hospital have ongoing needs and without
home health care, recovery may be longer.
Home healthcare is a valuable alternative to long hospital stays or
nursing home placement. Patients and
family compliance enhances the care we give.
A referral may be made by family, case managers, social workers,
physicians, or patients themselves.
Physician orders will be required prior to admission for Home Health
services. Referrals may be made prior to
entering a hospital for elective or anticipated treatment by calling the office
at 618-664-5020. After hours, weekends
and Holidays this number is also effective in reaching the nurse on-call.
Home Nursing may be an alternative to care when a
patient wants to remain at home but does not meet the requirements for
Medicare, Medicaid or insurance reimbursement.
This may be due to ongoing problems that are chronic or the patient may
not be homebound.
Private duty service, under the license, will be provided by
licensed registered or practical nurses.
Certified CNA's will also be utilized.
Each service provided will be under a physician plan of care, a
contract between the patient and the Home Nursing program will be signed, and
the patient/family will pay for the services.
Home Services is another fee-based service that provides
non-medical services to residents in their home such as personal care. Additional services may be added at a later
date. Please check with the Home Service
department with any questions.
Home care is paid for by a variety of sources including Medicare,
Medicaid, Older Americans Act, private health insurance, Veterans' Administration,
Worker's Compensation, some Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs), Preferred
Provider Organizations (PPOs), CHAMPUS, social organizations and
patient/private pay.
CONTRACTS:
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
GHP (Group Health Plan)
Cigna
Healthlink
Medicare
Medicaid
As your neighbors, we share the interests and concerns of the
communities we serve. Our GOAL is to
provide high quality home health care at a price you can afford. So, if you or a loved one needs our help or
just have a question, please feel free to call.
We can help you stay where you want - at home.
Care is available seven days a week. If a problem should arise, a registered nurse
is on call 24 hours a day to offer advise over the phone and, if necessary, to
make a home visit for current patients and referrals.
(618)
664-5020
1-800-272-9159
Bond County Home Health and Hospice is available to persons who
meet payment source criteria, in need of skilled care, and reside within Bond,
Clinton, Fayette, Madison, and Montgomery Counties.
* Hospice patients do not need to meet
Medicare Homebound Requirements.
Provided by Registered Nurses
and
Licensed Practical Nurses
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Complete body system assessments.
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Patient specific updated wound care.
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Patient Education/teaching.
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Pain management.
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Central/PICC Line/Port maintenance.
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Access to wound and ostomy specialist.
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Dietician.
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Laboratory services (drawing blood for tests, collection of
specimens) with additional skill.
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Injections/Instruction to self-administration.
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Skin care/Assessment.
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Diabetic care/Teaching.
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Bladder treatment and training.
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Catheterizations
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Change of catheter, instruction to family/caregiver on care of
catheter.
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Colostomy and ileostomy care/instruction.
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Restorative care - range of motion exercises, ambulation and
exercises, teaching transfer techniques to family.
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IV Antibiotic therapy (R.N.'s only).
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Nutritional therapy/TPN (R.N.'s only).
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Physical therapy education.
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Trauma (post-hospitalization) care.
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Patient Education/Teaching.
Pediatric Care
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Synagis Injection Program
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Failure to thrive monitoring.
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Well-baby assessments.
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Referrals to WIC, HMHK appropriate community services.
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Personal care, (i.e., bathing, shampooing, oral hygiene care, and
skin care).
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Body mechanics, (i.e., positioning, transferring, assistance with
walker and crutches, range of motion).
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General procedures, (i.e., monitoring vital signs, enemas, douches,
simple dressings).
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Light housekeeping.
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Reporting changes and needs to nursing.
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Instructional/Reinforcement to independency with ADL's.
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Long term planning for medical intervention.
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Community resource person.
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Patients Advocate.
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Assist with obtaining financial resources.
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Provides emotional support to patient and family.
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Helps patients regain fine motor skills, (i.e., writing, personal
care, energy conservation techniques).
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Assesses patients needs for assistive devices for activities of
daily living.
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Upper extremity strengthening/splinting.
Care is directed toward:
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Voice disorder.
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Speech Articulation.
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Non-verbal communication.
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Swallowing difficulties.
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Stroke rehabilitation.
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Home Exercise Program.
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Helps patients regain mobility by therapeutic exercises/muscle
strengthening.
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Helps patients increase strength and relieve pain.
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Muscle re-education skills.
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Gait training, transfer training.
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Ultrastem.
When families, individuals, and patients name the Bond County
Health Department to receive contributions and memorials, it is a tribute not
only to the patient but to the Home Health staff who frequently leave their
homes and families to provide help, comfort, and medical intervention to
patients and families. Memorials and
donations are greatly appreciated.
A contribution is tax deductible and may be of several
methods. No individual employee may
accept a gift of value, for services. If
the donor wishes to donate for the benefit of all employees of Home Health,
this must be stated when the donation is made.
Bond County Health Department Home Health
Care does not discriminate in admission to programs or treatment of employment
in programs or activities in compliance with Illinois Human Rights Act, the
U.S. Civil Right's Act, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act, and the U.S., and Illinois Constitutions.