Home Care Guide for Patients




		600 52nd Street, Suite 300 Kenosha, WI 53140 262 656 8400


	What can home health care do for patients? Who is eligible for home care? Why choose Kenosha VNA?

What can home health care do for patients? Our services make it possible for eligible patients to receive quality skilled care in the comfort of their home. Home care can include

Skilled Nursing. Under the direction of a patient’s doctor, our registered nurses provide one-on-one compassionate care and teaching. Skilled Nursing services can include, but are not limited to:


	Disease Management Skilled long term care (Foley catheter care, injections) Post operative care Infusion Therapy Colostomy care


	Enteral feeding Medication management Patient education and caregiver instruction Pharmacist consultation WOCN Board Certified Wound Care Nurse Prevent and manage pressure ulcers and non-healing surgical wounds Provide assessment and product selection Nutritional assessment Pain and symptom management


Rehabilitation Therapy. Our therapists work with patients with the goal of improving the quality of everyday living to achieve the highest level of independence through:

	Physical Therapy Occupational Therapy Speech Therapy

		Home Health Aides. The caring and experience Certified Home Health Aides on our staff provide help with personal cares and activities of daily living:

		Bathing, grooming, dressing Transferring and ambulation Exercise assistance


	Social Services. Our Medical Social Worker can help patients and families by coordinating necessary services during and after home care:


		Identify appropriate community resources Provide counseling for patients and families regarding factors that affect independence at home Long-term care planning

	Who is eligible for home care? People of all ages can benefit from care in their home. To be eligible for services, patients must meet three basic criteria: Under a doctor’s plan of care In need of reasonable and necessary skilled care or therapy Ability to leave home is restricted by illness or injury

Why choose Kenosha VNA? As Wisconsin’s oldest independent, non-profit home health care agency, we’ve got a lot to offer: On call nurse 24 hours a day, seven days a week 98% maintained patient satisfaction rate Experienced staff committed to high quality standards Named to HomeCare Elite list of top 100 home health agencies in the country

	We’re here for you - Call us. To learn more or request our services, call us Monday thru Friday 8am - 5pm at 262-656-8400.



			top of page