Gail Ripka, Henry and Stark County Health Department Administrator, is pleased to announce that the Health Department's Home Health Division was recently recognized for its more than 25 years of membership in the Illinois HomeCare Council (IHCC). IHCC is an association which represents nearly 250 home care and hospice agencies statewide.
The Health Department was inducted into IHCC's "Quarter Century Club,"
which was established this year to honor agencies for their dedication and committment to the Council and for serving as pioneers in the field of home care. Inductees were honored during IHCC's Annual Conference, March 26-28 in Oak Brook.
Founded in 1966, the Health Department has been providing home health services to this area's homebound patients and their families for nearly 42 years.
Health Department home health services include: skilled nursing and home health aide visits; homecare assistant services; and speech, physical, and occupational therapies.
Jeanette Heitzler, RN Health Department Director of Home Health services states, "Home health agencies, such as the Health Department, offer a practical means of providing health care to those who need it. By offering these services in the home we can treat our elderly, disabled, and chronically ill population comfortably, cost-effectively and with quality, individualized care and supportive services."
To arrange home health services or for more information, call the Health Department at (309) 852-0197 (Henry) or 852-3115 (Stark)
