Illinois State Senator 37th District, Darin LaHood accompanies Henry and Stark County Health Department Home Health Nurse, Charlene Sovanski, RN during a visit with home health patient, Craig Holmes of Castleton as Craig's Parents, Mary Jane and Myron Holmes look on. Senator LaHood was just one of the local legislators the Health Department invited to accompany them on some home health visits as part of their National Home Health Month promotion activities and to note the importance and advantages of home health care services.
Illinois State Representative 74th District, Donald Moffitt visits with home health patient, Douglas Horman of Galva and his home health nurse, Martha Rivera, RN of the Henry County Health Department. Representative Moffitt was just one of the local legislators the Health Department invited to accompany them on some home health visits as part of their National Home Health Month promotion activities and to note the importance and advantages of home health care services.
US Congressman 17th District, Bobby Schilling visits with home health patient, Wayne Stohl of Cleveland and his home health nurse, Dee DeBrock of the Henry County Health Department. Congressman Schilling was just one of the local legislators the Health Department invited to accompany them on some home health visits as part of their National Home Health Month promotion activities and to note the importance and advantages of home health care services.
The Henry and Stark Health Department notes that in continuation of their observance of November as National Home Health Care Month they have included some local legislators on their home health rounds.
Pam Bennett, RN Director of Home Health Services with the Health Department states, "The Health Department Home Health staff is working with local legislators to emphasize the importance and the advantages of home health care services. Because our home health staff covers such a large geographical area we have invited Illinois State Senator 37th District, Darin LaHood to visit a Stark County patient; Illinois State Representative 74th District, Donald Moffitt to visit with a Galva patient; and US Congressman Illinois 17th District, Bobby Schilling to visit with a Cleveland patient."
Bennett adds, "Of special note, two of our featured home health patients are veterans. We think this is a great way to keep home health in the forefront of our representative's minds. We want them to remember the actual people affected when they consider future funding, budget cuts, and health care reform issues. All residents deserve the option of quality homebased health care. But our aging veterans, especially, need our concern, care, and support as they age. It is the very least we can do for their sacrifice and service."
The Health Department still believes "that there's no place like home" when you're recuperating from an illness or injury. Even with all the challenges of Medicare and insurance companies, the Health Department home health staff remains committed to providing quality home health care, as we've done for so many years.
To arrange home health services, call the Health Department at (309)
852-0197 (Henry) or 852-3115 (Stark).
Home Health Care
If your doctor orders home nursing, physical, occupational or speech therapy, we can provide you with these services. In addition, you can choose the provider of your choice for therapy among three providers offered. They are Advanced Rehab, Kewanee Hospital Rehab and Hammond Henry Hospital Rehab.
Henry County Home Health Care services invite you to call us to discuss your home health care needs. Most often, the cost of the services is entirely covered by Medicare or private insurance. As always, the initial visit and consultation is free of charge.
To learn more about home health services, please call Pam Bennett at (309) 852-0197.
Home Health Services
SKILLED NURSING VISITS
Skilled care by experienced registered nurses is available to all residents of Henry and Stark Counties, regardless of source of payment.
Following a doctor's order, services may include:
SPEECH, OCCUPATIONAL AND PHYSICAL THERAPY
Under the direction of licensed speech, occupational and physical therapists, consultion, referral and therapy are available to eligible individuals in Henry and Stark Counties.
HOME HEALTH AIDE SERVICES
Under the direction of a registered nurse, certified aides provide personal care such as:
Bathing
Shampooing
Transferring
Range of Motion Exercises
Shaving
Oral Care
Gail Ripka Elected President of Illinois Homecare Council Board of Directors
The Henry and Stark County Health Departments' are pleased to announce that Gail Ripka, RN, Health Department Administrator, has recently been elected to serve as President of the Illinois Homecare and Hospice Council's (IHHC) Board of Directors. Ripka assumed the Presidency at the IHHC's Annual Conference and Exposition held recently in Rosemont, IL Founded in 1960, the Illinois Homecare and Hospice Council is the nation's first home health care association and the voice for home care in Illinois. IHHC respresents 254 home care and hospice agencies that provide care to Illinois residents, as well as companies that serve those agencies, and other state and federal organizations that have an interest in home care.
Gail Ripka states, "The mission of the Illinois Homecare and Hospice Council is to shape and support quality home care services in Illinois through education, information and advocacy. I am truly honored and excited to be apart of an organization that's primary goal is the protection and preservation of basic patient and client's rights. Ripka adds, "In addition, I am gratified to know that my new office will give our local residents a voice in homecare concerns throughout the state and even nationally."
For more information about the IHHC you can visit their website at www.ilhomecare.org.
Founded in 1966, the Health Department has been providing home health services to this area's homebound patients and their families for nearly 44 years. For more information about home health services available through the Health Department call (309) 852-0197
Henry County Health Department 4424 US Hwy 34 Kewanee, IL 61443 309-852-0197 Copyright 2007 All rights reserved
