Outpatient Services
Home Health Care
What We Provide
Silver Cross Home Health offers comprehensive in-home services for patients who are ready to complete their recovery in the comfort of their own homes. Our expert staff provides a full range of skilled services and wound care supplies to make recovery at home easier.
Patients recovering at home heal faster when they become partners in managing their own health care. The Silver Cross Home Health nurses will assess your health status and provide skilled nursing services such as wound care, catheter care, injections, infusion therapy and medication management. They carefully monitor your progress and identify and report any changes in your condition to your physician. They will also teach you or your caregiver how to manage your health care needs independently.
Silver Cross Home Health is Medicare certified, licensed by the Illinois Department of Public Health and the first home health agency in the area to be accredited by the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. We are also a member of the National Association of Home Care and the Illinois Home Care Council.
Services
Silver Cross Home Health offers the following services that are covered by Medicare:
- Skilled Nursing*
- Physical & Occupational Therapy
- Speech Therapy
- Medical Social Service
- Home Health Aide Service
- Respiratory Therapy
- Registered Dietitians
- Pre-Op Orthopedic Program
- Laboratory Testing
- Catheter Care
- Dressing Changes
- Wound Care
- Nutrition Instruction
- Diabetes Management
- Orthopedic Case Management
- Tube Feeding
- Infusion Management including antibiotic therapy, pain management therapy, and others as required
* Bilingual Nurse available
Our Commitment to Excellence
Silver Cross Home Health is committed to quality and has partnered with the Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care (IFQHC) utilizing best practices to improve our patient outcomes. We have received the Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) Seal of Recognition acknowledging us as a Premier Agency.
Home Care Qualifications and Costs
To qualify for home care services, Medicare patients must be homebound, in need of intermittent care and under the care of a physician.
In addition, anyone who requires professional medical assistance to remain at home may request our services. We also care for patients who have come from other health care facilities and reside in our service area.
Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs and various private insurance companies usually cover costs. Silver Cross Home Health will help research your coverage prior to beginning services.
For more information, call (815) 300-7124.
