Springfield's Largest Home Health Care Agencies and Services

Researched by: Melissa Wilson

Total Approx. Live-in

Name employees patient nurses Profit Medicare Year Address who care Total visits Services Therapies 24-hour Counties or Medicaid Top local locally Telephone / Fax for patients RNs per month available available care in shifts served non-profit provider executive estab.

1 Oxford HealthCare* Nurses' aides, homemaker, IV care,

(part of Cox Health Systems) catheter care, respiratory care, Physical, Charles H

3660 S National / 65807 1,025 209 132,118 medical basics, psychiatric, occupational, live-in 25 non- yes Goforth, 1974

883-7500 / 883-9381 MSW, medical equipment speech 24-hr in area profit president

2 Visiting Nurse Assoc of St John's* MSW, skilled nursing, home health

531 S Union / 65802 238 61 19,000 aide, home infusion/pharmacy, Physical, 24-hr 251 non- yes Jon Swope, 19952

866-4374 / 866-0233 medical equip, hospice, psychiatric, occupational, profit vice president

800-595-7167 Division of Aging, homemakers speech

3 HealthForce*

2032 E Kearney, Ste 202 / 65803 115 8 2,100 Home health care, personal care, Physical, live-in 18 profit yes James K Goff, 1991

864-4622 / 864-8708 live-in companions, occupational, 24-hr president/CEO

800-573-4622 homemaker/chore speech

4 Western Medical Services

Home Health Agency* 65 10 N/A Skilled nursing, home health aide, Physical, 24-hr 19 profit yes Patricia 1984

309 N Jefferson, Ste 340 / 65806 homemaker/chore, personal occupational, Batson, RN,

832-9180 / 832-9209 care, private duty, psychiatric MSW administrator

5 Homebound Medical Care of Medical equipment, personal

Southwest Missouri* 80 13 5,069 care, skilled nursing, homemaker, Physical, 24-hr 24 profit yes Sharon Schmitz, 1993

3303 S Campbell, Ste E-8 / 65807 companion, IV care, respiratory occupational, administrator

889-5333 / 889-4044 care, MSW, psychiatric speech

6 Elfindale Home Health and Rehab* Personal care, homemaker, meal

1701 W Sunshine, Ste F / 65807 63 2 300 prep, geriatric care mgmt, medicine Supportive 24-hr 3 profit no Paula Piert, 1990

869-1344 / 869-8749 mgmt, companion, transportation care administrator

7 Interim Health Care* Ventilators, personal care, custodial Physical, live-in Linda Fisher,

3745 S Fremont, Ste E / 65804 48 4 400 homemaker, SNV, infusion occupational, aides 11 profit yes RNC, BSN, 1986

881-5111 / 886-5758 care, catheter care, psychiatric speech 24-hr director

8 Americare Home Health Physical,

4560 S Campbell Ste U / 65810 38 8 1,000 Personal care, private duty, occupational, live-in 12 profit yes Nancy Kerr, 1997 889-4567 / 889-3073 medical equipment speech 24-hr CEO

9 Family and Friends* Physical, Freddie

650 S Scenic / 65802 25 6 2,000 Home health care, DOA-alternative speech, N/A 12 profit yes Stracke-Porter, 1993

831-7772 / 831-7773 services, private pay services occupational administrator

9 Home Sweet Homecare 1913 S Stewart, Ste C / 65804 25 0 350 Home care, personal care, live-in N/A 24-hr 3 profit no Richard Eddy, 1997

886-4500 / 883-8240 companions, homemaker chores president

11 Home Instead Senior Care

1936 E Sunshine, Ste B / 65804 22 0 4 Companion and home helper, N/A live-in 5 profit no Trudy Johnson, 1996

227-9977 / 889-9095 respite, live-ins 24-hr owner

12 Senior Care 24

333 Park Central East / 65806 18 3 4 City transportation contracted live-in 200 profit no Robert R Minter, 1989 862-4111 / same owner

13 Apria Healthcare* Home infusion, home oxygen, Sleep

1601 W Sunshine, Ste C / 65807 15 contracted 650 home-medical equipment, disorder N/A state- profit yes Carl Davis, 1979

886-1727 / 866-2342 high-tech respiratory care therapies wide Branch Mgr

14 Home Parenteral Service* Home infusion, enteral nutrition, ostomy

2040 W Vista / 65807 12 10 150 care, hydration, respiratory products, IV N/A N/A 50 non- yes H Lynn Kelley, 1984

887-7525 / 887-2542 antibiotic, pain control, blood products, profit president

diabetic supplies, chemotherapy

15 Access Home Health Agency Inc* Skilled nurse visits, nurses' aides, Physical, Melanie Markham,

620 W Scott, Ste 300 / 65802 12 4 400 medical social workers, foot care, occupational, N/A 12 profit yes RNC, BSN, 1995

863-7100 / 863-7204 IV care, respiratory care speech administrator

16 NMC Homecare Respiratory,

2102 W Vista / 65807 11 5 900 IV infusions, durable IV, N/A 29 profit yes Becky DeWitt, 1978

881-6994 / 881-2021 medical equipment nutritional manager

17 Jennifer's Home Health Agency Inc* Physical,

1747 S Montebello / 65807 8 4 200 Skilled nursing, aide care, speech, N/A 14 profit yes Jennifer Lohr, 1996

865-5008 / 832-1408 medical social worker occupational owner

18 Balanced Care Home Health and Physical, Brenda

Hospice* ? 1440 E Lark / 65804 7 4 N/A Nursing, therapies occupational, N/A 19 profit yes Fall, 1991

889-3088 / 886-9511 speech administrator

Ranked by the total number of employees who care for patients, then by total number of RNs. *These agencies are licensed by the state. The current licensing law does not apply to all types of agencies and has narrow criteria, therefore, some reputable agencies are not required to be licensed. 1. Not all services are available in all counties. 2. Formed in 1995 by the merger of VNA, established in 1961, and St. John's HomeCare, established in 1982. The above list was compiled from information provided by representatives of the agencies listed. [[In-content Ad]]