Springfield's Largest Home Health Care Agencies and Services

Researched by: PAUL FLEMMING

Total # Approx. # Live-in

Name employees of patient nurses # of Profit Medicare Year Address / Zip who care Total # visits Services Therapies 24-hour counties or Medicaid Top local locally Telephone / Fax for patients of 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 310 101 20,000 aide, home infusion/pharmacy, Physical, 24-hr 251 non- yes John Swope, 19952

866-4374 / 866-0233 medical equip, hospice, psychiatric, occupational, profit Vice President

800-595-7167 Division of Aging, homemakers speech

3 Interim Health Care* Ventilators, personal care, custodial Physical, live-in Tami Taylor,

3745 S Fremont, Ste E / 65804 133 34 N/A homemaker, MSW, SNV, infusion occupational, aides 18 profit yes RN, CCRN, 1986

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

4 HealthForce*

2032 E Kearney, Ste 202 / 65803 130 12 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

5 Homebound Medical Care of Medical equipment, personal

Southwest Missouri* 80 12 4,500 care, skilled nursing, homemaker, Physical, N/A 24 profit yes Carolyn Reser, 1993

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

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

6 IHS/First American Home Care* Skilled nursing, CNA, MSW, catheter Physical, Martha

3444 S Campbell, Ste D / 65807 76 41 7,000 care, IV care, respiratory care, occupational, live-in 34 profit yes Jones, RN, 1994

883-5118 / 883-7436 companion, custodian/homemaker, speech 24-hr General Mgr

private duty, medical equip, psychiatric

7 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

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

1701 W Sunshine, Ste F / 65807 50 1 100 prep, geriatric care mgmt, medicine Supportive 24-hr 3 profit no Paula Piert, 1990

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

9 Regal Home Health* Home health, RN, HHA, in-home Physical, Lynn McCurry,

1320 S Glenstone, Ste 11 / 65804 29 6 600 services through Division of Aging, occupational, N/A 24 profit yes RNC, Director 1993

886-3113 / 886-1034 personal care, HMKR, psych nurse SAA of Nursing

10 Home Instead Senior Care

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

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

11 Family and Friends* Pysical, Freddie

650 S Scenic / 65802 20 6 1,864 Home health care, DOA-alternative speech, N/A 12 profit yes Stracke-Porter, 1993

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

11 Home Sweet Homecare 1913 S Stewart, Ste C / 65804 20 0 300 Non-medical home care N/A 24-hr 3 profit no Richard Eddy, 1997

886-4500 / 883-8240 President

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 Holistic Home Health Care Inc* Skilled nursing care in home, Paula Austin,

(a division of ANS Inc) 14 12 150 medical & psychiatric nursing, Physical, N/A 14 profit yes Owner/ 1992

1736 E Sunshine, Ste LL1 / 65804 home health aide services, occupational Administrator

886-5111 / 886-6401 medical social workers

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

2040 W Vista / 65807 11 8 150 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 NMC Homecare Respiratory,

2102 W Vista / 65807 11 5 900 IV infusions, durable enteral, 24-hr 29 profit yes Becky DeWitt, 1978

881-6994 / 881-2021 medical equipment nutritional Manager

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

620 W Scott, Ste 300 / 65802 9 4 400 medical social workers, foot care, occupational, N/A 12 profit yes RNC, BSN, 1995

863-7100 / 863-7204 IV care, respiratory care, psychiatric speech Administrator

18 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 Watts, 1996

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

19 Elder Care Home Health and Hospice* Candace

1440 E Lark / 65804 7 4 N/A Nursing, social with Physical, N/A 19 profit yes Harmon, 1991

889-3088 / 886-9511 supporting services occupational 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]]