Family & Community Health

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH

For Home Health Care, You Have a Choice

Ask for Us by Name

Tama County Public Health & Home Care

A Free Evaluation of Your Health Care Needs

Registered Nurses from Tama County Public Health & Home Care provide skilled home nursing care for people who have an illness or have been in the hospital.

· Public Health Nurses keep your physician updated on your recovery. Public Health Nurses perform skilled tasks such as drawing blood for lab tests, giving medicine by injection, caring for a wound, or teaching you and your family about your medications & treatments.

· Public Health Nurses help you return to your independent lifestyle.

· Public Health Nurses are knowledgeable of resources in our community that will help you recover and stay well.

· Nurses can make referrals to several different agencies in the community.

· To pay for home care services, Public Health will bill Medicare, Medicaid, or your private insurance. Additional funding sources may be available.

· A Public Health Nurse is on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

YOU HAVE A CHOICE - Ask your physician to call us at (641) 484-4788 or

Toll Free: 1-866-484-4788.

Skilled Nursing Services

· Evaluate client's nursing needs.

· Initiate the Physician ordered Plan of Care and necessary revisions.

· Provide skilled nursing services as ordered: injections, blood draws, wound

care, diabetic teaching, disease management, etc.

· Coordinate all services required by the client.

· Participate in Case Management for the Frail and Elderly Waiver Program.

· Assist frail and elderly in long-term planning to stay in home.

· Client and family health teaching.

· Provide for DHS/court ordered child or adult protection services.

· Supervise Home Care Aides providing service.

· Insurance Physicals

Therapies Offered