Wesley Home Care celebrates National Home Care Month | Community Spirit

More than 11 million Americans receive home-delivered health care from home care providers. In their honor, Wesley Home Care joins the National Association for Home Care & Hospice in celebrating November as National Home Care Month.

“Caring for the sick, elderly, chronically ill and those recovering from a recent hospital stay in their homes is a privilege and a passion of ours,” said Carol Tatum, Executive Director of Wesley Home Care. “Home health care professionals and volunteers working with modern medicine make it possible for people to stay in their homes, regardless of their condition.”

Through technological advances, home-delivered health care has grown far beyond basic professional nursing and home care aide services. Today’s modern home care agency offers a wealth of nursing, physical, occupational, respiratory and speech therapies, counseling, and dietary care.

Home care services are paid for by public and private sources, or directly by patients and their families. Third-party payers include commercial insurance, managed care organizations, CHAMPUS, and workers’ compensation. Medicare and state-run Medicaid are significant payers, often driving the payment agenda for commercial insurance. Despite massive cutbacks in government funding, home care continues to be the preferred means of receiving quality health care services for millions of Americans.

Wesley Home Care acts as a Partner in Care with other community-based healthcare providers to deliver comprehensive in-home health and supportive services to home care patients to maximize the health and independence of all who qualify for and desire home-based healthcare services. Our care giving team offers Nursing, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy and Certified Nurse Aides.

For more information, contact Carol Tatum by phone at 601-268-8450 or email at Carol.Tatum@wesley.com.