Home Health Services in San Angelo
Dedicated to Offering High-Quality Health Care
The service area of Shannon Home Health includes areas within a 30-mile radius of San Angelo. The service area includes Tom Green County and portions of Sterling, Coke, Runnels, Concho, Schleicher, and Irion counties. Shannon is Medicare certified and has been nationally recognized for its exceptional quality of care, quality improvement, and financial performance.
Learn more about your options for home health care in San Angelo by calling us at 325.747.7480 today.
Home Care Services
Shannon provides comprehensive healthcare services to individuals in their homes by highly qualified and compassionate professionals.
Nursing Services
Some examples of services offered are:
- Care of patients with respiratory conditions
- Care of wounds
- Diabetic management and instruction
- Injections
- Insertion and care of urinary catheters
- Lab work when receiving other skilled services
- Medication management and instruction when receiving other skilled services
- Nursing care and instruction for intravenous therapy, antibiotics, and enteral feedings
- Ostomy care
- Postsurgical care
Therapy Services
Physical therapy and occupational therapy provide instruction in ambulation, transfers, activities of daily living adaptions, and exercise techniques for orthopedic and neurologic conditions. They also make recommendations concerning equipment needed in the care of the patient.
Home Health Aides
Home health aide services are planned and supervised by a registered nurse and specified in a care plan. Home health aides work with patients to help achieve greater independence in the activities of daily living and provide hands-on personal care. Examples of personal care are bathing, dressing, and skin care.
Qualification for Care
To qualify for Home Health Services, you must be under the care of a licensed physician and you must be homebound (this is a Medicare requirement). You must also require skilled services, such as nursing or physical therapy. Home care is paid for by Medicare, Medicaid, commercial insurance, or self-pay.
Inquire for Service
The Shannon office is open Monday to Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Registered nurses are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for non-emergency care.
To apply for home care service, call Shannon at 325.747.7480. If you are presently hospitalized, ask your case manager for more information.
