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 recognized for multiple years as one of the HomeCare Elite. The qualifications for this recognition include services of 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:
- Medication management and instruction
- Care of wounds
- Insertion and care of urinary catheters
- Injections
- Nursing care and instruction for intravenous therapy, antibiotics, and enteral feedings
- Diabetic management and instruction
- Ostomy care
- Venipunctures for lab work
- Care of patients with respiratory conditions
- Postsurgical care
Therapy Services
Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech 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.
Applying 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.
