Home Health Care and Hospice Services

Home Health Care was originally certified by the Indiana State Department of Health in 1977 and accredited by CHAP in 1992. Hospice was certified and accredited in 1996. CHAP and the State Department of Health make unannounced visits to assure quality standards are being met.

Home Health Care and Hospice are fully licensed by the Indiana State Department of Health, certified to provide Medicare/Medicaid services. Both also provide care through the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), CHOICE, MAW (Medicaid Waiver), private pay, veterans administration, and commercial insurance.

CHAP Accreditation

Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care has been serving the needs of Southern Indiana since 1977. Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care has been accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program (CHAP) since 1994. To earn the CHAP "Gold Seal of Approval," home health care and hospice agencies must demonstrate they continuously strive to improve client care. A CHAP accredited organization meets the highest quality standards in the nation. This means Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice has gone above and beyond what is required of them by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is the federal agency that regulates home health care & hospices across the country.

Hoosier Uplands Hospice began serving the needs of Southern Indiana in 1996. Hoosier Uplands Hospice has been CHAP accredited since 1999. In 2002 Hoosier Uplands Hospice became the first Deemed Status Accredited Hospice in the State of Indiana.

At the exit conference Sharon Geary, RN and Nancy Ackley, RN, who were the CHAP Surveyors, had very good comments regarding Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice. In regards to Hoosier Uplands Hospice they stated, "Hospice does an outstanding job of pain control for their patients," and "Hospice does an outstanding job with accuracy of medication sheets." In regards to the agency, in general they stated, "Hoosier Uplands Home Health & Hospice had a high level of client satisfaction during home visits." They went on to state, "Hoosier Uplands Home Health & Hospice has the respect of the community." In regards to employees at Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice they stated, "There is a mutual respect of all staff towards each other. It is amazing how well the staff get along."

Professional Memberships

Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care, Inc. (IAHHC)

National Association for Home & Hospice Care (NAHC)

National Hospice & Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO)

Val J. Halamandaris, President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and Melissa Jeremiah, RN, Director of Operations for Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice discussed the state of Home Health Care & Hospice during the Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care Spring Conference on May 1, 2007.

Mayoral Home Health Care & Hospice Proclamation

Salem Mayor David L. Bower, Joanie Evans, Marketing/Public Relations Specialist, and

Phyllis Morris, Hospice RN.

Bedford Mayor Shawna M. Girgis and Juli King, RN, Hospice Patient Care Coordinator.

Lee Grimes, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator, Mitchell Mayor Dan K. Terrell, and

Joanie Evans, Marketing/Public Relations Specialist.

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