Home Health

The University of Kansas Health System offers home health services through a joint venture with the Aquinas Group.

Home health services can be used to help recover following an illness or injury. It can also help minimize effects of a medical condition or disability or maintain function when dealing with a chronic condition. Home health has a trained team of health professionals and support staff to coordinate your care and provide treatment throughout your recovery.

Home health services are wide-ranging and may include:

• Wound care for pressure sores or surgical wounds
• Patient and caregiver education
• Intravenous or nutrition therapy
• Injections
• Monitoring serious illness and unstable health status
• Ostomy care
• Post joint replacement care
• Balance/vestibular therapies
• Driving screenings (determine need for further evaluation)
• Low-vision program support
• Nutrition care and support
• Hearing impaired communication device program services

Many people qualify for home health services without realizing that they do. While a large percentage of patients leaving the hospital can receive care at home, others who visit their physician for routine check-ups may also meet the requirements to receive home assistance. If you or a loved one has a chronic disease, mobility issues or requires regular medical appointments, ask your doctor whether home health services are available. 

Home healthcare may be reimbursable under Medicare, Medicaid, Blue Cross Blue Shield, private insurances, workers’ compensation, Veterans Affairs or private pay.  

Residents of Johnson, Miami, Douglas, Franklin, Linn, Anderson and Wyandotte counties may qualify for services from Olathe Home Health at 20920 W. 151st St., Olathe, Kansas 66061. Residents of Barton, Pawnee, Rush and Stafford counties may qualify for services from Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice at 3421 Forest Ave., Great Bend, Kansas 67530.