Home Health Care

Columbus Public Health is the local public health agency for the City of Columbus. Established in 1904, the department is charged with assuring conditions in which people can be healthy. Columbus Public Health is made up of a range of programs providing clinical, environmental, health promotion, and population-based services. The department has an annual budget of $35 million and is staffed by 400 full-and part-time employees. Click here for more on the history of the Columbus Public Health

Mission

Columbus Public Health is a leader in improving the health and safety of Columbus by monitoring community health status, identifying and addressing public health threats, enforcing laws that protect the public's health, and providing services to prevent and control disease.

Our Vision

All people who live and work in Columbus are protected from disease and other public health threats and empowered to utilize health services, health information, and other resources to achieve their optimum health.

Columbus Public Health is valued as the leader for identifying public health priorities and mobilizing resources and community partnerships to address them. We have resources to be effective and to support flexible, committed, and high-performing employees in accomplishing our work.

Public Health Goals established for the Department are to:

* Provide visible leadership to effectively identify and respond to public health threats and priorities
* Develop sustainable community systems for addressing public health threats and priorities
* Establish greater visibility and support for the Columbus Health Department among community leaders, other organizations, and the general public
* Provide tools and information to empower people and neighborhoods to gain greater control of the factors that influence their health
* Develop organizational capacity and resources to support department-wide efficiency and effectiveness

Comfort KeepersВ® is dedicated to providing in-home care to seniors and others who need help with activities of daily living. Our goal is to allow people to stay in their own homes versus seeking other care alternatives. We provide care that helps enrich our clients' lives and helps them maintain the highest possible level of independent living.

Trustworthy, Trained and Compassionate

Each Comfort Keeper is carefully selected, screened and trained for the capable and compassionate care. Each Comfort Keeper is screened through extensive background checks, is insured and bonded, and is covered by Workers' Compensation insurance to protect our clients and their families.

In-Home Services

Comforting Solutions For In-Home Care.
Comfort KeepersВ® caregivers provide in-home care services such as companionship, light housekeeping, dressing and grooming guidance, meal preparation, grocery shopping, and incidental transportation services. Services may vary by location based on client needs and local practices.

Gentiva Health Services, Inc. is the nation's largest provider of comprehensive home healthcare and related services. Gentiva serves patients through more than 500 direct service delivery units within over 350 locations in 36 states, and through CareCentrixВ®, which manages home healthcare services for major managed care organizations throughout the United States and delivers them in all 50 states through a network of more than 3,000 third-party provider locations, as well as Gentiva locations. The Company is a single source for skilled nursing; physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy and neurorehabilitation services; hospice services; social work; nutrition; disease management education; help with daily living activities; durable medical and respiratory equipment; infusion therapy services; and other therapies and services. Gentiva's revenues are generated from commercial insurance, federal and state government programs and individual consumers.

Homewatch CareGivers has been a premier provider of home care for people of all ages for over 25 years. With our Advanced Continuum of Care, we are able to help our clients stay comfortable and safe, no matter where they live. Homewatch CareGivers of Central Ohio is certified by the Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging to provide Passport Services and Senior Options Services. Certified by the Ohio Department of MRDD to provide IO Waiver and Level 1 Waiver services. We are also a Senior Choices Provider in Delaware County.

Homewatch CareGivers Advanced Continuum of Care
We care for a variety of individuals of all ages as well as providing the following Advanced Continuum of Care

Comprehensive Personal Care (click for list)
These services include personal care assistance such as bathing, dressing, grooming, and oral care. We’ll also help with managing medications, monitoring vital signs and feeding tubes, and supervising nutrition and hydration.

Quality of Life Care (click for list)
Specifically focused on allowing your loved ones to maintain their daily quality of life, these services range from homemaking and companionship to meal preparation and medication reminders. This level of care also includes pre- and postnatal care, as well as urgent and extended childcare.

Transportation (click for list)
This service is offered in conjunction with our other care services and provides a convenient and safe source for transportation to and from doctor appointments, the pharmacy, hospital, as well as everyday errands.

To get started in finding the best caregiver for your loved one, please call 800-777-9770 to schedule a complimentary evaluation.

Founded in 1966, Interim HealthCare is the nation's oldest proprietary national organization providing health care personnel at all skill levels in all settings. Through our network of more than 300 offices, we provide diverse services including home care services, medical staffing, occupational health, Site Solutions VMS program and administrative nursing support services. Interim employs more than 75,000 health care workers and provides nurses in medical facilities and home care services to approximately 50,000 people each day.

The Interim family of brands includes:

Interim HealthCare Home Care Services
Home Care Services
Home Care is a diverse and dynamic industry. Today, home care services in the home may be due to acute illness, long term health conditions, permanent disabilities or terminal illnesses. Skilled home care includes nurses, therapists and other specialized caregivers who provide clinical intervention such as wound care, assistance with medication, improved ambulation or teaching individuals and their families self-management of their health care needs.

Interim HomeStyle Services
Personal Care - Home Care Services
Home care services can also be non-medical. This includes help with daily living activities such as grooming and meal preparation and it can also include companionship and transportation and other home care services that promote independence or enrich the quality of life. These home care services are usually provided by personal care assistants such as companions and homemakers.

medical staffing services
Medical Staffing Services
The challenges of health care staffing have become much more complex. There is a growing need for qualified supplemental health care staff and employees are looking for more flexibility with their careers. Interim HealthCare Staffing meets these changes everyday. We provide health care personnel to a variety of settings including hospitals, nursing homes, physician offices, prisons, schools and clinics.

Interim Occupational Health
Interim Occupational Health
Operating across many different state regulatory environments and with clients representing many different industry classifications, Interim Occupational Health is an innovative leader in developing and operating on-site medical services and providing supplemental health care staff for some of the nation's largest employers.

Interim Physicians
Interim Physcians - Locum Tenens
As a national provider of Locum Tenens and permanent physicians, Interim Physicians is a full service physician staffing agency providing qualified professionals to HMO'S, clinics, hospitals, medical groups and solo practitioners with a focus of meeting or exceeding almost any interest or need.

Interim Therapy Services
Interim Therapy Services
Meeting the needs of facilities and school systems for over 10 years, Interim Therapy Services provides customized therapy staffing programs for clients throughout the country. These include per-diem, short term and long term assignments for Physical Therapists and Assistants; Occupational Therapists; Speech Language Pathologists and Assistants; Certified Occupational Therapist Assistants and Rehabilitation Technicians.

ResCare is a human service company supporting people with developmental and other disabilities, youth with special needs, adults experiencing barriers to employment and older people in their homes. The phrase "Building Lives, Reaching Potential" is our unified vision of the wide variety of things we do every day, for the people we serve, their families and our employees.

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ResCare provides services for people who have developmental disabilities in 27 states and Washington, DC. We offer a full spectrum of residential and vocational services for nearly 18,000 adults and children.

Individuals and their families or guardians have opportunities for self-direction and choices regarding their supports.

We provide supports in a variety of settings, including people's own homes, supported living arrangements, group homes, vocational and day habilitation programs, and larger facilities.

LifeCare Alliance, Central Ohio's premier Meals-on-Wheels provider for thirty years, continues to serve older adults and the chronically ill residents of Franklin and Madison counties 365 days a year. In addition to Meals-on-Wheels, LifeCare Alliance provides visiting nurses, nurse practitioner, dietitians, wellness center, community senior centers homemakers and home health aides.
Our Mission

LifeCare Alliance leads our community in identifying and delivering health and nutrition services to meet the community's changing needs.

Contact Information

LifeCare Alliance
1699 W Mound St
Columbus, OH 43223

Phone: 614-278-3141
Fax: 614-278-3143

Hours Of Operation

Monday - Sunday
8am - 5pm

Established in 1975, Patient Care provides you access to the health care services you need in the privacy and comfort of your own home. Whether you need complex clinical services, assistance with activities of daily living, a companion or a homemaker, our mission is for you to live in your own home as independently as possible.

Patient Care is a licensed, accredited and, in most of our locations, Medicare certified home care company. Our rigorous hiring and training standards ensure that our staff is highly professional and able to meet your long, short and interim needs. Patient Care services are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Services may be covered by Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, HMOs and Worker’s Compensation.

Patient Care provides a variety of services including:
Medical Care
Nursing
Therapy
Social Work
Registered Dietician
Individual Specialized Care/ Programs
Behavioral Health
Cardiac Rehabilitation
Falls Prevention
Medical Surgical
Memory Impairment
Rehabilitation Therapy
Wound Care
Geriatric Case management
Facility Specialized Care/ Programs
Senior Living Services
Staffing on Demand
Geriatric Case management

Right at Home is a national in home care and assistance agency. We provide trained, insured and bonded caregivers for a variety of elder care services. Whether it's for extra assistance after a stay in the hospital, an aging parent who needs extra help or companionship to remain in their own home, or as a respite for a husband or wife who cares for an ailing spouse, we can help with home health care needs.

We understand what you need in home care services and want you to understand why we at Right at Home are different.

A person in need of homecare fits many profiles and has different needs. As an adult, the type of home health care needed for your aging or disabled loved one is on your mind. As a senior, home care is an option that will keep you independent.

TLC Health Care Services ("TLC") is a leading national provider of Medicare home health care services, specializing in care for the elderly. TLC currently serves over 43,000 patients annually, through an interdisciplinary team of caregivers led by nurses and therapists in each of their more than 100 locations nationwide. Its mission is to "Provide the Best of Care in the Best of EnvironmentsTM", to minimize or prevent re-hospitalization and to help each patient achieve the maximum level of health and independence as quickly as possible. Physicians and other referral sources rely on TLC as a single source provider for skilled nursing, occupational, physical and speech therapies, social work services, and home health aide services. Specialty areas include a focused team approach for Alzheimer’s care in the home and a Fall Prevention program for the elderly. TLC was purchased by Arcapita in February 2005.

As a leading national provider of Medicare home health care services, we specialize in home health care for the elderly. We have been proud to provide The Best of Care in the Best of EnvironmentsTM since our Company was founded in 1961.

TLC Health Care Services brings outstanding resources and compassion to the delivery of home health care. Our services include home health visits, therapy, private services, home infusion and home medical equipment and hospice services -- touching thousands of patients in more than 25 states. Services are available 24 hours a day seven days a week. Preventing or treating illness at home in partnership with the TLC Health Care Services team is an optimal health-care decision.

TLC Health Care Services is a one-stop center for home health care. Our capability is enhanced by state-of-the-art technologies and a personal commitment to our patients. The TLC team of physicians, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, volunteers and other health care professionals is nationally recognized for continuous quality and innovations.