Our Services
If you or a loved one is recovering from surgery or needs long term care for a chronic illness, you may be interested in home care services. Since 1976, Panhandle Home Health has been serving the residents of the Eastern Panhandle in West Virginia.
We offer a wide range of health care services that can be given in the comfort of your home. Home health care is typically less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you would get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.
Our home healthcare clinicians help our patients get better, regain their independence and self-esteem, and become as self-sufficient as possible. Our specialized services include:
Skilled Nursing
- Nurses provide direct care; manage, observe, and evaluate a patient’s care; and teach the patient and his or her family caregiver
Physical Therapy
- Licensed physical therapists and physical therapy assistants rehabilitate and maximize functional abilities generally related to muscular, skeletal or neurological illness
Speech Therapy
- Licensed speech language pathologist provide treatments to improve communications skills and swallowing disorders
Occupational Therapy
- Licensed occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants improve fine motor skills for daily activities, such as eating, grooming, dressing, homemaking, and bathing
Certified Home Health Aide
- Certified Home Health Aides provide personal care services, such as bathing, shampoo, skin care, and assistance in exercises and mobility with regular supervision.
Medical Social Services
- Licensed medical social workers provide counseling in long term, short term, and community resource planning related to medical need. A notary public is also available to witness the signing of legal documents, such as advanced directives or medical power of attorney.
Are you eligible for Home Health Services?
Eligibility for our services is based on the following:
- Patients residing in Jefferson, Berkeley, and Morgan Counties are accepted.
- Medical diagnosis certified by a physician and based on a plan of treatment.
- Specific criteria from your insurance company (if applicable).
- No age requirements.
- Patients needing skilled and intermittent care.
Panhandle Home Health, Inc. is Medicare certified. Reimbursement is accepted from Medicare, Medicaid, and other private insurance companies. Referrals are accepted from any source. The patient’s physician will be contacted to determine appropriateness for home health care services.