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 Roseanne Bordenkecher, RN, MSN and Johanna Dall'au, 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, "The patients were very pleased with services and complimentary of staff. The care given to the patients is obviously good." In regards to Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care they stated, "The patients went out of their way to compliment the staff. Your staff are to be commended." In regards to the agency in general they stated, "It is unusual to have the longevity that Hoosier Uplands has. It is apparent the staff care about the patients and their job."

Professional Memberships

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

National Association for Home & Hospice Care (NAHC)

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.

Meeting With Governor Mitch Daniels

Joanie Evans, Marketing/Public Relations Specialists had an opportunity to speak with Governor Mitch Daniels when

he was recently invited to speak to the Washington County Chamber of Commerce in Salem.

Mayoral Home Health Care & Hospice Proclamation

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

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

Joanie Evans, Marketing/Public Relations Specialist.

Lee Grimes, Hospice Volunteer Coordinator and Bedford Mayor Shawna Girgis.

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