Lake Centre Home Care (LCHC) is a skilled home health care agency that also offers private duty services. “As the skilled patients of LCHC continued to recover and came to the end of their skilled services, they often needed private duty services,” said Lori Davis, COO of Lake Center Home Care. “We saw a need for private duty services and decided to fill that need instead of referring clients to another company,” said Lori. In 2022, the private duty divisions was created when LCHC hired Andrea Smart as the Director of Private Duty. 

Private Duty can include a multitude of services. Bathing, showering, assistance with dressing, laundry, meal preparation, grocery shopping, light housekeeping, medication reminders, appointment transportation and more. “Our Certified Nursing Assistants, Home Health Aids and Companions are a great resource for our private duty clients. They provide services beyond what the skilled staff can do,” said Andrea. “Private duty takes our services a step further and offers another layer of to what we can do for our clients,” Andrea said. Private duty is a private pay service and is sometimes covered by a long term care policy. 

Skilled home health care is a Medicare benefit that can send a team of professionals into a patients home to prevent a stay in a facility. The team may include a registered nurse, physical therapist, speech therapist, occupational therapist, aide or other clinician. It is individualized care designed to meet specific needs. LCHC will work with the physician to deliver a personal plan of care that meets the needs of a patient and to help the patient stay in their home. “Skilled home health care gives our clinicians the opportunity to provide one on one patient care without the distractions of a facility. Our clinicians enjoy making a difference in their own neighborhoods and communities,” said Shayna Grunewald, CEO of Lake Centre Home Care. 

Home health care services can help patients recover after a hospitalization or surgery or help control the symptoms of a chronic illness such as diabetes, COPD or heart failure. Home health care is usually less expensive than a stay in a facility and is more convenient for the patient. LCHC can work directly with the physician to ensure patients are following the plan of care prescribed to help achieve health care goals. LCHC’s goal is to promote a healthy, healing environment for the patient as well as the caregivers. Skilled home health care is an important benefit that helps a patient live their life to the fullest with care that’s delivered in their own home. 

L-R: Lori Davis, COO; Andrea Smart, Director of Private Duty; Shayna Grunewald, CEO

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