Home Health Care

As one of Illinois' oldest hospital-based home care agencies, Lake Forest Hospital Home Health Care has been bringing quality, gracious and skilled in-home care to thousands of area residents for more than 30 years.

Our experienced staff includes registered nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, medical social workers, home health aides, dietitians, wound care and diabetic specialists. Under the direction of your physician, registered nurses or other allied professionals with diverse clinical experience will be coordinated to provide specialized in-home care. Lake Forest Hospital Home Health Care is licensed in Lake, Northern Cook and McHenry counties and accredited by The Joint Commission. For a referral to this service, simply ask your physician to call the Home Care office at (847) 535-8788.

Our Health Services—Whatever your needs, Lake Forest Hospital Home Health Care provides expert clinical services including:

• Skilled care by registered nurses specializing in cancer, cardiac, diabetic and renal care
• Home-infusion management/ IV drug administration
• Symptom/pain management
• Physical assessment
• Medication education and administration
• Catheter care and wound care
• Rehabilitation care by physical therapists, occupational therapists, and speech therapists
• Joint replacement program by physical therapists
• Patient and family instruction on illness and treatment
• Discharge planning, long-term care planning and access to community resources by a medical social worker

Our Personal Services—In conjunction with a skilled service, our home health aides can provide bathing and personal care services along with:

• Meal preparation
• Light housekeeping
• Medication reminders
• Incontinence care
• Transfer assistance

We bill Medicare and Medicaid, as well as private third-party insurance companies, and coordinate all of the reimbursement forms, authorizations and private insurance forms, thus eliminating cumbersome paperwork for the patient.

Lake Forest Hospital Home Medical Equipment Company—Designed to facilitate the needs of newborn, geriatric and other patients with in-home medical equipment needs, we staff our phones 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to ensure you receive the equipment you need when you need it most. We guarantee delivery within two hours for all oxygen, respiratory therapy, and enteral nutrition therapy equipment, whenever requested. And we guarantee 4-hour delivery for all other equipment. Product instruction is conducted by sleep specialists, respiratory care practitioners and medical service technicians who ensure ease of use at delivery. For more information about Lake Forest Hospital’s Home Care Equipment Company call (847) 535-8799.