Our Services
Home Care
Our commitment to serve has been demonstrated in our long history of providing quality nursing care services since 1908. We are committed to serving every individual and family regardless of income, benefits, or resources.
We understand the importance of caring for you in the comfort of your own home. Our team of professionals will provide comprehensive home care services to meet your healthcare needs. Our expert nurses will individualize your recovery plan to provide you with unprecedented levels of care. Our quality services will assist you in regaining your independence and abilities as you recover from an illness, injury, or medical condition. We are your trusted partner in all your home health needs.
We offer a full range of home care services with quality professional nurses coordinating your care.
Our Nursing Services include:
- Pediatric skilled needs
- Prenatal skilled needs
- Wound care
- Medication administration and assessment
- Comprehensive physical/socio-economic assessments
- Monitoring vital signs
- Infusion therapy
- Catheter care
- Nutrition assessment and education
- Assessing safety needs in the home
- Health education
Our Therapy Services include:
- Physical Therapy: develops home exercise programs, evaluates home safety, and assists with rehabilitation following surgery, injury, or illness.
- Occupational Therapy: assists clients to remain safely in their own home by evaluating a client's ability to care for themselves, assisting with therapeutic exercises to perform activities of daily living, and arranging the coordination of home modifications, equipment and supplies.
- Speech therapy: assists clients with speech and swallowing difficulties.
Our Medical Social Workers provide:
- Assistance with accessing community resources
- Counseling
- Assessing emotional factors relating to your illness or medical condition
Our Home Care Aides provide:
- Assistance and support with personal care
- Daily home management activities
- Meal preparation
- Essential laundry
- Compassionate care in the comfort and safety of your own home
Home Care Payment Options
Home Care services may be paid through Medicare, Medicaid or private insurances. Our dedicated team will assist you in determining what services are covered by your health plan. We offer a sliding fee scale based on income and financial resources.
True to our long tradition of serving others no client in need of home care services will be turned away due to their inability to pay. VNS of Iowa covers the cost of some nursing services through available grant funding from the United Way of Central Iowa.
Service Area
VNS of Iowa Home Care is currently serving clients in Polk County and the surrounding counties of Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Story and Warren. Home Care services are currently available for clients living within a 40 mile radius of Des Moines.
Refer a Patient
Referrals for Home Care may be made by your physician, hospital, community agency, family, relative, or friend. Our caring staff is available 24 hours a day and will answer all your questions regarding Home Care services by calling us at 515-558-9591.
Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa Home Care is CHAP Accredited and Medicare Certified.
Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa is in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and with the Age Discrimination Act of 1975. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age or disability with regard to admission, access to treatment or employment. We will make every effort to comply with these and similar statutes.
