Home Care Services

Our home care services are proudly offered through our partner, The University of Tennessee Medical Center Home Care Services – Home Health, which is a member of LHC Group.

What is home care?

Home care provides specialized healthcare services and activities in the comfort of a patient’s own home from trained medical professionals working under the direct supervision of the patient’s physician. Home care services cover a wide range of medical, social and therapeutic treatments that help patients return to living healthy and active lives.

The emergence of new medical treatments and technologies has made home care a viable, cost-effective option for people recovering from illness, disease, injury or surgery. As part of the LHC Group family of home health agencies, we are equipped to provide high quality, professional care for a wide range of medical conditions. Home care allows families to keep medical costs down and helps with the healing process by allowing you to recover in the comfort of your own home.

You may benefit from home care if you are

• Recovering from medical conditions, including heart failure, hypertension, pulmonary disease such as COPD and diabetes.
• In need of physical, occupational or speech therapy services. Services include a home safety and fall risk assessment, assistance with activities of daily living (i.e. dressing, bathing, grooming) and/or speech evaluation.
• Recently released from a hospital, rehabilitation hospital or nursing home and require assistance with wound care, medication management or other skilled nursing service.

Ask your doctor about Home Care or contact one of the following UT Medical Center Home Care Services – Home Health locations:

• Knoxville 865.544.6200
• LaFollette 423.563.5791
• Loudon 865.458.1578
• Maryville 865.984.8484
• Oak Ridge 865.425.6900
• Sevierville 865.908.4982

For more information about LHC Group, visit www.lhcgroup.com.