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Home Health Care Solutions’ staff includes (front row, from the left) Karlene Williams, Suzy Stripe, Debbie Albers, Jennifer Dunlap; (middle row) Tammy Tomlinson, Shirley Nickels, D’Anna Siano, Ginger Denman, Debbie Powell; (back row) Kris Welker, Pam Motycka, Barb Showalter, Cherie Conrad and Anita Boppeler. (photo submitted)

Home Health Care Solutions honored

Home Health Care Solutions of Van Wert announced that it has been named to the 2009 HomeCare Elite, a compilation of the most successful Medicare-certified home health care providers in the United States. This annual review identifies the top 25 percent of agencies and further highlights the top 100 and top 500 agencies overall.  Winners are ranked by an analysis of performance measures in quality outcomes, quality improvement, and financial performance.

Suzy Stripe, director of Home Health Care Solutions, credits compassion, dedication and quality staff with the company’s ability to rank as one of the HomeCare Elite. She said, "We are very honored to receive such a prestigious designation and will work hard to live up to the status given our agency. Our goal, first and foremost, is to make a positive impact on our clients’ quality of life.”

 “The 2009 HomeCare Elite winners demonstrate a commitment to providing their patients with best possible care while performing at the highest level,” said Nancy Buller, senior director of marketing communications at OCS Inc. "We congratulate Home Health Care Solutions on being one of the Top 500 home care agencies in the country."

 “DecisionHealth would like to congratulate the top HomeCare Elite agencies that achieved excellent clinical and financial outcomes by providing quality care to their patients,” adds Marci Heydt, executive editor of DecisionHealth’s Home Health Line.

The 2009 HomeCare Elite is the only performance recognition of its kind in the home health industry. The 2009 HomeCare Elite is brought to the industry by OCS, Inc., the leading provider of healthcare informatics, and DecisionHealth, publisher of home care’s most respected independent newsletter Home Health Line. The entire list of the 2009 HomeCare Elite agencies can be viewed by visiting the OCS web site at www.ocshomecare.com.

Home Health Care Solutions was founded in 2004 by Van Wert County Hospital and Vancrest Health Care Centers and is part of the Solutions Group providing nursing care and therapy to a 12-county service area in western Ohio. It is Home Health Care Solutions’ mission to provide persons with seamless care when transitioning from the hospital and nursing facility back into the community. This is the fourth year that HomeCare Elite has recognized Home Health Care Solutions for their outstanding performance since its inaugural compilation in 2006. More information about Home Health Care Solutions may be obtained by calling 419.238.3133.