Community Health Services
Working
Together With Regional Health Services
for the Health of our Community
327 8th Avenue West
Cresco, IA 52136
Phone: 563-547-2989
Fax: 563-547-4223
Hours: 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday
Skilled Nursing
Skilled nurses work closely with physicians to provide
evaluation of a client’s nursing needs on an individual
basis. Skilled nursing services include, but are not limited
to:
- Blood draws
- Diabetic cares
- Disease teaching
- Injections
- IV therapy
- Medication teaching, set-up, and monitoring
- Newborn visits
- Wound care
Registered nurse on call 24 hours a day.
Public Health
Services offered include:
- Adult tetanus
- Bike helmets ($10); protective gear: knee/elbow/wrist pads
($17)
- Bioterrorism preparedness and disaster relief
- Breastfeeding support
- Communicable disease monitoring
- Disease follow-up and prevention services
- Elderly Waiver services
- Flu vaccine clinics
- Group teaching and educational programs
- Health education
- Health promotion visits
- Health screenings
- Immunizations: infants through adults
- Just for Feet Clinics
- Lead testing and education
- Maternal Child Health (MCH) Program (for income eligible pregnant
women)
- Radon awareness programs
- Therapies: Physical, Occupational and Speech therapies are
also available in your home
- Women, Infants and Children Program (WIC)
Home Care Aides
Services include:
- Assistance with rehabilitation and exercise therapy
- Personal cares such as bathing, dressing, toileting, mouth, skin,
nail, and hair care
 Homemaker
Services include:
- Emotional support/active listening
- Errands, shopping,
bill-paying
- Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Meal preparation/planning
Respite Care
Services include:
- Daily living tasks during caregiver’s absence
- Give primary caregiver a break to rejuvenate
Weekend Home Care Aide, Homemaker, and Respite Care
available.
Physicians, social workers, family or friends
may make referrals for these services.
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CERTIFICATION: Community Health is a certified Medicare Home Health
Provider. FEES: Services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurances.
Private pay and/or sliding fee schedule available for skilled nursing,
home care aide, and homemaker visits.
Because of our belief in the dignity and value of each
person, Regional Health Services of Howard County affirms
that each patient will receive accessible, respectful, skillful,
and compassionate care without discrimination as to race,
color, creed, sex beliefs, national origin, age, disability,
diagnosis, or ability to pay. |
For more information, please email us at halwegs@mercyhealth.com.
Community Health Services
327 8th Avenue West
Cresco, Iowa
563.547.2989
Open 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday - Friday |
