HOME BOUND HEALTHCARE

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1 About Home Bound Healthcare s Wound Healing and Improvement Program (W.H.I.P.) Our wound care program is a specialty program that focuses not only on the healing and treatment of wounds, but on the overall wellbeing of our patients. Our team of nurses and therapists that are Certified Wound Care Specialists (WCC accreditation), and the teams of clinicians they lead, are perfectly positioned to help our patients and partners in the healthcare community to achieve success. We use the latest innovations in wound care certified treatment and therapeutic interventions to promote faster healing wounds and improved patient outcomes. Our W.H.I.P. Program is designed to: Provide patients with access to stateof-the-art treatment capabilities, in the comfort of home Develop personalized plans of care through the collaboration of doctors and our W.H.I.P. team Enhance patient well-being Expedite healing time Prevent complications Provide ongoing education and consultation on wound care Improve patient outcomes and patient satisfaction

2 Physical Therapy and Wound Care While many think of nursing when it comes to wound care, Physical Therapists play an important role in helping wounds to heal. The most common wounds treated by physical therapists are: Necrotic wounds Stage III, IV or unstageable pressure ulcers Diabetic wounds Chronic wounds Venous and/or arterial wounds Extremity wounds with edema Non-healing surgical wounds Our goal is to accelerate healing time, while encouraging the best possible outcomes for our patients. Wound Care Certification Credential Our W.H.I.P. Team Leaders are all certified by WCEI, the Wound Care Education Institute. Health care professionals who meet the eligibility requirements may sit for the prestigious Wound Care Certification (WCC ) and other exams. WCC is the largest network of Wound Care Certified clinicians nationwide.

3 Course Curriculum includes: Physiology of wound healing Factors which inhibit/enhance wound healing Wound assessment, measuring, staging, etiology, prevention Management/intervention, selection and utilization of topical therapy Management of vascular, arterial, and diabetic ulcers Other modalities of treatment: surgical intervention, hyperbaric oxygen, growth factors, electrical stimulation, hydrotherapy, topical negative pressure, skin equivalents, etc. Patient and family education/ counseling National healthcare issues Legal/ethical aspects, standards, quality care issues Coordination of services, multidisciplinary

4 Meet our Wound Care Certified Team Leaders Our Wound Care Certified (WCC) W.H.I.P. Team Leaders head a multidisciplinary team of clinicians providing patient-centered care to clients in the comfort of their homes. Jessica Ecang, RN Home Bound Healthcare of Flossmoor, Illinois, the Chicago area, and the North East Illinois region. Jessica Salgado, RN Home Bound Healthcare of Flossmoor, Illinois, the Chicago area, and the North East Illinois region. Josephine Tolentino, RN, WCC Bound Healthcare of Peoria, Illinois and the surrounding region Peggy Caviola, RN, WCC Bound Healthcare of Moline, Illinois, the Quad Cities, and the surrounding region. Stephanie Spanos, RN Bound Healthcare of Peru, Illinois and the surrounding region

5 Our Proven Outcomes from Medicare.gov Home Health Compare is a tool available through the Medicare.gov website, and has information about the quality of care provided by Medicare-certified home health agencies throughout the nation. Home Health Compare can help patients and healthcare providers choose a quality home health agency based on how well home health agencies care for their patients, how often agencies use best practices in patient care, and how often patients show improvement in certain important areas of care. Contact Us Make a Referral To make a referral, please fax patient information to: (708) ATTENTION: INTAKE DEPT % 100.0% 99.5% 99.0% 98.5% 98.0% 97.5% 97.0% 96.5% 98.0% 97.8% 97.6% 97.4% 97.2% 97.0% 96.8% 96.6% 96.4% 96.2% 96.0% How often the home health team included treatments to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) in the plan of care 100.0% 98.2% 97.7% Home Bound Healthcare Illinois Average National Average How often the home health team took doctor-ordered action to prevent pressure sores (bed sores) 97.8% 96.6% 96.6% Home Bound Healthcare Illinois Average National Average