Today, health care that once required hospital admission can often be delivered safely at home.

Licensed by the state of Oregon and certified by Medicare, St. Charles Home Health Services provides registered nurses, certified home health aides, physical, occupational and speech therapists and licensed social workers who collaborate with you, your family and referring physicians to develop and provide excellent in-home health care treatment.

Serving Bend, Redmond, Prineville, Madras and surrounding areas.

Whether you’re recovering from a hospital stay or receiving ongoing treatment, we will handle all the details. Our mission is to help you recover and function as comfortably and independently as possible in your own home.

Our Home Health services include:

Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists

  • Assessment for risk level and prevention of falls
  • Assistance with cognitive issues, such as memory, problem solving and judgment
  • Diagnosis and treatment of communication issues and swallowing
  • Balance training
  • Family/caregiver training
  • Home safety evaluation
  • Maximizing mobility and functional independence
  • Recommendations for adaptive and assistive devices and equipment
  • Strengthening programs

Skilled Home Health Nurses 

  • Care plan development
  • Medication management
  • Ongoing consultation with your physician
  • Pain management
  • Wound and ostomy care (WOCN)
  • Collection and delivery of lab specimens
  • Education for you and your family on managing your health

Certified Home Health Aides

  • Bathing and grooming
  • Dressing
  • Foley catheter care
  • Incontinence care
  • Monitoring vital signs
  • Transfer of patients (e.g., from bed to chair)

Medical Social Workers 

  • Assessing qualifications for medical assistance
  • Discharge planning
  • Finding specialty services for stroke, cancer, AIDS and Alzheimer's
  • Identifying alternative funding sources
  • Identifying and referring community resources
  • Individual and family counseling