Home Health Staff Achieves Top 25 Percent Performance Rating

  • July 12, 2012

Brookings Health System’s home health services staff has consistently performed in top 25 percent of home health services nationwide. Pictured are: Back Row (left to right): Randi Bauman, Sheila Sachariason, Shelley Hagenson, Beth Nemmers, Lynne Kaufmann, Lisa Hartenhoff; Front Row: Ashley Bohman, Shelly Deknikker, Jan Olson, Nina Nordbye, Shari Kleinjan, Deb Prodoehl, Julie Henry. Not pictured are Caryn Clemetson, Lisa Malone, Deb Moore, Lynette Richarz, Katie Theodosopoulos, and Julie VandeWeerd.
Brookings Health System’s home health services staff has consistently performed in top 25 percent of home health services nationwide. Pictured are: Back Row (left to right): Randi Bauman, Sheila Sachariason, Shelley Hagenson, Beth Nemmers, Lynne Kaufmann, Lisa Hartenhoff; Front Row: Ashley Bohman, Shelly Deknikker, Jan Olson, Nina Nordbye, Shari Kleinjan, Deb Prodoehl, Julie Henry. Not pictured are Caryn Clemetson, Lisa Malone, Deb Moore, Lynette Richarz, Katie Theodosopoulos, and Julie VandeWeerd.

Brookings Health System’s home health services staff have consistently performed in the top 25 percent of home health services nationwide for the past nine months as surveyed by auditing firm NRC Picker.

Ninety-two percent of patients surveyed in the past nine months rated overall care by home health at a nine or a 10 on scale of zero to 10.

“Home health’s consistent, high quality rating signals that our staff and care providers continually exceed the expectations of our patients and deliver compassionate care that allows patients to remain living at home,” said CEO and President Jason Merkley.

Home health provides customized care plans to patients who are recovering from an illness, undergoing treatment, disabled, chronically ill, or terminally ill. They provide skilled nursing care, home health aides for personal care, rehabilitation therapy, social services, patient and family education, and medication monitoring seven days a week.

For more information on home health, or to request services, call (605) 696-7700 or visit www.brookingshealth.org/Home.

About Brookings Health System

Brookings Health System, located in Brookings, South Dakota, includes a 49-bed hospital, the 79-bed Brookview Manor nursing home, and Brookhaven Estates apartments. It is a non-profit, city-owned facility that offers the community a full range of inpatient, outpatient, and extended care services. The emergency room is staffed 24 hours a day and provides around the clock medical-nursing care for patient needs ranging from minor injuries to life threatening crises. For more information about the services offered at Brookings Health System, please call (605) 696-9000 or visit us on the Web at brookingshealth.org.