Home Health Services
Home Health Services provides professional and supportive health services to persons in their places of residence: (1) to assist them in achieving or maintaining optimal health, (2) to facilitate earlier discharge from hospitals and nursing homes, (3) to prevent or delay institutionalization, and (4) to provide care and comfort to the terminally ill.
Home Health Services provides professional and supportive health services on an intermittent basis, under the direction of the attending physician, to patients who are essentially homebound due to illness or injury.
In-Home Services
Skilled Nurses
- Conduct physical examinations
- Work with doctors to develop an individualized plan of care
- Teach self-care related to diseases and medications
- Specialize in various services including: wound care, ostomy care, IV therapy, instruction and management of chronic diseases such as diabetes and congestive heart failure
Physical Therapists
- Focus on helping regain muscle and joint motion and strength
- Offer treatment techniques to relieve pain
- Help improve physical function, including functional mobility
Occupational Therapists
- Focus on dialy living activities such as self-care and homemaking
- Teach how to protect joints and conserve energy
- Assess home to see if adaptive equipment is needed
Speech Therapists
- Focus on communication skills – speech and language
- Assess and treat swallowing disorders
- Provide techniques to improve mental function
Social Workers
- Assess for mental and emotional adjustment to health problems and provide counseling
- Assess for financial and environmental concerns impacting health
- Assist with developing plans of care to meet needs
- Assist with and teach problem solving skills
Home Health Aides
- Offer short-term help with bathing and dressing
- Promote independence in a safe environment
- Assist in following through with rehabilitation exercises and activities
To utilize our services or to refer someone to us, please contact our Home Health offices 24 hours a day, 7 days a week:
DHEC Home Health Services of Abbeville County
905 West Greenwood Street
Abbeville, S.C. 29620
Phone: (864) 366-2718
Fax: (864) 366-4105
Toll Free: 800-397-7146
After Hours and Holidays: 877-408-1345 (Answering Service)
DHEC Home Health Services of Anderson and Oconee Counties
220 McGee Road
Anderson, S.C. 29625
Phone: (864) 260-5617
Fax: (864) 260-4375
Toll Free: (888) 260-5617 (24 hours) After Hours and Holidays
DHEC Home Health Services of Edgefield County
21 Star Road
Edgefield, S.C. 29824
Phone: (803) 637-4108
Fax: (864) 445-2020
Toll Free: 800-614-1129
After Hours and Holidays: 877-408-1345 (Answering Service)
DHEC Home Health Services of Greenwood County
1736 South Main Street
Greenwood, S.C. 29646
Phone: (864) 942-3631
Fax: (864) 942-2199
Toll Free: 800-397-7146
After Hours and Holidays: 877-408-1345 (Answering Service)
DHEC Home Health Services of Laurens County
93 Human Services Road
Clinton, S.C. 29325
Phone: (864) 833-5883
Fax: (864) 833-5457
Toll Free: 800-750-5651
After Hours and Holidays: 877-408-1345 (Answering Service)
DHEC Home Health Services of McCormick County
204 Highway 28
McCormick, S.C. 29835
Phone: (864) 465-2513
Fax: (864) 465-2827
Toll Free: 800-397-7146
After Hours and Holidays: 877-408-1345 (Answering Service)
DHEC Home Health Services of Saluda County
613 Newberry Highway
Saluda, S.C. 29138
Phone: (864) 445-7041
Fax: (864) 445-2020
Toll Free: 800-614-1129
After Hours and Holidays: 877-408-1345 (Answering Service)