Uinta Home Health provides trusted, client-centered and client directed services, that help with an individual’s ability to heal at home.

In 1994, the Board of Uinta Senior Citizens, Inc., in order to meet the growing demand for in-home services in rural Wyoming developed a home health program to serve the citizens of Uinta County. The dual purpose agency was developed to not only help the aging population, but people of all ages, while being able to provide specific focus to the senior community. The philosophy of Uinta Senior Citizens was that people who needed home health could be identified more efficiently through use of other programs that the senior center already provided.

What is Home Health Care?

Home health care helps seniors live independently for as long as possible, given the limits of their medical condition. It covers a wide range of services and can often delay the need for long-term nursing home care.

More specifically, home health care may include occupational and physical therapy, speech therapy and even skilled nursing. It may involve helping the elderly with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, and eating. Or it may include assistance with cooking, cleaning, other housekeeping jobs and monitoring one’s daily regimen of prescription and over-the-counter medications.

At this point, it is important to understand the difference between home health care and home care services. Although they sound the same (and home health care may include some home care services), home health care is more medically oriented. While home care typically includes chore and housecleaning services, home health care usually involves helping seniors recover from an illness or injury. That is why the people who provide home health care are often licensed practical nurses, therapists or home health aides. Most work for home health agencies, hospitals or public health departments that are licensed by the state.

Where can I learn more about home health care?

There are several national organizations that can provide additional consumer information about home health care services. These include the following:

The National Association for Home Care, call 202-547-7424 or click here.

The Visiting Nurse Associations of America, call 617-737-3200 or click here.

To find out more about home health care programs where you live, you will want to contact your local aging information and assistance provider or area agency on aging (AAA). The eldercare Locator, a public service of the Administration on Aging can be reached at 1-800-677-1116 or by clicking here.