Alterna-Care is a Medicare certified, and Illinois Department of Public Health licensed home health agency. As an acknowledgement of our continuity in excellence we have been accredited by the Joint Commission, which requires the agency to abide by higher standards in providing care. Click here to download brochure 
Alterna-Care provides medical services to those in need of continuing care at home. We provide staff to those who are disabled, chronically ill, or recovering from surgery.
Depending on the individual's need, Alterna-Care's team of highly qualified clinicians can provide medical assistance at many different levels in combination with different medical practitioners. Our staff includes Registered Nurses (RN), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN), Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA), Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Therapists, and Medical Social Workers.
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Registered Nurse: develops the plan of care with the patient's primary physician.
Disease Manager Nurse: a nurse with specialized training or experience in a specific disease develops a specialized program for individual patients.
Licensed Practical Nurse: assists the RN in performing nursing tasks.
Certified Nursing Assistant: assists clients in activities of daily living and personal hygiene.
Physical Therapist: develops a treatment program for restoring functioning.
Occupational Therapist: develops a treatment plan to assist clients in activities of daily living and independence.
Speech Therapist: develops a treatment plan to improve verbal communication, swallowing techniques and restore functioning.
Social Worker: acts as a facilitator in obtaining other community and supportive services, and is a counselor in improving coping skills.
Your primary care physician develops your plan of care in collaboration with a registered nurse or disease manager nurse. We believe that physician collaboration is the key to a patient's recovery and well being.
Our disease management nurses provide specialized care for chronic illnesses that include: diabetes, cardiac disease, orthopedic disorders, mental health and wound care. Telehealth monitors assist these nurses in providing proactive and preemptive care to our patients by being able to ascertain an individual's vital signs on a daily basis.
Services are available to people of all ages that may require intermittent services of a nurse, therapist or other health care professional.
Alterna-Care partners with Aaron Nursing Services for hourly care and Hospice Care of Sangamon County for terminal illness care.
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