Community Empowerment Decatur County Resource Directory

Health Care

 Last Updated: May 16, 2007

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 Child Health Specialty Clinics
1700 W. Townline Street, Suite 2C, Creston
Phone: 641-782-3838 or 866-782-3838
E-mail: lori-morrell@uiowa.edu
Ages Served: Birth through 21
Services Provided: Child Health Specialty Clinics (CHSC) is Iowa’s Title V Program (of the Social Security Act) for Children with Special Health Care Needs. The Creston Regional Center serves Taylor, Ringgold, Decatur, Clarke, Union, Adams, Adair and Montgomery counties. We presently provide the following services to children and their families –
  • Integrated Evaluation and Planning Clinics (IEPC) – It is staffed by pediatrician, pediatric nurse practitioner, dietitian, psychologist and social worker. This consultative clinic provides comprehensive evaluations and a multidisciplinary plan of recommendation. Examples of concerns that children are commonly referred for include: emotional/behavioral issues, educational/behavioral issues, attentional or hyperactivity concerns, developmental delays, growth, encopresis, obesity and other medical concerns.
  • CHSC Services for Birth to Five – Assessment/evaluation of physical and neurological status, development and growth, Parent support and targeted education on parenting, Nutrition evaluation and/or nutrition consultation, Care Coordination as appropriate.
  • Behavioral Health Program (BHP) – Provides intensive care-coordination services as well as additional educational, psychiatric, and psychological consults for children with mental or behavioral health concerns.
  • Nutritional Consults – Serve children birth to 21 years, Dietitians trained in nutrition considerations for children with special health care needs consult on growth concerns and make dietary recommendations.
  • Home and Community Care Planning – Provides family-centered care coordination services for children and youth with special health care needs.

Circle of Friends Home Care
1010 N. Seventh
Chariton, Iowa
Phone: 641-774-2339
Fax 641-774-5267
Email: info@cofhomecare.com
Ages: All
Services: Medicaid, Medicare Certified, Hospice, In-home Health Care, CDAC

Decatur County Public Health and Home Care
1502 NE Poplar, Leon
Phone: 641-446-6518
E-mail: tacheson@decaturph.com
Ages Served: 0 – 100
Services Provided: Skilled Nursing, Home Care Aide, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Homemaker Services, NEST. These services provided in your home. Immunizations, Child Health, Maternal Health, and Lead clinics.

Genesis Development
115 E. Washington, Box 488
Winterset, IA 50273
Winterset Office # 515-462-9083 (Janet Billeter- Site Adm.)
Southern Iowa Team Leader, Linda Cox 515-975-4933 cell
Email: Lcox@genesisdevelopment.com or janet@genesisdevelopment.com
Services provided in County—Supported Community Living Services MR Waiver
Age Group--All

Lutheran Services
3116 University Ave. Des Moines
Phone 515-633-3054
Fax; 515-271-7479
www.lsiowa.org
Ages: 0-18, Disabled
Service: Respite Specialists

Rural Health Care Advantage
306 N. main, Leon
Phone 641-446-7272
Fax 641-446-7274
Ages All
Services: Home Health, Hospice Services, PT, OT, Telemonitoring, homemaker, Provide under waiver for Elderly, Physical Disability, Ill and Handicap, BI, MR, CMI. Medicare and Medicaid certified 24 hour continuous care Hospice in home.

South Central Health and Home Care
303 SW Lorraine, Leon
Email SCHH@grm.net
Phone: 641-446-8953 or 800-823-4490
Fax 641-446-4013
Ages: All
Services: Skilled nursing, home care, CDAC, Respite, PT, OT, Speech Therapies, Medicaid, Medicare Certified. 24 hour nurse on call.

Southwest Iowa Resources for Familes, Inc.
206 NE 2nd, Leon
Main Office: P.O. Box 106, Creston
Phone: 641-446-6808 or 641-782-4170
E-mail: bmcelfish@sirfinc.com
Ages Served: All
Services Provided: Assistance to individual with mental and physical disabilities to live in the community with 24 hour supervision and/or drop in services.
  1. Residential Services: medication management, transportation, banking, shopping, cleaning, cooking, recreation, etc.
  2. Vocational Services: obtaining a job, skill development, job coaching.
  3. Adult Day Care Programs: HCBS Waivers – MR, BI, PD, IH, Habilitation

Specialized Support Services
121 N. Elm, Creston
Phone 641-782-4119 or 866-782-4119
Fax- 641-782-9750
Ages: All, disabled, MR,BI, CMI
Services: Medicaid accredited provider for Home and Community Based Services, Supported Community Living, Respite People