Home Health Services
Comprehensive, Quality Healthcare Services Provided in Your Home
Mercy Tyler Home Health Services is a home health agency that provides comprehensive, quality care and services for recovery at home. It is an affiliate of Mercy Tyler and was created to provide another level of compassionate care for our patients of all ages who need home health services.
By offering home health care, Mercy Tyler fulfills the Mercy ideal of offering a continuum of care that extends through pre-hospital, hospital and post-hospital needs.
The Advantages of Home Health Care
In most cases, home health is a safe and cost-effective way to provide advanced healthcare and can play an important part of a patient’s recovery. Studies show that people who stay home when ill, or return home to continue their recovery, often recovery more quickly. And that’s the goal of Mercy Tyler Home Health...to shorten or even prevent a hospital stay for eligible patients who can recover in the comfort of their own home.
Home Health Services
Mercy Tyler Home Health offers individualized care and a range of services, including short-term nursing care, intravenous (IV) therapy and respiratory care, physical and occupational therapy, social work services, patient education and assistance with daily routines like bathing or dressing. We can also supply medical equipment needed for home recovery. Whenever possible, we educate family members on how they can best participate in care and planning.
Home Health Staff
Staff members include skilled registered nurses, certified nursing assistants and assorted trained health care professionals.
Regional Coverage
Our primary area of coverage includes 40,000 people and stretches from the Bradford County line, east to Rt. 81, and from the New York border south to Luzerne County – with some patients residing in Lackawanna, Bradford, Luzerne and Sullivan counties.
Paying for Home Health Care
There are many ways to pay for home health services. The most common are private insurance programs, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), Blue Cross, Medicare, Medicaid, disability, worker's compensation and others. Each program provides different levels of coverage. We will be happy to discuss your coverage with you. Mercy Tyler Home Health accepts all major insurances.
Is Mercy Tyler Home Health Right For You?
Talk to your doctor about your medical needs, either before you are hospitalized or while you are in the hospital. Ask what care you or your loved one needs and if it can be provided at home. If you decide that home health care is appropriate for you, Mercy Tyler Home Health is the ideal choice.
For More Information, Contact:
Mercy Tyler Home Health Services
Warner Complex
880 SR 6W
Tunkhannock PA 18657
(570) 836-1640
1-800-836-1602
(TTY) (570) 836-6236 (Telecommunication Device for the Hearing Impaired)
E-mail us
OFFICE HOURS
Monday – Friday
8 AM to 4:30 PM
NURSE AVAILABLE - 24 HOURS A DAY - 7 DAYS A WEEK
Mercy Tyler Home Health Services prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, sex, age, national origin or disability.
Licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Certified by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), and Accredited by Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO).