"The Choice of Hoosier Families for Generations!"

Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice was voted #1 in the Times-Mail Newspapers Reader's Choice Awards as the Best Home Health Services in the readership area!  Melissa states, "Congratulations to all our staff at Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice, as we could not have receive this honor year after year without the hard work and dedication of our Excellent, Award Winning Staff!!"

Melissa Jeremiah, RN, CHCE, Director of Operations at Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice, was recently elected to serve as President of the Indiana Association of Home & Hospice Care (IAHHC) Board of Directors; which is out of Indianapolis.  Jeremiah Resides in Salem, with her husband Jeff.

The staff of Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice were recently honored to be recipients of weather radios from the Lawrence County Emergency Management Agency; for our homebound patients in Lawrence County.

Pictured:  Valerie Luchauer, Lawrence County EMA Director, Melissa Jeremiah, RN, CHCE, Director of Operations,

Judi Taylor, LPN, Karen Cooper, HHA, Marilyn Morana, PT, Therapy Services Supervisor, Beth Frigerio, and

Molly Baker, RN, Clinical Services Supervisor

Melissa Jeremiah, RN, CHCE, was recently featured in the January/February 2019 edition of Home Healthcare Now for an article she wrote entitled, "The Language of Home Care." 

Home Healthcare Now is a professional, contemporary journal serving the educational and communication needs of home care and hospice nurses.

Melissa Jeremiah, RN, CHCE

Director of Operations

Melissa Jeremiah Recently Granted Re-Credentialing as a Certified Home/Hospice Care Executive Melissa Jeremiah, RN, Director of Operations with Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice was recently granted re-credentialing as a Certified Home/Hospice Care Executive (CHCE) by the Home Care University; which is an affiliate of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC). Credentialing represents achievement of a gold standard knowledge for the operation of a home care/hospice organization.  The CHCE examination tests an individual's knowledge in the eight areas most relevant to the home care/hospice field.  These include:  fianace reimbursement; legal and regulatory; organization planning and management; human resources; quality and risk management; public relations; marketing and education; ethics; ad informantion management.  Cheryl Lee, with NAHC, said this about Melissa, "We honor you for your example of excellence in home care leadership." Melissa Jeremiah, RN, CHCE, Director of Operations, Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice, was elected to the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) Board of Directors.  Evan Reinhardt, Executive for the Indiana Association for Home Care & Hospice (IAHHC) stated, "A big contratulations to Melissa for being acknowledged on the national stage and clearly a well-deserved honor after her years of dedicated service!"  David Miller, CEO of Hoosier Uplands Economic Development Corporation stated, "We are very proud of Melissa's leadership role in home health and hospice and to have her expertise in this agency."  Jeremiah resides in Salem, with her husband Jeff.   Melissa Jeremiah, RN, CHCE Director of Operations for Home Health Care & Hospice
2019 Award Winners
Molly Baker, RN, Clinical Services Supervisor presents the Jennifer Hacker Award to Judi Taylor, LPN Members of the Hospice Team:  Lee Grimes, Volunteer/Bereavement Coordinator, Lana Allen, LPN, Linda Fisher, RN, Hospice Patient Care Coordinator and Recipient of the Charlotte Braman Award, Dr. Luke Mosemann, Medical Director and Merle Mullins, Volunteer Hospice Chaplain, who was honored for 20 years of service to Hoosier Uplands Hospice. Linda Fisher, RN, Hospice Patient Care Coordinator was the recipient of the Charlotte Braman Award Carol Johnson, Hospice Volunteer Chaplain was the recipient of the Nellie Mullins Award JoDeana McNabb, Director of Accounting Services for Home Health Care and Hospice and Melissa Jeremiah, RN, CHCE, Director of Operations for Home Health and Hospice Those Receiving Longevity Awards were: JoDeana McNabb-25 years Melissa Jeremiah-20 years Merle Mullins-20 years Linda Fisher-15 years Rhea McClintock-10 years Mandi Dersch-5 years Sharon Gibson-2 years Brooke Gomez-2 years Becky Haagsma-2 years Lisa Sego-2 years Sarah Miller-2 years Kyle Fisher-2 years Sarah Fisher-2 years Carol Johnson-2 years Charles Johnson-2 years Melody Morin-2 years
Melissa Jeremiah, RN, CHCE, Director of Operations, was asked, "What is your definition of a STAR employee?" Melissa responded, "I feel that being a STAR employee means meeting the criteria of the Charlotte Braman Award for office staff, the Jennifer Hacker Award for field staff; or the Nellie Mullins Award for the volunteers." This criteria includes: 1.  Longevity of employment 2.  Employees peers "catching them" going above and beyond, being someone they can count on, helping out their co-workers, bring a smile to a face, performing extraordinary quality work, being committed to the team goals, having an attitude that we all strive to have and making Hoosier Uplands an even better place. 3.  Stellar attendance 4.  Patients and families "catching them" going above and beyond, being someone they can count on, bringing a smile to a face, performing extraordinary quality work, being committted to the team goals, having an attitude that we all strive to have and making Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice the choice of the community. Melissa was then asked, "To what do you attribute your own career success?" To which Melissa responded, "I feel that I am the mirror of all the members of the Home Health Care and Hospice Team.  I cannot have success without quality employees who put their hearts into their work."
Professional Memberships
William A. Dombi, President of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice and Melissa Jeremiah, RN, Director of Operations for Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice discussed the state of Home Health Care & Hospice during the Indiana Association for Home & Hospice Care Spring Conference on May 5, 2015.