"The Choice of Hoosier Families for Generations!"

And the Winner is............

Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care is the Best of Lawrence County Medical Home.                                   

The Washington County Chamber presented 14 Enduring Servitude Awards for those businesses that have remained open and continued to serve the community through the COVID-19 pandemic.  We are pleased to announce that Hoosier Uplands is a proud recipient of one of the awards.

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

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 2021 edition of Home Healthcare Now for an article she wrote entitled, "Is Your Plan of Care SMART?"

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 at Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice, was elected to serve as the Secretary of the National Association for Home Care & Hospice/NAHC Board of Directors; out of Washington, DC.  With this position she will also serve as the Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee/GNC.  Melissa continues to serve as the Secretary of the Indiana Association of Home & Hospice Care/IAHHC Board of Directors; out of Indianapolis, IN. Melissa Jeremiah, RN, CHCE Director of Operations for Home Health Care & Hospice
2021 Anniversaries:
2 years of Service with Hoosier Uplands Home Health Care & Hospice: Amy Helming, Hannah Streeval, Ryan Nicholas, Debby Smith, and Janine Martin 30 years of Service: Vanessa Lumley, LPN, Plan of Care Review Nurse And the Winner's Are...... Again this year I have opted to not give the Caregiver of the Year Awards that are normally presented in December.  Everyone in Home Health Care & Hospice went above and beyond this year; and worthy of these awards.  I am so very proud of each and every one of you for stepping up and continuing to serve and meet the needs of others when they needed us the most.  During this time we have worked as a team; without skipping a beat.  Our staff have put the needs of our patients upfront and foremost. Using the same scoring system I use for the Caregiver of the Year Awards, this year I am giving a gift card to persons from Home Health & Hospice Field Staff and Office Staff. Join me in congratulating the persons named below who scored the highest in their categories:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Debbie Guthrie, RN (HH), Phyllis Morris, RN (H), Rhea McClintock, HHA, and Lori Williams, Intake Coordinator
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.