HCR Home Care Expands to Orleans County

posted on October 6, 2011

Open House for Community Planned

HCR Home Care, an award-winning certified and licensed agency headquartered out of Rochester, NY, announces that it is now fully operational in Orleans County assuming responsibility for all certified home care needs. HCR Home Care acquired Orleans County Home Care in 2009 but during the transition period the County had continued to provide some home care services to Orleans County residents until this past month.

There will be an Open House for the community, providers, and those seeking employment opportunities on October 24th from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Genesee/Orleans County office located at the Cary Building 211 East Main Street, Batavia.

At any given time, HCR is providing care to an estimated 85 patients within Orleans County. “HCR is the only certified agency in Orleans County,” states Elizabeth Zicari, RN, Vice President of Clinical Services, “and we take the responsibility for the care of this community very seriously.”

In addition to providing home care services, HCR also looks for educational opportunities. “Our community outreach team and clinicians regularly provide educational sessions regarding disease prevention and care giving related topics to residents as well as information about qualifications for home care to physicians, healthcare providers and hospital staff,” states Zicari.

HCR Home Care has been providing home care services such as; skilled nursing, home health aides and personal care aides, companion services, therapy services, and social work in New York State since 1978. The agency continues to surpass national and state standards for quality measurements of home care. According to Medicare.gov, Home Health Compare, HCR measured above state and national standards in areas such as increasing patient ability to get in and out of bed; lower hospital readmissions; determining whether or not a patient received vaccines for flu and pneumonia; and more (for a full report visit www.medicare.gov/HomeHealthCompare).

HCR looks forward to future growth in Orleans County, as a community partner and provider of home care services. “We continue to hear positive comments from our Orleans County nurses about working for HCR and being able to provide the highest standards of care to their clients,” says Zicari.