Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County is a non-profit organization committed to providing quality health care in your place of residence.
Our services and programs, as well as relationships with patients, families, staff, colleagues, and the community, are guided by our commitment to quality service.
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County
Browse our website for more information about our services, or call our
Abilene office at (785) 263-6630 or
Herington at (785) 258-3611.
We’re happy to answer any questions you may have.
Speak with a homecare referral specialist and get more information about
homecare services provided by Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County.
Ask about our one-time home assessment…
Ask about a hospice consult…
Inquire about other resources available in your community!
Home Health
- What is Home Health?
Home Health is skilled health care services offered in the comfort of your home. Our home health care professionals work with your physician to develop an individualized care program to best meet your health care needs. We strive to restore and maintain your health and assist you in becoming independent again.
- How to Make a Referral for Home Health Services
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County
is accepting referrals for the following services:- Nursing
Skilled nursing care is provided in the home to those who need certain health services but don’t need to be in the hospital. Our caring nurses can provide assessments, wound care, IV therapy, medication set-up, foot care, and teaching for caregivers.
- Rehabilitation
Licensed therapists work with home health patients if they require physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy. These services are offered in the comfort of one’s own home. - Medical Social Services
Social services are available to patients and families if needed.
- Home Health Aide
Our home health aides provide services that can help the individual remain independent at home. These services may include bathing, housekeeping, laundry, shopping, errands, and nail care.
- 24/7 On-Call Nursing Support
To submit a referral for Home Health services please click the link below to download and print the:
“REFERRAL PARTNER WELCOME PACKET”
Return in one of the following ways:
FAX:
785-263-6630EMAIL:
HomeHealth@mhsks.orgMAIL:
Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County
1111 N Brady St.
Abilene, KS 67410 - Nursing
- Patient Education and Information
Please click the link below to access information on home health services:
“Home Health Info to Patients”
- Service Area and Limitations
- All of Dickinson County
- Parts of Marion & Morris Counties within a 20-mile radius of Herington, KS
- Accepted Forms of Payment for Home Health Services
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Private Insurance
- Area Agency Programs
- Private Pay
- VA
- Self Pay for HCBS (Home and Community Based Services)
- Nondiscrimination and Accessibility
Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County
1111 North Brady
Abilene, Kansas 67410
785-263-6630 or 785-258-3611Nondiscrimination and Accessibility
Please note: pursuant to decisions by various district courts regarding the 2024 Final Rule implementing Section 1557, entitled Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities, 89 Fed. Reg. 37,522 (May 6, 2024) (“2024 Final Rule”), certain provisions regarding gender identity are stayed nationwide. Other provisions are stayed or enjoined as indicated at www.hhs.gov/1557.
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws, including Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557). Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), age, disability, or sex (consistent with the scope of sex or sex, including sex characteristics, including intersex traits; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; gender identity, and sex stereotypes discrimination described at 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2))
In compliance with Section 1557 and other federal civil rights laws, we provide individuals the following in a timely manner and free of charge:
- Language assistance services. Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will provide language assistance services for individuals with limited English proficiency (including individuals’ companions with limited English proficiency) to ensure meaningful access to our programs, activities, services, and other benefits. Language assistance services may include:
- Electronic and written translated documents
- Qualified interpreters
- Appropriate auxiliary aids and services. Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities (including individuals’ companions with disabilities) to ensure effective communication. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services may include:
- Qualified interpreters, including American Sign Language interpreters
- Video remote interpreting
- Information in alternate formats (including but not limited to large print, recorded audio, and accessible electronic formats)
- Reasonable modifications. Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will provide reasonable modifications for qualified individuals with disabilities, when necessary to ensure accessibility and equal opportunity to participate in our programs, activities, services, or other benefits.
To access our language assistance services, auxiliary aids and services, and for assistance in getting a reasonable modification, please refer to Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County Limited English Proficiency or Impairments in Communication and Accessibility policy.
If you believe Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County has failed to provide these services or has discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, you can:
- File a grievance with Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County by contacting the agency’s Director:
Danielle Gantner, RN
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County
1111 N. Brady
Abilene, Kansas 67410
Ph: (785) 263-6630
Fx: (785) 263-6636
dgantner@mhsks.org- You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights:
Electronically:
https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsfVia Mail:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W. – 509F
Washington, DC 20201 - Language assistance services. Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will provide language assistance services for individuals with limited English proficiency (including individuals’ companions with limited English proficiency) to ensure meaningful access to our programs, activities, services, and other benefits. Language assistance services may include:
Hospice Care
- Who Can Receive Hospice Care and Where is it Provided?
A person is eligible for hospice care when the physician and patient have concluded that curative treatment is no longer of benefit and the physician estimates that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less if the illness runs its expected course.
Hospice care is provided where the patient lives, which can mean the patient’s home, a friend or family member’s home, assisted living, or nursing home.
- What is Hospice?
Hospice is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort, compassion and support to patients and their loved ones when faced with a terminal illness. Hospice is a philosophy of care focusing on comfort, not a cure. Hospice care neither prolongs life, nor hastens death. The hospice philosophy involves caring for the whole patient—not just the illness. This means attending to:
- The patient’s physical needs, which may include:
- Pain relief
- Easing of symptoms of the patient’s illness
- Care for other conditions that cause discomfort.
- The patient’s emotional and spiritual well-being
- We consider these just as important as the patient’s physical comfort.
- The patient’s changing treatment needs
- As the patient’s condition changes, he or she may choose to place more of a focus on palliative care (comfort, but not curing).
- The needs of the patient’s family by:
- Providing respite care so family members may do grocery shopping, go to appointments, and complete other errands
- Providing grief support
Our hospice staff and volunteers offer specialized knowledge of medical care, pain management and emotional support. Our goal is to improve the quality of our patients’ last days by offering comfort and dignity.
- The patient’s physical needs, which may include:
- How to Make a Referral for Hospice Care
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County
is accepting referrals for the following services:- Nursing
Skilled nursing care is provided in the home to those who need certain health services but don’t need to be in the hospital. Our caring nurses can provide assessments, wound care, IV therapy, medication set-up, foot care, and teaching for caregivers.
- Rehabilitation
Licensed therapists work with home health patients if they require physical, occupational, and/or speech therapy. These services are offered in the comfort of one’s own home. - Medical Social Services
Social services are available to patients and families if needed.
- Home Health Aide
Our home health aides provide services that can help the individual remain independent at home. These services may include bathing, housekeeping, laundry, shopping, errands, and nail care.
- 24/7 On-Call Nursing Support
To submit a referral for Home Health services please click the link below to download and print the:
“REFERRAL PARTNER WELCOME PACKET”
Return in one of the following ways:
FAX:
785-263-6630EMAIL:
Hospice@mhsks.orgMAIL:
Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County
1111 N Brady St.
Abilene, KS 67410Referrals may be made by a physician, social worker, neighbor, relative, minister, the individual, or other community service agencies. A free hospice assessment can be completed by request.
- Nursing
- Patient Education and Information
Please click any of the links below to access information on hospice care:
- Service Area and Limitations
- All of Dickinson County
- Parts of Marion & Morris Counties within a 20-mile radius of Herington, KS
- Accepted Forms of Payment for Hospice
Professional services are reimbursed whenever possible through Medicare, Medicaid, or private health insurance.Hospice also relies on memorial gifts, bequests and donations to continue providing quality services and to assist in caring for those who have no resources.Care provided by Hospice of Dickinson County is always based on need, not on ability to pay.
- Nondiscrimination and Accessibility
Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County
1111 North Brady
Abilene, Kansas 67410
785-263-6630 or 785-258-3611Nondiscrimination and Accessibility
Please note: pursuant to decisions by various district courts regarding the 2024 Final Rule implementing Section 1557, entitled Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities, 89 Fed. Reg. 37,522 (May 6, 2024) (“2024 Final Rule”), certain provisions regarding gender identity are stayed nationwide. Other provisions are stayed or enjoined as indicated at www.hhs.gov/1557.
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County complies with all applicable federal civil rights laws, including Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (Section 1557). Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), age, disability, or sex (consistent with the scope of sex or sex, including sex characteristics, including intersex traits; pregnancy or related conditions; sexual orientation; gender identity, and sex stereotypes discrimination described at 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2))
In compliance with Section 1557 and other federal civil rights laws, we provide individuals the following in a timely manner and free of charge:
- Language assistance services. Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will provide language assistance services for individuals with limited English proficiency (including individuals’ companions with limited English proficiency) to ensure meaningful access to our programs, activities, services, and other benefits. Language assistance services may include:
- Electronic and written translated documents
- Qualified interpreters
- Appropriate auxiliary aids and services. Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services for individuals with disabilities (including individuals’ companions with disabilities) to ensure effective communication. Appropriate auxiliary aids and services may include:
- Qualified interpreters, including American Sign Language interpreters
- Video remote interpreting
- Information in alternate formats (including but not limited to large print, recorded audio, and accessible electronic formats)
- Reasonable modifications. Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will provide reasonable modifications for qualified individuals with disabilities, when necessary to ensure accessibility and equal opportunity to participate in our programs, activities, services, or other benefits.
To access our language assistance services, auxiliary aids and services, and for assistance in getting a reasonable modification, please refer to Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County Limited English Proficiency or Impairments in Communication and Accessibility policy.
If you believe Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County has failed to provide these services or has discriminated in another way on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability, you can:
- File a grievance with Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County by contacting the agency’s Director:
Danielle Gantner, RN
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County
1111 N. Brady
Abilene, Kansas 67410
Ph: (785) 263-6630
Fx: (785) 263-6636
dgantner@mhsks.org- You may also file a complaint with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office for Civil Rights:
Electronically:
https://ocrportal.hhs.gov/ocr/smartscreen/main.jsfVia Mail:
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
200 Independence Avenue, S.W. – 509F
Washington, DC 20201 - Language assistance services. Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County will provide language assistance services for individuals with limited English proficiency (including individuals’ companions with limited English proficiency) to ensure meaningful access to our programs, activities, services, and other benefits. Language assistance services may include:
Meals on Wheels
Personal Emergency Response Systems
Everyone wants to stay in their own home where things are comfortable and familiar. In the event of a fall or emergency, help is available at the push of a button with a personal emergency response system. The system can help you maintain your independence and reduce the worry of living alone.
In an emergency, delayed medical care can jeopardize your recovery. If you are alone, you never know how long it will be before someone realizes you need help. Having access to help at the push of a button can reduce these risks. So don’t wait for a fall or medical emergency.
You can have peace of mind for a little more than $1 a day.
The personal help button connects you to a trained personal response associate who can send help quickly – 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
You should wear the personal emergency transmitter all of the time. It is completely waterproof, so you can even wear it in the shower.
Call Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County to have your unit installed, activated, and ready to use in minutes! There is no equipment to buy and no long-term contract to sign. The number for the Abilene office is (785) 263-6630, and the number for Herington is (785) 258-3611.
Bereavement Support
Hospice of Dickinson County offers bereavement services to hospice patients’ families and the community. Everyone’s grief process is different. We’re here to help you through the healing process. You are not alone.
Bereavement Support
Home Health and Hospice of Dickinson County partners with GriefShare, sponsored by Community Bible Church, to offer bereavement programs for those coping with a loss. A loss may include the death of a loved one, a miscarriage, a home, a person’s livelihood, etc.
Group members will learn about the grief process and develop skills to cope with the effects of loss. Time is allowed for sharing personal experiences. Bereavement groups are facilitated by a bereavement counselor. Persons interested are encouraged to join during open registration dates by clicking on available links that we will share below.
For information on upcoming GriefShare events, please email: bogden@mhsks.org.
Other Hospice Services Include:
- Professional and Caring Staff
Our team of caring professionals has many years of combined hospice experience. Patient care is directed by your physician and followed by a hospice nurse.
- Pain and Symptom Management
We use the most up-to-date methods to manage pain and other symptoms. Registered nurses monitor and provide assistance with pain and symptom management.
- On-Call Staff
Hospice patients have an on-call registered nurse available 24 hours a day, seven days a week (including holidays) for patients and/or family members.
- Education
Our staff provides teaching for family members on how to provide care.
- Activities of Daily Living Assistance
Our home health aides can assist with bathing, personal care, light household duties, and other activities of daily living.
- Social Services
Our licensed social worker can assist with seeking out community resources, assisting with patient and family issues dealing with loss, and provide emotional support for individuals or families.
- Spiritual Support
Volunteer chaplains provide spiritual support to patients and family members. Chaplains are compassionate and non-judgmental listeners. This can supplement care provided by the family’s clergy.
- Volunteers
Trained hospice volunteers are available for patient and caregiver relief. They can assist with shopping and light household duties, or allow family caregivers the opportunity to take care of necessary errands and get some time away from the house. Volunteers can also visit, read, take walks, write letters, or just sit quietly and holding a patient’s hand. For more information about Hospice Volunteer Services click on the link below:
Hospice Volunteer Program
Give
Donations are placed in the Hospice Memorial fund. These funds are used to help the Hospice program provide patient care and quality services to our community regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. We also use these memorials for bereavement support provided for our Hospice family members and the community at large.
All donations to Hospice of Dickinson County are appreciated. Your gift is tax deductible. You will receive proof of donation that will serve as your receipt for tax purposes. As required by the Internal Revenue Code, there were no goods or services provided to you in consideration for this gift. Hospice of Dickinson County is part of Memorial Health System, a 501c(3) corporation.
For information about giving, please contact Hospice of Dickinson County at (785) 263-6630, stop by the Hospice office, or mail donations to:
Hospice of Dickinson County
1111 N. Brady
Abilene, KS 67410
We thank you for your generosity.
Contact Us
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County
Abilene Office
1111 N. Brady
Abilene, KS 67410
(785) 263-6630
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday
Herington
11 N. Broadway
Herington, KS 67449
(785) 258-3611
Hours: 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Monday – Friday
24-Hour call services are available to Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County patients and family members.
Herington Hero
Home Health & Hospice of Dickinson County’s Herington location wishes to recognize members of the Herington community for the great things they do. If you know someone who constantly gives their time and services willingly to the community of Herington, and deserves to be recognized please nominate them by filling out the form.
AWARD WINNERS
October 2024 – Peggy Hillard
September 2024 – Ryan Batchman
August 2024 – Chardy Magnett
July 2024 – Mark and Elva Strand
June 2024 –
May 2024 – Lori Dornbush
April 2024 – Herington Fire Department
March 2024 – Yvette Ebright
February 2024 – Cindy Roether
January 2024 – Bev Trevorrow
December 2023 – Corkie Dunlap
November 2023 – Chris Barnes
October 2023 – Shannon Walters
September 2023 – Jennifer Duenas
August 2023 – Kay Brunner
July 2023 – Catherine Stinnett
June 2023 – Susan Mueller