Wisconsin Home Health Agencies

Please review "Choosing Wisconsin Residential Options" for information on a county-by-county basis about other possibilities for providing health or residential care.

HOME HEALTH AGENCY: An organization that provides part-time and intermittent skilled nursing and other therapeutic services on a visiting basis to persons in their homes.

The home health agency shall directly provide or arrange for at least part-time or intermittent nursing services and provide or arrange for home health aide services.

For complaints concerning home health agencies or hospices in Wisconsin:

• Call the Home Health Hotline: 1-800-642-6552 or (608) 267-1441

• E-mail the Division of Quality Assurance

• Submit a completed Home Health Agency Complaint Report F-62069 (PDF, 19 KB)

Wisconsin Information

• List of Health Care Facility Directories (current addresses, licenses, counties served and services provided) - Includes hospice and home health agencies

• Home Health Directories & Reports - via Wisconsin Health Statistics (latest information from 2002)

• Rights of Home Health Agency Patients (F-62601) (PDF, 14 KB)
  Unofficial summary of agency patient rights in Wisconsin regulations

• Your Rights to Direct Your Future Health Needs (Advance Directives) - PDE-2025

• Information for home health agency management and staff - regulations, training, data entry (OASIS), etc.

  • Pharmacy Newscapsule - news about medications, drug regimens, etc.

• Wisconsin Health Care Organizations

  • Consumer Groups

  • Provider Associations

• Wisconsin Consumer Guide to Health Care

Federal Information

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  Information about Home Health Agency Participation (exit DHS)

• CMS Home Health Compare (exit DHS) - This site gives detailed information about Medicare-certified home health agencies.

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Last Updated: June 16, 2009