Professional Home Health Care Agency

Professional Home Health Care Agency is a non-profit home healthcare provider serving Corbin, Kentucky, along with other communities in Southeastern Kentucky, Central Kentucky, and Central Tennessee. The agency offers skilled nursing care, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, home health aide services, and specialized private duty nursing to patients receiving care in their own homes.

The organization provides a full range of nursing services for treatment of specific illnesses and conditions, with emotional support for patients and families. Physical therapists deliver physician-directed in-home care to help patients overcome physical disabilities and regain maximum independence. Speech therapists work with patients using vocal exercises to restore effective communication, while occupational therapists assist with daily tasks such as dressing, bathing, and eating. Home health aides provide personal hygiene assistance, meal preparation, and light housekeeping under registered nurse supervision.

Professional Home Health Care Agency offers specialized programs for patients with COPD, heart failure, and conditions that increase risk of falling. Care plans are developed collaboratively by patients' Primary Care Practitioners and the agency's Clinical Team, with services tailored to individual needs. The team works in coordination with patients, families, and primary care physicians to support recovery, independence, and self-sufficiency.

Patients typically become eligible for home health care when they are considered homebound due to a medical condition, require intermittent skilled nursing care or therapy, and have a Primary Care Practitioner's order for services. The agency serves Knox, Laurel, Whitley, and Fayette counties in Kentucky, along with Anderson, Campbell, Claiborne, Knox, Morgan, Scott, and Union counties in Tennessee. Initial home health visits generally begin within 48 hours of referral.