SCOTTSBLUFF, Neb., - Regional West Home Care, which has served the panhandle for almost 40 years, is joining more than 20,000 home care providers throughout the United States in celebrating National Home Care Month.

Sponsored by the National Association for Home Care, the month-long celebration will honor the dedicated physicians, nurses, therapists, aids and social workers who work tirelessly to provide high quality care. Together with patients and their families, these caregivers design individualized health programs that enable disabled, recovering or chronically ill patients to receive treatment in their own homes.

“Regional West Home Care offers services from long-term home care to short-term care after a hospital stay. Sometimes as people age, they can’t get around their home as well as they used to. It’s hard because they aren’t ready for a nursing home, but the family worries about them staying home alone,” said Diana Rohrick, director of Regional West Home Care. “Our full service agency can help put families at ease.”

In addition to recognizing the caregivers who work to ensure that patients receive health care in comfort and dignity, National Home Care Month serves to educate the public about issues affecting home care and the home care services available in their local communities.

Established in 1967, Regional West Home Care became the first home care agency in Nebraska and is a member of the Nebraska Association of Home and Community Agencies whose motto is, “Your Home. Your Care. Your Choice.” Its full service care giving team offers services ranging from basic assistance with daily living to advanced medical treatment. For more information about home care services, call Regional West Home Care at (308) 630-1430.

Regional West Health Services, with over 1,300 employees, provides comprehensive and innovative health care services for the people and communities of western Nebraska and the neighboring states of Colorado, South Dakota and Wyoming. With over 110 active physicians, 95 percent of whom are board certified or board eligible, plus an additional 25 consulting specialists, we offer care that spans more than 40 medical specialties. Regional West Medical Center, a subsidiary of Regional West Health Services, is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations and is one of only three Level II Trauma Centers in the state of Nebraska.