Skilled Nursing

VCU Community Memorial Hospital (CMH) Home Health provides skilled nursing services and comprehensive health care services to eligible clients in their place of residence. Services offered include: skilled nursing; nursing assistants; physical therapy; occupational therapy; speech therapy; medical social worker; nutritional and pharmacy consults. Provides a transition from hospital discharge to home when skilled care is still required. Services are rendered on an intermittent basis under the direction of a physician. Skilled assessment within 48 hours of referral or discharge from the hospital.



The mandatory eligibility criteria includes:

•     Live in Mecklenburg, Lunenburg, Brunswick, or southern Nottoway County.
•     Be able to care to one's basic needs or have a caregiver.
•     Be under the care of a physician who orders home care.
•     Have a condition that requires intermittent skilled services (nursing, physical or speech therapy.)
•     The home environment is suitable for patient care needs.
•     Patient must be homebound.
•     Services required must be within CMH Home Health Care's resources.