Covenant HomeCare

Covenant HomeCare provides services and treatment for patients who need to receive care in a home environment. Services consist of nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social services and care given by certified nursing assistants. Patients include those covered by Medicare, TennCare and commercial insurance, as well as self-pay patients. No patient is denied care because of an inability to pay. Applications for financial assistance are provided to patients who need them, and financial counselors are available to assist with the application process. Covenant HomeCare served 5,919 patients in 2022 in the course of 83,580 patient visits.KARM Transitional Care was created through a partnership between Covenant HomeCare and Knox Area Rescue Ministries to provide a safe place for homeless individuals to continue healing after a hospital stay. The goal is to improve patient outcomes through supervised continuity of care, ultimately reducing the patient's risk of developing subsequent illnesses or infections requiring additional hospital treatment. Funded by the Fort Sanders Foundation, this service helps fulfill Covenant Health's mission of improving the quality of life in the communities served through better health. Covenant HomeCare treated 40 individuals in 2022. Covenant HomeCare provides hospice services which allow patient care and family support in the home environment during the patient's end stages of life. Services are provided to patients whose physicians have diagnosed them with a terminal disease that is expected to result in death within six months of being taken under care. The objective is to allow these patients to die at home with dignity. Services provided in the home consist of nursing care, therapy, spiritual services and social services. Patients include those covered by Medicare, TennCare and commercial insurance, as well as self-pay patients. No patient is denied care due to an inability to pay. Applications for financial assistance are provided to patients who need them, and financial counselors are available to assist with the application process. Covenant HomeCare served 982 hospice patients and made 17,592 visits in 2022.Palliative Care is a medical specialty focusing on the management of symptoms in patients with acute, chronic, or life threatening illness, regardless of the diagnosis. These symptoms might include, but are not limited to, pain, nausea, shortness of breath, fluid retention, etc. Palliative care strives to help patients better understand treatment options and customize treatments to meet individual needs. The goal is to promote the highest quality of life for patients and their families. Palliative care can be delivered any time during a patient's illness, while he or she is being treated in a hospital, and can be provided in conjunction with all other medical treatments. The Palliative Care team provided 7,409 visits. COVENANT HEALTH Covenant HomeCare is a member of Covenant Health. Covenant Health is a comprehensive, community-owned health system dedicated to improving the health of the people it serves. Established in 1996 by the consolidation of Fort Sanders Health System, Knoxville, Tennessee, and MMC HealthCare System in Oak Ridge, Covenant Health is governed by a voluntary board of directors comprised of community leaders and medical professionals. With more than 11,000 employees, affiliated physicians and volunteers, Covenant Health is the Knoxville area's largest employer and has been named a Best Employer by Forbes. Covenant Health includes nine acute care hospitals in East Tennessee: Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center and Parkwest Medical Center in Knoxville, Fort Loudoun Medical Center in Lenoir City, LeConte Medical Center in Sevierville, Morristown-Hamblen Healthcare System in Morristown, Roane Medical Center in Harriman, Claiborne Medical Center in Tazewell and Cumberland Medical Center in Crossville. It also includes Peninsula, a division of Parkwest Medical Center, a behavioral health hospital in Blount County, Tennessee. The health system also includes Covenant Medical Group, which includes more than 200 physicians and advanced practice clinicians in office locations throughout East Tennessee.Affiliated organizations include Thompson Cancer Survival Center, Thompson Oncology Group, Fortress Corporation and Subsidiaries, Covenant HomeCare, and Fort Sanders Perinatal Center. Philanthropic organizations include Fort Sanders Foundation and the Thompson Cancer Survival Center Foundation in Knoxville, Methodist Medical Center Foundation in Oak Ridge, Dr. Robert F. Thomas Foundation in Sevierville, and Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Foundation in Morristown. Funds raised by the foundations provide services, equipment and other resources for excellence in patient care.Covenant HomeCare, as a member of the Covenant Health system, benefits from the collaboration among all affiliated organizations to promote quality improvement, patient safety and efficient delivery of care for the communities served.