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Home Health Agencies

Home health agencies (HHAs) are organizations that provide skilled nursing and other therapeutic services. HHAs provide these services in patients’ homes.

Skilled care includes services such as:

  • Wound care for open, infected, or complex wounds.
  • Urinary catheterization.
  • Teaching safe use of assistive devices.
  • Transfer techniques.
  • Gait training.
  • Medication management.

HHAs are different than services provided by Personal Care Agencies (PCAs), which include:

  • Help with activities of daily living.
  • Housekeeping tasks.
  • Accompanying clients to medical appointments.

Finding and Choosing an HHA

Contact us

For questions regarding home health agencies, contact the Division of Quality Assurance (DQA), Licensing, Certification, and CLIA Section:

Additional contacts

Compliance history

Provider Search

Nurse consultant

Jessica Tomczak
jessica.tomczak@dhs.wisconsin.gov
414-380-0266

OASIS education coordinator (coding and interpretation)

Heather Newton
heathera.newton@dhs.wisconsin.gov
920-360-6102

OASIS automation coordinator (technical support)

Emily Virnig
emily.virnig@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-266-1718

Pharmacy consultant

Douglas Englebert
douglas.englebert@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-266-5388

State licensure and Medicare/Medicaid certification

Thomas Rylander
thomas.rylander@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-266-7297

Survey inspection process

Kelly Terrab
kelly.terrab@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-266-0269

Sara Schmidt
Sarajane.schmidt@dhs.wisconsin.gov
608-261-6752

Fire reporting

All fires in a licensed facility in Wisconsin must be reported to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) within 72 hours. To report a fire, complete and submit the Health Care Facility Fire Report, F-62500.

For questions regarding fire reporting, contact DQA Fire Authority:

Additional information is provided in DQA numbered memo 23-002 (PDF).

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Last revised December 1, 2023