Home-Based Care
Home-Based Wound Care Across the Phoenix East Valley
Some of the patients who need wound care the most are also the ones who can't easily get to a clinic. Our home-based wound care brings the team to the patient — across Mesa and the Phoenix East Valley — for wound assessments, dressing changes, debridement, and ongoing treatment, all coordinated with the patient's other providers.
When home-based wound care makes sense
Home visits are often the right setting when:
- A patient is homebound or has limited mobility
- Transportation to a clinic is difficult or unsafe
- A wound needs regular dressing changes that aren't realistic to manage at a clinic
- A family caregiver needs in-person clinical support and education
- A home health agency is already involved and needs complex wound expertise added to the care plan
If advanced therapies that require clinic equipment — like Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy — become part of the plan, we'll coordinate those visits at our Mesa outpatient clinic.
What we do at home visits
Wound assessments
Our clinicians evaluate the wound, measure and document changes over time, assess for signs of infection, and check the factors that affect healing — circulation, nutrition, offloading, and management of underlying conditions like diabetes.
Dressing changes
Many chronic wounds need dressing changes on a schedule that's hard for families to manage alone. Our team handles dressing changes on the cadence the wound requires and teaches caregivers what to watch for between visits.
Bedside debridement
When clinically appropriate, our clinicians perform debridement at the home setting to remove non-viable tissue and support healing. Complex debridement may be scheduled at the outpatient clinic.
Ongoing treatment plans
Wound care is a course, not a single visit. We develop a treatment plan and adjust it as the wound progresses, documenting each visit and communicating with the patient's primary care physician.
Coordination with home health and primary care
Home wound care works best when the rest of the care team knows what's happening. We coordinate with existing home health agencies (so nursing visits, therapy, and our wound visits don't conflict) and with the patient's primary care physician.
Who we visit
Most of our home-visit patients are seniors with chronic wounds — diabetic foot ulcers, pressure injuries, venous leg ulcers — and post-surgical patients recovering at home with wounds that need expert eyes. Many are managed alongside an existing home health agency. Some are referred at hospital discharge.
Working alongside home health agencies
If you're a home health agency, we partner on complex wounds your team would prefer to outsource — the wounds that require specialized certification, advanced products, or escalation to a wound care medical director. We document every visit so your records stay complete, and we coordinate our visit schedule with yours.
Service area
Our home-based team serves Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Apache Junction, and Queen Creek.
Insurance & billing
Home-based wound care visits are typically billed to Medicare Part B, Medicaid (AHCCCS), or commercial insurance, depending on the patient's plan. Eligibility and coverage depend on clinical situation and plan rules — our office will help verify benefits before scheduling. Contact us to verify your coverage.
Frequently asked questions
How do I request a home wound care visit?
Does Medicare cover in-home wound care?
How is this different from a home health agency?
How often will a clinician visit?
What if the wound gets worse between visits?
Related
Need a wound nurse to come to a patient's home?
We coordinate scheduling, insurance verification, and care with the patient's existing providers.