Mercy Home Care for Newborns and Parents

MercyOne Home Care provides in-home nursing for newborns, supporting you and your family for all your care needs. We specialize in pediatric skilled nursing care, neonatal care, ventilator and tracheotomy care, gastric feedings and infusion therapy. Skilled nursing visits provide education or training for those that are medically fragile. MercyOne Home Care provides short term intermittent visits to accelerate at home recovery.

We can also provide at home support for new parents who just need the reassurance that they are properly caring for their newborn. Most insurance companies cover well-child checks and Medicaid covers these at 100%.

We will monitor the following things:

Health Assessment

• Birth Measurements – Weight, Length and Head Circumference
• Vital signs such as temperature and Heart rate. Listening to lungs.
• Number of feeding in 24 hours
• Average length of feedings
• Breast feeding

For Breastfed Infants

• Infant has at least six wet diapers per day
• Infant is having at least one stool per day after the 4th day of life
• Weight gain per expected parameter (Infant gains 4-7 ounces per week after regaining birth weight by to 10 days of age)
• Mother feels tug, not pain during feedings
• Infant swallows hard after first few strong sucks
• Mother’s concerns/problems with breastfeeding

For Formula Fed Infants

• Infant has at least six wet diapers per day
• Infant is having at least one stool per day after the 4th day of life
• Weight gain per expected parameters (Infant gains 4-7 ounces per week after regaining birth weight by 10 days of age)

Safety Evaluation

• Safety Hazards; spaces between crib slats less than 2 3/8 inches, obvious fire hazards, walkers, community safety concerns 
• Smoke Detector, Carbon Monoxide Detector
• Safety Risks
• Lead Poisoning Risks
• Smoking Hazards

All of MercyOne Home Care’s services are designed to the highest quality care in your home.

MercyOne Home Care can explain other community resources such as WIC program and DHS Support.

MercyOne Home Care is has been recognized as a Top 500 Elite Home Care Agency in the nation. This award recognizes MercyOne Home Care’s commitment to quality health services, achieving good patient outcomes, lower hospital readmission rates and high patient satisfaction.

MercyOne Home Care provides service to Cerro Gordo, Floyd and Worth counties.

Call (641) 428-6444 or (800) 274-5285 for more information.