Covenant Homecare
Covenant Homecare
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About this organization
Mission
Covenant HomeCare provides home care services to help patients maintain their independence and stay at home. It is a member of Covenant Health system.
About
Covenant Homecare provides services with the goal of treatment at home when another option is not viable or available. Services consist of nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, social services, and other 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 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 5,186 patients in 2018 in the course of 72,506 patient visits.In December 2018, KARM Transitional Care was created through a partnership between Covenant HomeCare and Knoxville Area Rescue Ministries to provide a safe place for homeless individuals to continue healing after a hospital stay. Our 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 through the Fort Sanders Foundation, this service helps fulfill Covenant Health's mission of improving the quality of life of the communities we serve through better health. One patient was treated in 2018.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 terminally ill 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 545 hospice patients in 2018 over the course of 20,785 visits.Additionally, Covenant Homecare manages the operations of Hope Center. The Hope Center provides a context for hope through advocating, educating, and addressing the individual needs of those affected by HIV and other life-altering illnesses. The Hope Center provides at no charge, caring support and assistance to all individuals and families living with HIV. Inpatients, outpatients, people relocating to this area, or newly diagnosed individuals have a safe, non-stigmatizing place to feel encouraged, valued, and also have a voice. The Hope Center receives and accepts calls made by patients, physicians, staff, community hospitals, or agencies.COVENANT HEALTH SYSTEMCovenant 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 10,000 employees, affiliated physicians and volunteers, Covenant Health is the Knoxville area's largest employer and has been named by Forbes as a Best Employer four years in a row. 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.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.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The filing outlines the non-profit's goal as “Covenant homecare provides quality healthcare, in alignment with covenant health's mission to serve the community by improving the quality of life through better health, regardless of the patient's ability to pay.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were outlined as: “Covenant homecare provides home care services to help patients maintain their independence and stay at home. it is a member of covenant health system.”.
- As per legal reporting requirements, the state of operation for the non-profit is TN.
- The non-profit's address for 2020 is listed as 100 Ft Sanders W Blvd, Knoxville, TN, 37922 in the filing.
- As per the non-profit's form, they have 192 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is -$936,461.
- The organization has 16 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1995.
- The organization pays $11,422,158 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.