HealthCare offers wide range of services

HealthCare of Wichta, the commitpeople’s lives isn’t just a company owned, and we put family first,” with his sister Jill Harrison the Wichita and Topeka Interim franchises. The Wichita franchise was parents, Don and Judy Stehley, been a leader in the home health HealthCare offers four key areas of Wichita market, which covers surrounding communities. Those in-home; home health, both Medicaid certified in both; staffing, doctors offices; and personal services, from non-medical to work is in patients’ homes, home or in a facility,” said Jay. best to help keep people in their own homes as long as possible, and we provide the services to enable that.” hospice services, and felt their loved ones were able

“Those kinds of responses from families help keep us going,” said Jay. “And it isn’t just Jill and I –our staff is dedicated and committed, and they all

Private-Duty Care

(Bathing, housekeeping, shopping, & medication reminders)

The family-owned business started when Don Stehley, who was a quarterback with Kansas State University in the 1940s, then a coach, and then with the KSU Alumni Association, came to Wichi ta to launch the Interim HealthCare franchise. Jay, who has a B.S. degree from Emporia State University in business administration, took over operations in 2001 after a 17-year career with PPG, an automotive paint and chemicals company.

Staffing | Skilled Nursing

“I grew up in Manhattan, and was involved in sports like my dad,” said Jay. He played football for Butler Community College, and later attended KSU and ESU.

Jay and his sister launched the Topeka franchise in 2012, and Jill runs that operation while Jay concentrates on the Wichita location.

(Infusion therapy, wound care, & high-risk cardiac care) Physical, Occupational, & Speech Therapy Chronic Disease Management

With its diverse service offerings, Interim HealthCare has been able to meet a variety of needs in the Wichita market. In addition to meeting home health needs and hospice care for families, the personal care and support services can help individuals and families in even more ways, with non-medical help around the house, up to around-the-clock skilled nursing services. And, Interim HealthCare also helps other arms of the medical field in Wichita through its staffing services, providing skilled workers for hospitals and doctors offices.

More than 42 years of homecare experience. Our compassionate and loving employees will make your family member feel like a treasure.

“We take it one client at a time and improve their situation,” said Jay. He noted letters from families who have benefited from Interim HealthCare’s

For more information about Interim HealthCare of Wichita, visit www.interimhealthcare.com, or call 316-265-4295.

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“Someone will buy something and it’s a conversation starter for them,” Metzinger said. “They tell a friend who tells a friend and then a group of them will all come in together because they want to have the item too and see what else is here.”

Wholesale Business

Valerie Reimers, owner of Lucinda’s, carries a few Bungalow 26 products, including the inhaling salts. Retail stores in Kansas City and other locations sell Metzinger’s soy city candles and other items through Bungalow 26’s wholesale business.

With the boutique established and evolving, Metzinger said, “It’s been gratifying to see my personal growth through this process and the friends I’ve made in our business community. They’ve been a supportive sounding board, always available to share information and steer me and other entrepreneurs in the right direction. It’s very collaborative and a lot of the people I’ve gotten to know are my best friends.”