Physicians Making House Calls to Help RSI Clients
Many of RSI’s clients find they cannot make it to their physician’s office dues to either a temporary homebound status or the presence of complicating factors that make it difficult for the client to access a Doctor’s office. Luckily, Dr. Randall Horine has been able to visit many of these patients at home, eliminating the need for the patient who cannot easily leave home – even for a Doctor’s appointment – to travel.
Dr. Horine is a Board-Certified Internal Medicine physician affiliated with Primary Care At Home, Indy’s newest house call physician service. Dr. Horine treats adults including seniors and those with special needs in the safety and comfort of their own home. Dr. Horine Graduated from Indiana University and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, where he practiced until 2019. He has a special interest in assisting home-bound patients remain in their homes and out of the hospital.
Services Include:
• Primary Care house calls to patient homes and group living settings
• Transitional Care Management
• Chronic Care Management
• Telehealth / Remote Patient Monitoring (coming soon)
Insurances Accepted (as of April 2021):
• Traditional Medicare
• Traditional Medicaid
Primary Care At Home currently provides services within a 25 – 30 min radius of their office in Northwest Indianapolis. However, if your loved one needs similar services in other areas, they can refer you to another house call provider active in your area.
Primary Care At Home can be reached by phone at 317-471-0774 from 8 am – 4:30 pm Monday – Friday.
As a practicing Registered Nurse, Etelka was keenly aware of a void in quality patient care that could be provided in the home. She embarked upon a journey to develop a home health care agency that would exceed all expectations and become a trusted partner to physicians and patients.
A Distinguished Career From Nurse to Director of Nursing to President of Home Services Unlimited
Etelka’s distinguished career followed a logical progression to her position as President of Home Services Unlimited. She graduated as a nurse practitioner with a Bachelor of Nursing (RN) in 1972 from Meshgorya University in the Ukraine, close to where she lived with her family. She married her husband Phil in 1973 and decided in 1977 that they would relocate to the United States to be closer to family and to come to this land of opportunity. With an eagerness to continue her budding career, Etelka sat for and passed her Boards in the U.S. in 1979.
A Love and Talent for Working with the Elderly
Etelka began her nursing career in the U.S. at Colonial Crest, now part of Golden Living, where shewasthe In-service Coordinator, the Director of Training and Education and Director of Nursing, a position she occupied for several years.
With a group of partners, she co-founded Adept Corporation, which operated group homes for the mentally challenged. The business was successful and in 1996, Etelka sold her share to return to her roots, caring for the elderly.
In January of 1997, Etelka opened Home Services Unlimited as a fully licensed business to provide home health care. In her quest to learn to do better for her patients, she had already obtained a Masters in Healthcare Administration (MHA) in May of 1990 from the College of St. Francis. As President of Home Services Unlimited, Inc., Etelka guides the trusted, experienced care model Home Services Unlimited uses to continue providing excellent home health care.
Giving Back to the Community of Indianapolis
Volunteering for community services is a high priority for Etelka. Her memberships include the Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Executive Women in Health Care and the Indiana Association for Home and Hospice Care, where she is a member of the Board of Directors.
Etelka has also served on the Board of Directors with Hooverwood Home, a highly regarded geriatric facility, since 1997 and as the President for 2005-2006. Through her community work, she has received several awards and accolades, including the Nora McFarland award in 2002, from the Indiana Association of Home and Hospice Care.
Etelka was honored as a “Health Care Hero” by the Indianapolis Business Journal. The issue can be read online here:
http://mags.ibj.com/activemagazine/welcome/html/ibjhch.html.
After clicking on the link, then click on the image of the issue’s front page. After that, you can browse through the issue or click in a box near the top of your internet browser to adjust the page to 17, which is where Etelka’s article appears.
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