Optimae Home Health Services in central and southeastern Iowa provides home health care services that allow our customers to continue living in their home while receiving medical care. We offer skilled nursing and home health aides, as well as physical, occupational and speech therapy. 
Skilled Nurses
Skilled nurses provide comprehensive care in areas including medication management and education, medical injection services, surgical aftercare, wound care, acute and chronic disease management and education, self-care for chronic conditions, catheter care and substance abuse cessation supports and education.
Home Health Aides
Home health aides provide assistance with daily living activities such as bathing, oral hygiene, dressing, skin care, home exercise, bowel program assistance and light meal preparation.
Homemaker Services
Homemaker services are offered in southeast Iowa. Homemakers provide companionship, socialization and light housekeeping that includes meal planning and preparation, personal errands, laundry and maintaining a clean, safe living environment.
Optimae Home Health Services also offers a range of therapies:
Occupational Therapy
Occupational therapy helps maximize the ability to function independently in everyday home environments. This includes assisting with activities of daily living, cognition/memory changes and neuromuscular re-education.
If you need prolonged treatment: Optimae’s Rehabilitation Services team in central Iowa is skilled in supporting mental health needs by providing evaluation and support with emotional regulation, coping mechanisms, daily home management techniques and substance abuse cessation goals.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy services focus on assisting with improvement and restoration of functional mobility. This can include post-surgical strengthening and rehabilitation, balance, gait and ambulation, strengthening exercises, and other specialized treatment programs for chronic or worsening conditions.
Speech Therapy
Speech therapy utilizes individual assessments to address difficulties with swallowing, cognition, aphasia and communication disorders.
Optimae Home Health Services operates in a 22-county region in central and southeastern Iowa. Counties served in central Iowa include Boone, Dallas, Jasper, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Polk, Story and Warren. In southeastern Iowa, we serve Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Mahaska, Muscatine, Van Buren, Wapello and Washington counties.
To qualify, customers must currently reside in our coverage area and have a recent referral from their provider stating why in-home care is needed.
Optimae Home Health Services holds CHAP accreditation in central and southeastern Iowa under the Community Health Accreditation Partner, Inc. (CHAP) Home Health Standards of Excellence.
At Optimae Home Health, you can be yourself, share your unique talents and build the change you wish to see in your life. For our employees and customers, we create an environment as unique as you. We serve individuals in their own homes, meet each customer where they are and adapt our care to meet your needs. Whether you are seeking care or employment, Optimae Home Health will be at your side and on your side.
Jenny Sanda | Central Iowa Home Health Administrator
Tyrell’s path to new kidneys and a new life
Tyrell Bosket has visited a dialysis center three times a week for nearly four years. At four and a half hours per visit, that’s more than 2,700 hours in the dialysis seat, waiting as his blood filters through an artificial kidney.
“It was tough,” Tyrell says. “It was tough at first. Lot of cramps in my body, my legs and stuff. It took a lot out of me.”
Around the time Tyrell started dialysis, Samantha “Sam” Buchman started her new job with Optimae Home Health Services, a division of Optimae LifeServices. As a registered nurse, she began working with Tyrell right away.
“I go see Tyrell once a week, and we just have 45 minutes, maybe 30 minutes, and go over how he’s feeling and stuff like that — check vitals, do his medications, things like that.”
Optimae Home Health Services is hiring for registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), certified nursing assistants (CNAs), home health aides (HHAs) and physical therapists in central and southeastern Iowa. We don’t just make a visit — we make a difference.
Here’s what our current employees love about working with Optimae:
Optimae values diversity, and we encourage all qualified candidates, including those from traditionally overlooked identity groups, to apply.
At Optimae, our core values of choice, respect, teamwork and education apply to both our customers and employees. With a supportive, mission-driven culture, many employees have started at Optimae and stayed for good.
