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>>Narrator: Prairie River Home Care is a family owned privately held company with its corporate
headquarters in Buffalo, Minnesota. The company provides services in 60 of Minnesota's 87
counties. Through a network of eight-branch offices located in Fairmount, Hutchinson,
Mankato, Martial, Rochester, Buffalo, Saint Claude and Blaine are crude company evolved
from Prairie River Incorporated, a company that started in 1989. It provided personal
care assistance to disabled individuals. In 1996, Prairie river Home Care Incorporated
was started and became a licensed Medicare Certified Home Healthcare Agency providing
a broad range of services to clients of all ages. Two years later, Judy and Ken Figge
acquired the company and still serve as the chief financial and chief executive officers.
Ken and Judy have more than 50 combined years in the industry. They founded the In-Home
Health Incorporated, a company that grew from one site in the Twin Cities to 41 offices
across the US by 1995. Judy is a registered nurse and has built a culture of excellence
among her staff. The success of Prairie River Home Care is really the story of the employees.
It is a no-small part because of their skill, compassion, hard work and dedication that
we have been able to serve our clients so well. Our corporate office is located across
nearly 30 miles west of the Twin Cities in Buffalo.
The corporate office provides services to each branch office such as information systems,
administration, human resources, clinical oversight and standardization of policies
and procedures. All billing and payroll services are centrally processed by staff at the corporate
office. Dr. Joseph M. Keenan, a professor at the University of Minnesota serves as our
medical director and member of our professional advisory board. Lori Seemann has a strong
background in critical care, nurse management and is responsible for overseeing the clinical
and operational activities implemented within each branch office. Cathy Nielsen helps the
company navigate the complex Federal and State regulations for the home care industry. Cathy
has over 30 years of progressive clinical and managerial healthcare experience. Austin
Figge has an extensive background in information technology and business administration.
He oversees and manages Prairie River Home Care's computer and software systems to support
corporate and branch operations. Jeff Meyer has extensive experience in outpatient orthopedics
as well as home care. Jeff's clinical knowledge and managerial background have been utilized
to grow our therapy team and services to insure multidisciplinary care for our clients. Each
branch office functions independently and follows policies and procedures that are periodically
updated by the corporate office. Please know that your branch staff is there to support
you. The branch office staff is dedicated to insuring your long term success by providing
the appropriate job orientation, training and skill development to help you be the best
you can be. You have the opportunity to positively impact
the lives of our young and elderly clients by exhibiting a caring and compassionate attitude
at all times. With the skills you already have plus what you will learn over the weeks,
months and years to come, you can enhance your career in a rapidly growing healthcare
industry. Prairie River Home Care Background Information