Mobile wound care close to home in Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a large St. Louis County city on the western side of the metro area, built around Interstate 64, Olive Boulevard and Clarkson Road. Its neighborhoods sit on the hills above Chesterfield Valley, the flat Missouri River bottomland that holds the big shopping and business district. Older subdivisions near Woods Mill Road and Baxter Road mix with newer streets farther west toward Wild Horse Creek Road. For many residents, everyday errands mean a short drive, and that is exactly what becomes hard during a slow-healing wound.
Homes in Chesterfield are mostly single-family houses on generous lots, many with two stories, a finished basement and a garage entry. The city also has a large number of senior campuses, so a parent may move from a house off Olive to an independent living apartment and later to assisted living or skilled nursing within a few miles. Gateway arranges wound care and primary care visits by partner clinicians in each of those places, and we update the plan when the address changes.
Gateway arranges the same kind of visit across the region. Read more about mobile wound care in St. Louis.
Families in Chesterfield can also start with the overview of wound care in St. Louis, from wound types to what to expect at the first visit.
Home visits in Chesterfield
Getting to a wound clinic again and again is hard when walking hurts, when you use a wheelchair or when the person who drives you works days. Wound care at home in Chesterfield is meant for those situations. Gateway arranges for a partner clinician to see you where you live, whether that is a house, an apartment or a senior living building. It often suits people who:
- have a leg, foot or pressure wound that makes travel painful or unsafe
- are recovering from surgery or a hospital stay
- depend on a relative or a ride service for every appointment
The treating clinician decides whether home visits fit your wound and what the plan should be.
For residents of senior living and nursing facilities
Assisted living is not a nursing home, and that matters for wounds. Assisted living communities in Chesterfield differ in how much nursing they have on site and in what their staff are permitted to do, so the first question is who will change the dressing between clinician visits. Sometimes it is the community’s nurse. Often it is a home health nurse who comes in, and sometimes a family member. For wound care in assisted living, Gateway arranges for a partner clinician to see the resident in their own apartment. We then make sure the orders reach whoever does the daily care and that staff know what to watch for and whom to call.
Wounds you can call about
Some wounds on this list are new, such as a surgical incision or a skin tear. Others have been open for months. In either case, Gateway can arrange for a partner clinician to assess the wound at home or in a facility in Chesterfield and to set the plan from there.
- Diabetic foot ulcers
- Venous leg ulcers
- Pressure injuries and bed sores
- Arterial and mixed wounds
- Non-healing wounds
- Post-surgical wounds
- Reopened (dehisced) surgical wounds
- Surgical site infections
- Skin tears and traumatic wounds
- Wounds with lymphedema
- Skin graft aftercare
- Wound VAC (NPWT) follow-up
See every wound condition and all wound care services.
After a hospital or rehab stay
Chesterfield residents are often discharged from St. Luke’s Hospital, which is in Chesterfield itself, or from Mercy Hospital St. Louis, Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital or Missouri Baptist Medical Center a short drive east. Gateway is not affiliated with these hospitals. Many patients go first to a skilled nursing or rehabilitation stay before coming home, so it helps to tell us where the stay was and what wound orders came with the discharge.
Hospitals and senior care near Chesterfield
People in Chesterfield often know these places by name. The list is drawn from public directories so you can get your bearings.
- Hospitals nearby: St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield; Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur; Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital in Creve Coeur; Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Town and Country
- Skilled nursing and rehabilitation nearby: Mason Pointe Care Center (Chesterfield 63017); Friendship Village Chesterfield (Chesterfield 63017); Delmar Gardens on the Green (Chesterfield 63017); Delmar Gardens of Chesterfield (Chesterfield 63017)
- Assisted living and memory care nearby: Friendship Village Assisted Living & Memory Care (Chesterfield 63017); Sunrise of Chesterfield (Chesterfield 63017); Chesterfield Villas (Chesterfield 63017)
Gateway is not affiliated with any facility listed here, and a listing does not mean a partnership or referral relationship. If the patient lives in one of them, tell us its name when you call so we can contact the right nurse or front desk.
Sources: Medicare Care Compare nursing home data (CMS) and the Missouri DHSS long-term care directory.
Primary care at home in Chesterfield
Already have a primary care doctor you like? Keep them. Wound care arranged through Gateway in Chesterfield does not replace your regular office. With your permission, we send the wound clinician’s visit notes and any order changes to that office and ask it for your recent labs and history. If you have no primary care clinician, or can no longer get to the one you have, tell us when you call. Arranging primary care at home is something we can look into for you.
Getting care in Chesterfield
Getting care in Chesterfield usually starts with a call from an adult child or a spouse. Tell us the subdivision or senior community name with the street address, since several campuses have more than one building and entrance. Mention a gate code or a long driveway, the patient’s regular doctor and pharmacy, and who will be home. We then confirm whether a partner clinician is available for that address and care setting.
Gateway's administrative office is at 400 Chesterfield Center, Suite 400, Chesterfield, MO 63017. It is an office for scheduling, records and coordination, not a walk-in clinic, so patients are not seen there.
Visits are confirmed by location and care setting, so call 314-325-0126 with your ZIP code to ask about your address.
No referral is needed to ask Gateway about wound care in Chesterfield. Patients and families can call 314-325-0126 themselves. If a doctor, hospital or home health agency is already involved, tell us, and we will contact them for records and keep them updated. Physician offices and facilities can start a request from our refer a patient page or by calling the same number. Some health plans have their own referral or authorization rules. We check on those with the treating provider before the first visit, so they do not come as a surprise later.
- County: St. Louis County, Missouri
- ZIP codes: 63005, 63017
- Care settings: Private homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation
Nearby: Chesterfield and West County, Ballwin, Wildwood, Creve Coeur, Maryland Heights
Coverage questions
Medicaid questions need a little extra detail because the region spans two states. Missouri’s program (MO HealthNet) and Illinois Medicaid are separate, each with its own plans and rules, and coverage from one state generally does not carry over to the other. Tell us which state issued the coverage, the plan name on the card and whether the patient also has Medicare. The treating provider’s participation and the benefits for the care needed are then checked for that specific plan. Our guide to Medicaid and wound care lists what to ask. Gateway does not decide coverage.
Common questions
Is the Chesterfield office a place where patients are seen?
No. Gateway’s office in Chesterfield is administrative. Staff there answer calls, schedule visits, gather records and coordinate supplies, but no one is examined or treated at the office. Wound care and primary care are delivered by partner clinicians at the patient’s home, in senior living or in a facility. Call 314-325-0126 with the address and ZIP code to ask about a visit.
My mother lives on a senior campus in Chesterfield with several buildings. What should we tell you?
Give us the campus name, the building or wing, the apartment number and whether she is in independent living, assisted living or skilled nursing. Each level of care can have its own nursing staff and visitor process. We contact the right nurse or front desk so the partner clinician’s orders reach the people who help her every day.
Can wound care visits happen while my husband is still in rehab in Chesterfield?
Ask us before discharge. During a skilled nursing or rehab stay, the facility usually manages wound care with its own clinicians and supplies. Gateway can plan follow-up for when he comes home, gather the discharge orders and confirm whether a partner clinician is available for your address so the first visit is not left to chance.
Do you arrange care in the newer neighborhoods west of Chesterfield toward Wildwood?
Yes, you can ask. The western part of Chesterfield and nearby Wildwood are within the area where Gateway arranges care. Drives between homes are longer out there, so visits may be grouped on certain days. Give us the full address, any private road or gate details, and we will confirm availability for that location.
Can I call Gateway about a parent who lives in Chesterfield?
Yes. Adult children, spouses, friends and paid caregivers are welcome to call, including relatives who live in another city or state. Tell us the patient’s name, their address in Chesterfield and your relationship. We will want to confirm that the patient, or their legal decision-maker, agrees to the request and to our sharing updates with you. After that, you can be the main contact for scheduling if the patient wants that.
What if a patient in Chesterfield needs a ride to a test or specialist appointment?
Wound visits arranged at home or in a facility need no ride. When the treating clinician orders something that has to be done elsewhere, such as vascular testing, imaging or a specialist visit, we help with transportation arrangements from Chesterfield. That can mean working around a family driver’s schedule, a facility’s van or a ride benefit through the patient’s plan, if the plan offers one. Tell us about wheelchairs, oxygen or stairs.
General information to help you talk with your own clinician. It is not medical advice, and the treating clinician makes every clinical decision. For a medical emergency, call 911.