Mobile wound care close to home in Fenton
The Meramec River curves past Fenton on its way to the Mississippi, and Interstate 44, Highway 141 and Highway 30 all run through it. That makes Fenton a crossroads for southwest St. Louis County and northern Jefferson County, with an old town near the river, business parks along the interstate and neighborhoods spreading over the hills to the south and west. Even with a hospital in town, repeat trips for wound checks or routine appointments are hard for someone who no longer drives. Gateway arranges care that comes to the home or facility instead.
Fenton housing is mostly single-family: ranch homes and two-story houses in subdivisions, with condominiums, apartments and villa communities mixed in. The area also has senior living, assisted living and skilled nursing settings, and people often spend time in rehabilitation after a hospital stay. Gateway arranges visits from partner clinicians in any of these places. At a private home we schedule with the patient or a family member. In a facility we work through the nursing staff so that orders, supplies and visit notes reach the people giving daily care.
The main guide to mobile wound care in St. Louis explains who it helps and how visits are arranged.
To compare options before you call, read our guide to St. Louis wound care, which covers clinics, home visits and facility care for Fenton and nearby communities.
Home visits in Fenton
If a home health nurse already comes to your home in Fenton, wound care arranged through Gateway works alongside that service and does not replace it. The roles are different. The home health nurse usually handles dressing changes and teaching between visits. The treating wound clinician examines the wound, decides on the plan and writes or updates the orders the nurse follows. Gateway’s work on wound care alongside home health keeps the two in step: visit notes and order changes go to the agency, and the nurse’s concerns go to the clinician. If you have no home health agency, the clinician can decide whether one should be requested.
Skilled nursing, assisted living and rehabilitation
A person living with dementia may not be able to say that a heel hurts or that a dressing feels wrong, and may pull a bandage off without knowing why it is there. In memory care communities in Fenton, the wound plan has to account for that. The treating clinician relies on what staff and family have noticed, such as changes in walking, sleep, appetite or mood, as well as on what the skin shows. Visits for wound care in memory care are planned for the resident’s own room, with a familiar caregiver present when possible. Gateway shares the plan with care staff and family so everyone watches for the same changes.
Wound conditions we help with in Fenton
Different wounds call for different plans. A leg ulcer caused by vein problems is managed differently from a pressure injury or a diabetic foot ulcer, which is why the type of wound matters so much. Gateway helps arrange care in Fenton for the conditions below.
- 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.
Coming home from the hospital
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital is in Fenton itself, so many local hospital stays and emergency visits begin and end close to home. Gateway is not affiliated with the hospital. What we do is pick up after the discharge: gather the instructions and records, arrange a visit with a partner clinician where one is available, and keep the regular doctor informed. Families can call us directly, before or after the person comes home. Discharge planners can send referrals by fax to 314-786-7966 or call 314-325-0126.
Hospitals and senior care near Fenton
These facilities are in or near Fenton. They come from public directories and are listed only to help you get your bearings.
- Hospitals nearby: SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton
- Skilled nursing and rehabilitation nearby: Maple Grove Wellness & Rehabilitation (Fenton 63026); Delmar Gardens of Meramec Valley (Fenton 63026); Fieser Nursing Center (Fenton 63026); Woodland Manor Nursing Center (Arnold 63010)
- Assisted living and memory care nearby: Meadowview Memory Care (Arnold 63010); Pine Valley at the Woodlands (Arnold 63010); Cedarhurst of Arnold (Arnold 63010)
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 Fenton
Already have a primary care doctor you like? Keep them. Wound care arranged through Gateway in Fenton 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 Fenton
A few details speed up a call about care in Fenton. Have the address and ZIP code (63026 for most of the area), since a Fenton mailing address can be inside the city, in unincorporated St. Louis County or across the line in Jefferson County. Tell us the care setting, the regular doctor and any recent hospital stay. Visit availability is confirmed by location. Gateway also coordinates care in Valley Park, Sunset Hills, Kirkwood, Arnold, Eureka and Jefferson County.
Visits are confirmed by location and care setting, so call 314-325-0126 with your ZIP code to ask about your address.
Prefer not to start with a phone call? Use the request care form. It asks only for a name and a phone number, so please leave medical details out of it. Someone from Gateway calls back, and that conversation is where you explain the wound, the address in Fenton and any insurance questions. You can also call us directly at 314-325-0126. Either way, the next steps are the same: we confirm whether a partner clinician can see the patient in that location, collect the records the clinician will want and schedule the first visit with you.
- County: St. Louis County, Missouri
- ZIP codes: 63026
- Care settings: Private homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation
Nearby: Valley Park, Sunset Hills, Arnold, Kirkwood, Eureka
Paying for care
Whether a visit is a covered benefit is the first thing most people ask, and the fair answer is that it depends. Three things decide it: the treating provider, your plan and the care that is needed. Gateway can take questions about coverage for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial insurance, and we work with the treating provider’s office to check participation and benefits before a visit is scheduled. We tell you what we learn and what is still unknown, instead of guessing.
Common questions
Is Gateway part of SSM Health St. Clare Hospital in Fenton?
No. Gateway Wound Care is an independent company and is not affiliated with the hospital. We mention it because many Fenton patients are discharged from there. After a discharge from any hospital, you or the discharge planner can contact us, and we will work on arranging follow-up with a partner clinician and getting the records where they need to go.
My Fenton address is in Jefferson County. Can I still call Gateway?
Yes. Gateway coordinates care in Fenton and in Jefferson County, so the county line does not stop you from asking. Give us the full address when you call 314-325-0126. Visit availability is confirmed by location and care setting, and we will tell you plainly what can be arranged for your address.
Can someone leaving a Fenton rehabilitation center keep the same wound follow-up at home?
Often that is the goal. Tell us the planned discharge date and the home address. We coordinate with the facility staff and the treating clinician so that orders, supplies and visit notes carry over to the home setting where possible. Continuing with the same clinician depends on location and availability, which we confirm before the move.
Can my doctor’s office in Fenton send a referral for me?
Yes. A physician’s office can refer by calling 314-325-0126 or faxing 314-786-7966, and it helps if recent office notes come with the referral. You can also call us yourself without waiting for the office. Either way, we contact you to confirm the address, the care setting and a good time for a visit.
What if a patient in Fenton 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 Fenton. 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.
Who do we call with a question between wound visits in Fenton?
It depends on the question. For anything about the wound itself, such as a change in how it looks or a dressing that is not working, call the treating clinician’s office, and ask for that number at the first visit. For scheduling, supplies or records for a patient in Fenton, call Gateway at 314-325-0126. If a home health nurse is involved, the agency has its own line. Keep all three numbers together.
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.