About mobile wound care in Town and Country
Town and Country is a West County city of wooded lots and winding streets, reached by Interstate 64 and Clayton Road. Missouri Baptist Medical Center is within the city, and Chesterfield, Des Peres and Creve Coeur are neighbors. Houses sit well back from the road, and nearly every errand means a drive. Without a car or a driver, a wound can make that drive hard, which is where care at home becomes useful.
Homes in Town and Country are mostly single-family houses on large lots, many on private streets or in subdivisions behind gates. Many are two stories with long driveways, and some residents have older parents or spouses living on the lower level. There are also condominiums, apartments and senior living nearby. Gateway arranges partner clinician visits across these settings. For a gated entrance, we ask for the access details before the visit.
Gateway arranges the same kind of visit across the region. Read more about mobile wound care in St. Louis.
To compare options before you call, read our guide to St. Louis wound care, which covers clinics, home visits and facility care for Town and Country and nearby communities.
Home visits in Town and Country
You do not need special equipment to have a wound seen at home in Town and Country. What helps is simple: good light, a chair or bed where the wound can be reached, a clear surface for supplies and pets kept in another room. Put the dressings you are using, your medication list and any discharge papers in one place. If stairs, a locked building entrance, a gate code or parking could be a problem, mention it when the visit is scheduled. Gateway passes those details to the clinician and confirms the visit time with you beforehand. If a relative wants to listen in by phone, tell us that too.
Skilled nursing, assisted living and rehabilitation
Directors of nursing and administrators in Town and Country can ask Gateway about wound visits for a whole building or for a single resident. Before the first visit, we settle a few things with the facility:
- which day the partner clinician comes and how the resident list is sent
- how findings and orders get back to nursing for the facility’s record
- who is called when a wound changes between visits
- how new admissions and new skin concerns are added
The facility’s nurses continue the daily treatments, and its attending physicians keep overall responsibility for each resident. Our page for skilled nursing facilities has more for facility teams.
Wounds you can call about
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 Town and Country 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.
After a hospital or rehab stay
Hospitals people in Town and Country commonly use include Missouri Baptist Medical Center, St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur and St. Luke’s Des Peres Hospital. Gateway is not affiliated with any of them. Families can call us, and discharge planners can fax a referral with the wound orders and discharge summary. We then check whether a partner clinician can visit the Town and Country address.
Nearby hospitals, skilled nursing and assisted living
These facilities are in or near Town and Country. They come from public directories and are listed only to help you get your bearings.
- Hospitals nearby: Missouri Baptist Medical Center in Town and Country; St. Luke's Hospital in Chesterfield; Mercy Hospital St. Louis in Creve Coeur; St. Luke's Des Peres Hospital
- Skilled nursing and rehabilitation nearby: Athene Nursing and Rehabilitation (Town And Country 63017); Mason Pointe Care Center (Chesterfield 63017); Delmar Gardens West (Town And Country 63017); Friendship Village Chesterfield (Chesterfield 63017)
- Assisted living and memory care nearby: Friendship Village Assisted Living & Memory Care (Chesterfield 63017); Dolan Memory Care at Mason Manor (St. Louis 63141); Sunrise of Chesterfield (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 Town and Country
If getting to a wound clinic is difficult, getting to a primary care office usually is too. Checkups get skipped, refills run out and lab work is put off, all of which can slow healing. For people in Town and Country in that position, Gateway can arrange in-home primary care with a partner clinician at the same time as wound care. You can ask for both in one call. The treating clinician decides what follow-up is needed, and we handle the scheduling and records.
Gateway also arranges primary care at home across St. Louis.
Getting care in Town and Country
To make a call to 314-325-0126 about a Town and Country address go smoothly, have the street address, the ZIP code (63017, 63131 or 63141) and the patient’s name ready. Tell us about gate codes, a long driveway or a private road, and who will answer the door. Because Chesterfield, Des Peres, Creve Coeur and Ballwin are close, we can also talk about relatives in those places.
Visits are confirmed by location and care setting, so call 314-325-0126 with your ZIP code to ask about your address.
The first thing we ask is where the patient lives, because visit availability depends on the location and the care setting. A private home in Town and Country, an assisted living apartment and a skilled nursing room are each scheduled differently. After that, we ask about the wound in plain terms: where it is, how long it has been there and who has been caring for it. Then come coverage questions and records. We will not quote a visit date on the first call unless we can confirm it. To begin, call 314-325-0126.
- County: St. Louis County, Missouri
- ZIP codes: 63017, 63131, 63141
- Care settings: Private homes, skilled nursing, assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation
Nearby: Chesterfield, Des Peres, Creve Coeur, Ballwin, Chesterfield and West County
Coverage questions
A wound care plan can involve more than one bill. The clinician’s visit, the dressings and supplies, home health nursing and any equipment may each come from a different provider or supplier, each with its own coverage rules. That is why Gateway asks about insurance early, for Medicare, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid and commercial plans alike. We help track what each party needs, such as an order, a form or a prior authorization. Questions about what you will owe are answered by the treating provider and your plan, and you can ask before the first visit.
Common questions
Our home in Town and Country is behind a gate. What does Gateway need to know?
Give us the gate code or tell us who can open it, plus the exact address and any private street name. Also tell us whether the driveway is long or steep. We pass the details to the visiting clinician. If the code changes, call 314-325-0126 so the details can be updated before the next visit.
Is Missouri Baptist Medical Center part of Gateway?
No. Gateway is independent and is not affiliated with Missouri Baptist Medical Center or any other hospital. Many people in Town and Country are discharged from there, and its staff can refer a patient to us as they would any outside service. The treating clinician who visits makes the clinical decisions.
My mother lives with us in Town and Country and rarely leaves the house. Can primary care happen at home?
Yes, you can ask. Gateway arranges primary care at home with partner clinicians, which can include reviewing medications and long-term conditions. Tell us about her main health concerns and her regular doctor. With her permission, we share information with her doctor and keep the family informed. Availability is confirmed for your address.
How far out in Town and Country can visits be arranged?
Gateway arranges care across West County, and Town and Country is within that area. Larger lots and longer drives can affect scheduling, so visits may be grouped by area. Give us the full address, any private road details and the ZIP code when you call. We then confirm availability for your location.
Does Gateway arrange wound care in nursing homes and assisted living in Town and Country?
Yes. Gateway coordinates visits by partner clinicians to residents of skilled nursing facilities, assisted living, memory care and rehabilitation centers in Town and Country. The clinician works with the facility’s nurses, who carry out daily treatments, and with the resident’s attending physician. A family member, the resident or facility staff can make the request. We check with the facility about its process for outside clinicians before a visit is set.
Is primary care at home available along with wound care in Town and Country?
It can be requested in the same call. Gateway arranges in-home primary care with partner clinicians for people who have trouble getting to an office, which is often the case for someone with a wound. Tell us whether the patient in Town and Country has a primary care clinician now. If so, we keep that office informed. If not, we look into what can be arranged for their address and plan.
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.