Meet Vertex Wound Specialists, Mobile Wound Care built for home health.

Wounds do not fail in one day. They fail in small steps. A dressing that does not match drainage. A plan that does not fit the patient’s reality at home. A delay in escalation when a wound stalls. A supply gap that turns “manageable” into “urgent.”

Vertex Wound Specialists exists to prevent that drift.

We are a clinician-owned mobile wound care company. Our leadership team brings more than 35 years of combined clinical experience, including more than a decade focused specifically on mobile wound care. We have worked bedside and in senior clinical leadership roles inside a billion-dollar wound care organization. We built Vertex to deliver consistent, evidence-based wound care in the settings where patients actually live.

If you lead a home health agency, you already know the problem. Your team carries the work. Your team owns the outcomes. Your team absorbs the stress when wounds do not progress.

You need a specialist partner who makes the next step clear, fast, and repeatable.

WHAT WE DO

We provide mobile wound consultations and treatment support for patients in home health settings. We evaluate the wound, identify barriers to healing, and build a plan that your team can execute.

You can expect a structured approach:

1. Standardized wound assessment

We measure the wound and document tissue type, drainage, odor, periwound condition, undermining or tunneling, pain, and infection risk. We take photos when your process allows. We compare current findings to prior weeks so you can see change, not just “status.”

2. Clear treatment plan you can follow

We match dressing choices to the wound’s actual needs, not what happens to be available. We aim for moisture balance, exudate control, periwound protection, and atraumatic dressing changes. We keep the plan simple enough to execute across different staff and visit schedules.

3. Debridement when appropriate

Nonviable tissue blocks healing. We address it when clinically appropriate and safe, and we document it correctly. We also know when not to debride. Some wounds need vascular workup or stabilization first. We do not force an intervention that creates risk.

4. Compression and edema management

Venous wounds will not improve without compression that fits the patient. We help your team select a compression approach that matches the edema level, skin tolerance, mobility, and caregiver support. We also focus on adherence, because the “right wrap” fails if it lives in the closet.

5. DME and supply coordination support

Your plan fails if the supplies never arrive. We align the clinical plan with what can be ordered and delivered. We help reduce last-minute substitutions that derail progress.

6. Advanced modalities and biologic pathway support when indicated

Some wounds need more than standard care. When the case fits, we help guide the pathway for advanced treatments, including biologics or graft applications, based on clinical appropriateness and payer requirements.

WHO WE SERVE

We partner with home health agencies and the clinicians who care for complex wounds in the field. We also support care teams managing wounds across settings, including assisted living and other community-based environments, depending on your patient population and service footprint.

If your team sees any of the following, you will likely benefit from specialist support:

• Wounds that stall for 2 to 4 weeks with minimal size reduction

• Heavy drainage that overwhelms dressings between visits

• Recurrent slough, suspected biofilm, or frequent “re-set” needs

• Stage 3 or 4 pressure injuries

• Diabetic foot ulcers

• Venous leg ulcers with uncontrolled edema

• Post-surgical wound breakdown or delayed closure

• Suspected infection or rapid deterioration

• Unclear etiology (you treat it, but you do not know why it started)

WHAT MAKES OUR MODEL DIFFERENT

We built Vertex around a clinician-first model.

That matters because wound care lives in the details. Your staff needs a plan that respects time, visit cadence, patient tolerance, and the reality of the home. If you give clinicians clarity, they deliver better outcomes.

Our model prioritizes:

• Consistent assessment and measurable progress

• Fast course correction when a plan is not working

• Practical dressing and compression plans your team can carry out

• Communication that reduces back-and-forth calls

• Documentation that supports medical necessity and continuity

We do not show up with “one favorite product” and a generic plan. We match the plan to the wound, the patient, and your team’s workflow.

WHAT YOUR TEAM CAN EXPECT AFTER A REFERRAL

You should experience less uncertainty and fewer stalled cases that drag on for months.

Here is what our typical workflow looks like:

Step 1. Referral intake

You send basic clinical information. The most helpful items include:

• Wound location and current measurements

• How long the wound has been present

• Recent photos, if available and permitted in your workflow

• Current dressing regimen and change frequency

• Pertinent medical history (diabetes, vascular disease, CHF, renal disease)

• Med list, including anticoagulants and immunosuppressants

• Any recent labs or vascular studies, if you have them

Step 2. Initial visit and plan

We complete a thorough wound assessment and identify barriers to healing. We provide a clear treatment plan with specific instructions. We outline what to monitor between visits.

Step 3. Ongoing follow-up and updates

We re-measure, reassess tissue quality, and update the plan as the wound changes. We focus on trend lines. We do not wait for a wound to “look worse” before we act.

Step 4. Communication standards

You get clear updates that help you coordinate care. When a wound shows red flags, you hear about it fast. When a wound improves, you see the evidence in measurements and tissue changes.

HOW WE SUPPORT YOUR OUTCOMES AND YOUR REPUTATION

Your outcomes depend on consistency.

A wound plan should not change every time a different nurse walks in. It should not depend on personal preference. It should not require heroic effort to execute.

We help your agency by:

• Reducing variability in wound care plans

• Improving healing trajectories through early escalation and course correction

• Reducing complications that trigger ER visits or hospitalizations

• Strengthening documentation quality and clarity across the episode of care

• Supporting staff confidence, especially with high-risk wounds

WHEN YOU SHOULD CALL US

Call early, not late.

Refer when:

• The wound stalls.

• The drainage increases.

• The tissue worsens.

• Pain suddenly changes.

• The periwound skin breaks down.

• Compression fails due to tolerance or technique.

• You suspect infection, ischemia, or rapid deterioration.

Early specialist support often prevents bigger problems later.

A SIMPLE NEXT STEP

If you want a predictable wound care partner for your home health patients, start a referral to Vertex Wound Specialists. If you want your clinicians aligned, request an in-service. We can walk your team through red flags, documentation standards, debridement basics, and compression execution that works in the field.