Since 1978, Outreach Eye Care has provided exceptional on-site vision care to residents in health care facilities.
We believe all people should have the best view of their world – regardless of any physical, memory, or behavioral challenge.
Many elderly residents who live in nursing homes have unmet eye care needs. Undetected eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataract, diabetic retinopathy, and macular degeneration are chronic and common. Vision loss and blindness can often be prevented with regular examinations and treatments. Learn more about our services or click a specific service below.
"Outreach Eye Care, Dr. Jenks and Dr. Franke have been in all three nursing homes I have worked in the past 26 years. Their company provides the best eye care in the state! They come routinely and as needed to the facilities. They are thoroughly caring and show love and respect to all the residents they see. All of my residents just love them! I would highly recommend Outreach Eye Care to any facility needing the best eye care in Missouri!! "
“I have been employed by Brunswick Nursing and Rehab for 19 1/2 years. During this time, Dr. Jenks has provided eye care services to many of our residents. He also examined and wrote prescriptions for staff, myself included. Dr. Jenks conducted himself in a professional manner. He was calm and gentle with our elderly, and explained his findings, possible diagnosis and future treatment. Contacting him with questions or concerns was an easy process. I would have no reservations about recommending him or his colleagues for vision services.“
“I have been working with Outreach Eye Care for over 20 plus years! You can not receive any better service from anyone else! They are reliable and compassionate to our residents and staff. They have even gone above and given staff eye exams and assisted with glasses.”
“Dr. Boucher and Heidi at Outreach Eye Care are wonderful to work with. They are kind, friendly, and extremely helpful. Heidi is wonderful about adding patients to the list to be seen after Dr. Boucher is already at our facility and is so helpful and diligent to work with when scheduling and getting the list prepared for when Dr.Boucher comes. Dr.Boucher is always able to see all the patients on our list even if it requires him to work late. He is very patient and understanding with our residents. I highly recommend using Outreach Eye Care.”
"It is a HUGE help, and service, for Dr. Franke (OEC) to visit the residents where I work. It makes it easy to have multiple people seen in one afternoon, orders go straight to the nurse, and communication/follow-up with Outreach Eye Care is amazing."
“Outreach Eye Care has been a tremendous benefit to both the residents and staff of Houston House Nursing Center. They offer in-house exams to our residents which eliminates the need for them to leave the comforts of the facility for an extended time for an eye exam. Dr. Franke is very knowledgeable and professional and makes the residents feel important and relaxed during their visit…The office staff is also courteous and pleasant to deal with. We are extremely pleased with Outreach Eye Care and would highly recommend them.”
“I have had the pleasure of working with Dr. Jerry Jenks and Outreach Eye Care for 27 years. From the beginning, at Kendallwood Trails Nursing Home, Long Term Care Physicians, and later in the facilities that I had the pleasure to administrate, Jerry and his Outreach staff have been there helping the elderly to better see! With Jerry, I truly believe it is more than just Optometry...the holding of a hand or listening to that most important story is the true mark of his success.“
On-Site Eye Care Services for Long-Term Care Facilities
