Who is Eligible for Home Health Care?

Qualifying Criteria:

• Individuals that have difficulty leaving their home unassisted
• Individuals in need of continued skilled care and/or therapy to reach goals
• Individuals with the potential to improve function or achieve heightened independence
• Individuals with;
  • New, frequent or complex diagnosis or Medication changes
  • Safety concerns – frequent falls
  • Recent hospitalization
  • Needing Home IV therapy or infusions

Insurance Coverage:

We accept most private insurances as well as Medicare.

• Medicare Requires that you must be homebound. This means you must experience a taxing effort to leave the home. Absences from the home should be short and infrequent and can include church, medical and hair appointments or special occasions.
• Private Insurances will also pay for home health while you are receiving skilled nursing and/or therapy services.
• Contact will be made on your behalf to your insurance company in the event that you require prior or on-going authorizations for continuation of care.

Services We Offer.

Skilled Nursing

• Experienced, primary care nurses
• Provides comprehensive assessment
• Education and support to patient and caregivers
• Visits are intermittent and based on patient and caregiver medical needs
• Coordinates with physician and other team members as a patient advocate.

Home Health Aide

• Provides personal cares
• Companionship
• Light housekeeping
  

Social Services:

• Assist with coping with chronic illness
• Assist with alternative placement needs
• Advanced Care Planning
• Assist with Advanced Directives Documentation

Occupational Therapy:

• Rehabilitation for Orthopedic Conditions
  • hip/knee replacements
  • arm fractures/surgeries
• Rehabilitation for Neurologic Conditions
  • stroke
  • brain injury
• Cognitive Testing (for mild to moderate dementia)
  • recommendations for level of care
  • caregiver training
• Home Safety Assessments
  • home modification as needed
  • adaptive equipment set-up
• Pain Management
  • ultrasound/electrical stimulation
  • manual therapy
• Urinary Incontinence Management
  • isolated muscle strengthening
  • “physiological quieting”
• Lymphedema Management
  • wraps/compression garments
  • massage

Physical Therapy:

Home Health PT is a skilled care provided in a patient's home or residential living center. Physical Therapists provide individualized evaluation and treatment of patients who have impairments in daily function and activities due to injury or illness. It is the goal of Physical Therapy to prevent injury and disability, to promote optimal health, mobility and function, and to promote quality of life.

Common conditions treated by Home Health Physical Therapists include arthritis, orthopedic related issues, dementia, chronic pain, diabetes, wounds, heart and lung disorders, vestibular disorders, Parkinson's disease, strokes, and conditions that increase risk for falls.

• Patient and Caregiver Education
• Therapeutic exercise
• Walking and Mobility Training/balance training
• Assistive device, brace, or prosthetic training
• Self-care and home-management training
• Community and leisure reintegration training
• Injury prevention
• Manual therapy techniques
• Wound care and protection techniques
• Airway clearance techniques
• Electrotherapy treatment
• Physical and mechanical agents treatment, such as heat, cold, Ultrasound and traction