What is Home Health?
Home Health Care is skilled nursing care and certain other health care services that you receive in your home for the treatment of an illness or injury. This could also include physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Medicare Part A will cover home health expenses at 100%. Private duty home care is not covered by Medicare and is paid for by the individual receiving the service. This type of service usually includes housekeeping and other routine personal care services (cooking, laundry, and shopping, and live in care givers.).
This could also include physical, occupational, and speech therapy. Medicare Part A will cover home health expenses at 100%. Private duty home care is not covered by Medicare and is paid for by the individual receiving the service. This type of service usually includes housekeeping and other routine personal care services (cooking, laundry, and shopping, and live in care givers.).
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II. How to get Medicare Home Health Care:
• Your doctor must determine you need medical care in your home.
• You will need at least one of the following services: skilled nursing care, physical or speech therapy.
• You must be homebound. Homebound means that leaving your home is a considerable and taxing effort
III. What qualifies as Skilled Home Care Services?
• Wound Care for pressure ulcers or surgical wounds
• Physical Therapy (fall prevention, recent fractures, recent stroke, TIA’s, endurance issues, or transfer training)
• Occupational Therapy (recent strokes, ADL training-such as dressing, grooming, and bathing)
• Speech Therapy (swallowing issues, aspiration, recent stroke, pneumonia)
• Patient and Caregiver education
• IV Therapy
• Injections (diabetes, B-12)
• Medication Management
IV. Home Health vs. Hospitalization:
• In many cases home health care services may be appropriate to prevent an individual from being hospitalized.
• Most patients and their families prefer to stay at home rather than be placed in the hospital or skilled nursing facility when their condition allows them to remain at home.
• Home health care is usually less expensive and in some cases just as effective as care in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.
Home health care assists a person in their recovery from an illness, accident, surgery, or change in their medical condition. Professional health care and rehabilitation services are delivered in a person’s home environment under the direction of their personal physician.
Services offered include:
Skilled Nursing
24/7 Availability
Physical Therapy
Wound/Ostomy Care
Occupational Therapy
Infusion Therapy
Speech Therapy
PT/TNR results in home
Home Care Aides
Pain Management
Medical Social Workers
Rehabilitation
Who pays for home health care?
If you are Medicare eligible and qualified for care, there is no out of pocket cost to you. Home care can also be paid for by many private insurances or a variety of public programs.
To qualify for Medicare home health services, there are five basic requirements:
1. Your physician must determine that you need home health care services
2. Your own physician must write the orders for home health services, and oversee your care
3. You must need skilled services that are provided by a nurse or therapist
4. Your physician must determine that you are homebound, requiring considerable effort and help to leave home
Because benefits and requirements can vary, we can help you check with payors about your specific benefits, even before beginning services, so you can have this information at the start of care.
-Medicare pays 100% of the cost for home health care for individuals 65 years of age or over or permanently disabled.
-Private insurance will pay for home health care. Benefits vary per policy and verification of benefits is required.
-Medicaid pays 100%. Pre-authorization is required.
-Workers Compensation Insurance.-Private Pay.
We can HELP you in a number of ways.
· Patient specific health data with observations by a professional nurse are reported to the physician.
- Helping patients and their families to understand and follow physician’s orders regarding nutrition, special diets, medications, and general nursing care:
· Assisting with home management of catheters and feeding tubes.
· Giving injections ordered by the physician and teaching patients and family the proper techniques for doing so.
· Helping patients restore strength and independence through physical therapy exercises,
- Educating diabetic patients on how to manage diet, insulin, and other health related measures.
- Enabling the patient with ostomy how to resume a full, active life.
· Assisting patients with bathing and personal grooming (ADLS).
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but are you hitler man?
Associations may be a good avenue to explore as well. These organizations will address many of the thoughts, questions and concerns you'll inevitably have as well as many you haven't anticipated yet. See the source box for some relevant links.
I also posted a link to a handy article.
Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!
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thats probably not the best way to get someone to check out your page
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i suppose you listen to some mainstream pop crud huh???
Medicare does not cover any long term care. They will cover short term skilled nursing (up to 100 days) but only after a qualifying three day hospital stay.
They will cover home health care, which includes medically necessary intermittent skilled nursing care, home health aide services, and rehabilitation services.
Medicare does pay for home health care. There are all kinds of government subsidized housing out there also. Social security is not the only thing to look at, it pays basic income for elderly and disabled. Medicare takes care of health issues and HUD helps assist with housing.
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You do not need to be certified for private duty cases. However, if you work for an agency, you definitely have to be certified to work as a CNA.
That's right, you need long-term home care. Medicare and Kaiser pay for "intermittent," "skilled" care.
Most states participate in what's called a Medicaid Waiver program. The waiver program is called Personal Care Services (PCS) by Medicaid, but a lot of states rename it to something else. The level of service covered and the accessibility to Medicaid's Personal Care Services waiver program varies greatly from state to state. You first have to qualify for Medicaid to access this program. If interested in pursuing this, contact your city or county department of health for further guidance. There is usually a service, person, or office designed to help people navigate the qualifications for Medicaid and to explain PCS if applicable.
If you have too much money to realistically qualify for Medicaid in the next few years, private duty home care is the only other option I know of. Private duty agencies usually charge $13.50 to $21 per hour depending on your area and the complexity of your needs. You can also hire a certified nursing assistant (CNA) on your own and employ such a professional directly. In rural parts of the US, CNAs make $9 per hour and less. To evaluate the private duty agencies, simply open your telephone book and call every company listed under "Home Health" or "Home Nursing." Ask if they provide private duty care. To find CNAs, put a help wanted ad in your local paper.
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Well, it would depend on the State, which you mentioned CA. I would bet that in order to starting your own Home Health Care, you would definitely need RN's. Most patients' that receive Home Health Care, all ready have their own Doc. It would be up to the Nurses' to obtain the Doctors' orders in regards to the care and treatment of the patient. In addition, Home Health Care can involve providing ADL's( activities of daily living) for patients. This can involve having home health aides ( Certified Nursing Assistants) to bathe,feed, toilet, etc. of some patients'. Then you would need to carry malpractice insurance . To obtain the correct information, you can contact the Board of Nursing and the Board of Medicine. Even the Public Health Dept. may be able to give you some information. I hope that this helps.
I assume you want to provide non-medical assistance for folks in their home:
helping wash them
making sure they're taking their meds
picking up meds or running other errands
doing some light housekeeping and meal prep
driving them places
providing some companionship–reading letters, writing for them, etc.
If so, you will need to be insured (call your agent and see if he offers such insurance. If not, does he know who does?) Being bonded would be good. You'll need to hire people and you certainly should do a criminal background check on them. As they'll be dealing with potentially frail/vulnerable people they should at minimum know CPR and basic first aid and be currently certified in such. For anything remotely medical, such as washing people or moving those who are partially paralyzed, they should at least be a CNA. You need to check any such credentials and ensure people are qualified for what they'll do and remain qualified.
If they will be driving anyone, you MUST check their driving record, make sure their vehicle is safe and insured appropriately and they are licensed and that this remains current.
You'll need to be accepted by assorted insurances.
You'll need to check zoning requirements.
You have to be incorporated as some kind of business and keep appropriate records.
You will think this is nuts, but it is good advice: contact some existing agencies and ask for informational interviews. You might as well hear from other people's experience. If you are willing to drive a fair distance, you can contact agencies you would NOT be in direct competition with and I'd make a point of that.
Depending on where you live, there will be governmental hoops to jump through as well.
"This support list provided by Marc Dann Ohio Attorney General is a very good help to determine what you need to consider.
How long has the agency been serving the community?
Performance standards are required by Medicare, state licensing agencies, and independent health care accreditation organizations. Does the agency you are considering participate in one of these programs?
Are consumer references available?
Are employees bonded?
Does the agency hire only staff who have passed a criminal background check? Are staff taught how to perform the Caregiving services they will be providing? Do they receive continuing education?
Do agency supervisors oversee the quality of in home care the patients receive? How often does a supervisor visit the client's home?
How are problems followed up and resolved?
Does the agency provide regular, itemized statements that explain all costs?
Is literature provided explaining the agency services, eligibility requirements, and fees?"
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So it looks like your state's AG office could tell you where you need to get the info to be legal.
This is a LOT of work, but it is needed and if done right can be profitable and beneficial to folks. If done wrong, it can be criminal–especially if someone is harmed by an unqualified employee.
sounds like they’re continually building up tension with no pay off.
2 of the most asked ?'s are cooking and do you do think you would like it here. A big tip for you. If you would like for them to know you care, ask them about their interests. It's important that you find " a common" ground. It will let them know that you are concerned about their well being. They will be impressed to know that your likes are theirs. Most of all, be yourself, very relaxed.