Home Health Services

Services 

• Skilled nurses who evaluate, monitor and teach you about your medical condition and administer IV medication, tube feedings and provide wound care.

• Home health aides provide personal care (such as bathing and grooming), assist with therapy exercises and help more health nurses and therapists provide patient care.

• Physical therapists use exercises and special equipment to help reduce pain and restore mobility, strength and balance.

• Occupational therapists help patients overcome or live with disabilities by teaching them to use special techniques or equipment in the home to perform tasks like bathing, cooking, dressing, etc. 

• Speech-language therapists will evaluate and develop a treatment plan to improve speech, language, processing and swallowing.

• Social work services provide patient counseling and referrals to community agencies for caregivers, financial assistance and transportation.

• Chaplain services are available for spiritual support.

• Patient and caregiver education is in every treatment plan and is a very important part of home health care.

Who Qualifies For Home Health?

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services states that for a patient to be eligible to receive covered home health services, a physician must certify that the patient is confined to his or her home. An individual is considered “confined to the home” (homebound) if he or she:

In addition, there must exist a normal inability to leave home, and leaving home must require a considerable and taxing effort.

Please note, an individual may still qualify for home health care if he or she leaves home for medical treatment or short, infrequent absences for non-medical reasons, such as attending religious services.

If you believe you or someone you know may qualify for home health services, please call our intake team at (217) 525-5641 for more information.