Family Home Care Group

Family Home Care Group does not have a website, the following information describes Home Health Services. Home Health services help adults and seniors who are recovering after a hospital or facility stay, or need additional support to remain safely at home and avoid unnecessary hospitalization. These Medicare-certified services may include short-term nursing, rehabilitative, therapeutic, and assistive home health care. This care is provided by registered nurses (RNs), physical therapists (PTs), occupational therapists (OTs), speech language pathologists (SLPs), home health aides (HHAs) and medical social workers (MSWs) as a limited number of up to one hour visits, primarily through the Medicare Home Health benefit. For terminally ill patients, home care may include hospice care. For patients recovering from surgery or illness, home care may include rehabilitative assistance.

10 signs of a good quality home health agency:

• Decide if these statements are true to help you identify a good quality home health agency:
• The staff is polite and treats me and my family with respect.
• The staff explains my plan of care to me and my family, lets us participate in creating the plan of care, and lets us know ahead of time of any changes.
• The staff is properly trained and licensed to perform the type of health care I need.
• The agency explains what to do if I have a problem with the staff or the care I’m getting.
• The agency responds quickly to my requests.
• The staff checks my physical and emotional condition at each visit.
• The staff responds quickly to changes in my health or behavior.
• The staff checks my home and suggests changes to meet my special needs and to ensure my safety.
• The staff has told me what to do if I have an emergency.
• The agency and its staff protect my privacy.

Home health services, How often is it covered?

Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) and/or Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) covers eligible home health services like intermittent skilled nursing care, physical therapy, speech-language pathology services, continued occupational services, and more.The home health care agency coordinates the services your doctor orders for you.

What qualifies for homebound status under Medicare guidelines?

• He/She is unable to leave home due to an illness or injury (not just due to weakness and feebleness or old age).
• He/She experiences a considerable and taxing effort to leave home and is absent from the home infrequently, for a short duration, or to receive medical care.
• He/She requires the assistance of a device, other persons or special transportation.