Home Health Services

The difference between Home Health and personal home care assistance is the necessity for skilled services.

Home Health requires skilled services such as nursing, physical therapy, etc., that would come from a physician’s order. A home health aide may be part of the services provided as long as another skilled service is being provided and ordered by your physician. The Home Health visit involves personal grooming or other services assigned by the skilled professional.

Personal care assistance involves unskilled services typically paid for out of pocket (not paid by insurance). These services include help around the house, transportation, bathing and meal preparation. If you have long-term care insurance, many of these services are covered.

Our skilled home health staff are trained to provide homebound patients with high quality care in the comfort of their home, with compassion and patience. Below is a listing of the types of medical staff that can help you on your road to recovery.

• Home Health Aides
• Home Infusion Nurses
• Licensed Practical Nurses
• LVAD Trained Cardiac Nurses
• Medical Social Workers
• Occupational Therapists
• Physical Therapists
• Registered Nurses
• Speech Therapists

Services continue until you achieve the goals of your care plan, as developed with you and your therapist or nurse and includes recommendations from your physician. They will share with you the content of your care plan and update you on every change, which must be approved by your doctor. It is your right to participate in the design of your care plan.

Remember, home health agencies are part of a network of health services that guarantee the continuity of your care. Once you finish with our services, you may be referred to other services according to your needs and with your approval. These services may include outpatient services, additional consult referrals or other community resources, in collaboration with the assistance of your doctor or simply the care of your family or your own care.

The frequency of your visits will be planned by your nurses and therapists, once they complete your evaluation and depending on your health status and needs. They will inform you of the frequency of visits at the end of the evaluation. Please share your doctor appointments and other commitments so your Home Health services can be planned more efficiently.

The visits will last as many minutes as necessary so our home healthcare professional can provide you with the best service. Evaluations usually take the most time. Your home healthcare professional will enter visit notes into your electronic health record on their computer and make phone calls to coordinate your services more efficiently. You are our priority, and all the activities that they carry out at your home are related to their services.

Our home healthcare agency has a 24/7 call service, which will contact the nurse on call to answer your clinical questions and help troubleshoot any problems with equipment, medication or an acute medical condition.

If immediate attention is needed, you will be prompted to call 911 or visit the nearest emergency room.

The clinical team speaks to your physician at various times during your home health admission:

• At the start of your care.
• When there are changes to your medical condition.
• When you are discharged from home health services.

No, Home Health can be provided in assisted-living facilities, group homes, and shelters if permitted by the individual facility.

Home Health is covered 100% by Medicare, and we accept most types of insurance. Insurance verification is part of the admission process. Some insurance policies have copayments and deductibles. Please reach out to your insurance company for questions regarding your coverage.

Memorial Manor offers high-quality, short- and long-term skilled nursing and rehabilitation to help patients get back to independent living through physical, occupational, respiratory, and speech therapies - for conditions that include.

• Arthritis
• Balance disorders/falls
• Cardiac (post-operative care)
• Fractures
• Joint replacements
• Orthopedic conditions
• Kyphoplasty
• Neurological dysfunctions
• Parkinson’s disease
• Stroke

In-home personal care services are provided by Comforts of Home in a variety of settings, from your home to a retirement community, hospital or skilled nursing facility. Services include:

• Personal care
• Meal preparation
• Light housekeeping
• Medication reminders
• Transportation
• Respite/companion/sitter services

For more information about Comforts of Home, call 954-744-8424.

Complex and terminal illness can be difficult. We are here to help, comfort and guide you, where and when you need it most. AccentCare offers compassionate, expert hospice and palliative care that is personalized to meet your loved one’s needs. We provide patient- and family-centered care at home, whether in their home, assisted living or nursing home.

Hospice care is covered by Medicare, Medicaid and many other insurance providers.

For more information about Accent Care, call 866-243-9104.