Home Health Services
What is Home Health Care? ✨
Home health care encompasses a wide range of medical and supportive services delivered in the comfort of your own home. This type of care is often less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as receiving treatment in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF).
Eligibility for Home Health Services? ✨
To qualify for home health services covered by Medicare, patients must meet specific criteria:
1. Homebound Status: You may be considered homebound if:
* Leaving home requires assistance (e.g., cane, wheelchair, special transportation).
* Your condition makes it unsafe to leave the house.
* You find it a significant effort to leave home.
However, you may leave home for medical appointments or brief, infrequent absences for non-medical reasons, such as attending religious services. Additionally, you can still receive home health care while participating in adult day care.
2. Specific services needed- The patient must need at least one of the following covered Home Health Services
Eligible home health services include:
🌼 Skilled Nursing Care
Wound care
Patient and caregiver education
Intravenous or nutrition therapy
Injections
Monitoring of serious illness
After surgery, injury, diabetes, stroke, cardiac event
Medication management
Other acute illness, or chronic diseases
🌼Therapy Services
Physical therapy
Occupational therapy
Speech-language pathology
🌼Aide Services (when combined with skilled nursing)
Assistance with walking, bathing, grooming, Changing bed linens, Feeding
🌼Medical Equipment and Supplies
Durable medical equipment (e.g., wheelchairs, walkers)
Medical supplies for home use
3. A face-to-face assessment by a doctor is required to certify your need for home health services. If you need help getting a referral from your primary care physician, call us today at 713-932-0017. We may able to help you to start the referral process.
4. The home health services must be provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency.
Understanding Costs✨
Covered Services: $0 for eligible home health services.
Durable Medical Equipment: After the Part B deductible, 20% of the Medicare-approved amount applies.
Important Notes
* Once your doctor refers you for home health services, the home health agency will arrange an appointment to discuss your needs and gather information about your health. The agency staff will also communicate with your doctor regarding your care plan and keep them informed of your progress.
* The home health agency will provide a list of covered services and potential costs before care begins.
*The home health services must be provided by a Medicare-certified home health agency.
* If you’re enrolled in a Medicare Advantage Plan, please check specific benefits related to home health services.
✨Medicare does not cover the following services:
* 24-hour-a-day care in your home
* Home meal delivery
* Homemaker services (such as shopping and cleaning) that are not related to your care plan
* Custodial or personal care solely for assistance with daily living activities (such as bathing, dressing, or using the bathroom)
*You will not qualify for home health benefits if you require more than part-time or “intermittent” skilled care. In general, “part-time or intermittent” refers to the ability to receive skilled nursing care and home health aide services for up to 8 hours a day, totaling a maximum of 28 hours per week.
Contact Us
If you or a loved one needs home health care, don’t hesitate to reach out to our experienced team. We’re here to help you navigate your options and provide the care you deserve.
📞 Call us now at 713-932-0017 or visit www.mpuhealthservices.com for more information!
