Home Health
Home health is a wide range of skilled healthcare services that help you recover from surgery, illness or injury in the comfort, security and privacy of your home. Our home health team provides individualized medical care that promotes healing, supports independence, and focuses on what is most important to you. Not only is home health effective in keeping you out of the hospital, but it is usually more convenient and affordable than alternative options.
Who Qualifies?
Medicare part A (hospital insurance) and/or Medicare part B (medical insurance), Medicaid and most private insurance cover eligible home health services as long as you need part-time or intermittent skilled services and you are homebound, which means:
- Due to an illness or injury, you need typically assistance to leave your home (including using a cane, wheelchair, walker, crutches, special transportation or help from another person).
- Leaving your home isn’t recommended because of your condition.
- You are normally unable to leave your home because it is taxing and requires a major effort.
How Can I Get Services?
Referrals can be received from many sources including physicians' offices, hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, family, friends or self-referrals. However, because home care services are considered medical care, your physician must approve of your care plan. To receive home health services, you must fulfill these requirements:
- You must have a face-to-face visit with your healthcare provider.
- Your provider must certify your need for skilled intermittent home healthcare.
- Your provider must initiate services by sending an order to the home health agency.
- Your provider must work with the home health team to create a care plan to address your needs and goals.
What Services Are Offered by Confluence Health?
- Skilled Nursing Care: Administered by registered and licensed practical nurses, these services include complex wound care, ostomy care, medication management, management of urinary catheters, monitoring chronic or serious health conditions, and educating patients on how to successfully manage their care at home.
- Therapies: Along with helping patients regain mobility and strength, our physical and occupational therapists can help patients be more successful in managing self-care activities.
- Home Health Aide Services: Certified nursing assistants help patients with daily activities such as bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Medical Social Services: We offer support in accessing counseling and community resources, and we help patients to navigate healthcare systems.
- After-Hours Support: Triage nurses are available by phone 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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