Home Health Care Occupational Therapy
Home Health Care provides medical and non-medical services. Medical home health care is prescribed by a doctor and includes wound care, physical therapy, and more.
It is short-term or intermittent and aims to teach you how to manage your illness at home. Home health providers are also working to reduce avoidable hospital readmissions.
Physical Therapy
Northeast Ohio Home Health Care is a medical service that provides physical therapy, administered by a nurse or therapist. It can be given in your own home, an adult foster home, a residential care facility, or a memory care community.
Typically, Medicare pays for all home health services that are ordered by your doctor and delivered by a Medicare-certified home health agency. Medicare also covers 80% of the cost of durable medical equipment, such as a wheelchair or walker.
Before you receive home healthcare, your doctor must certify that you are homebound and need intermittent skilled care. The home health agency must also send you a notice that tells you what Medicare will pay for and what services are not covered.
Occupational Therapy
Home health care can be a great way to help people recover from an illness or surgery. It is often less expensive than a stay in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.
Occupational therapy helps patients regain independence and perform daily tasks. The therapist will evaluate the patient and develop an individual treatment plan. The plan will include specific goals to be accomplished over time.
Senior home health care edler workers must be compassionate and able to work with a variety of personalities and needs. They must be dependable, organized, responsible, and trustworthy. They must also respect a patient’s right to privacy.
Speech Therapy
Speech therapy is often used for children with articulation disorders or adults who need to improve their speech clarity and/or swallowing abilities. It may be delivered as part of home health care edler care or through private sessions with a speech pathologist, which are becoming more common via telehealth.
Medical home health care is usually prescribed by a physician and can include wound care, physical, occupational and speech therapy. It's also possible to receive non-clinical home care, such as assistance with bathing and meal preparation.
Dietary Services
Nutrition services are an essential part of home health care. Often patients in these settings are undernourished and their needs are not being met by other community programs such as congregate feeding or home-delivered meals.
As part of the interdisciplinary team, dieticians will evaluate clients and make recommendations with various goals in mind such as wound healing, swallowing compromise, weight management or specific medical diets. In addition, home health aides may assist with grocery shopping and meal preparation. Many states have a standardized dietary manual to ensure homes comply with nutrition regulations.
Laboratory Tests
Laboratory tests are an important part of home health care edler services. These tests provide physicians and clinical personnel with information about a patient’s condition.
Historically, most medical tests have required visits to a lab or clinic. This can be a barrier for people with limited mobility or transportation options.
However, a growing number of companies are offering at-home blood tests for everything from allergy testing to STD screening. Some of these companies offer phlebotomists who can visit the client’s home to draw blood. The results are then sent to the lab for processing.
Medical Equipment
In some cases, your older adult may require medical equipment like a bedside commode, wheelchair or hospital bed. Depending on the situation, you could try to get this equipment through your local home health care agency, or purchase it yourself at big retail stores and drugstore chains. You should also check out non-profits and national foundations that offer assistance programs for home and durable medical equipment.
The cost of home healthcare equipment is usually covered by Medicare, private insurance or state Medicaid programs. The best way to find out what is covered by your specific plan is to consult with a case manager.
Transportation
Home health care provides skilled services such as nursing and physical, occupational and speech therapy. It is supervised by medical professionals and may be covered by Medicare if the physician prescribes it.
Seniors who have limited mobility might need assistance getting to and from their doctor's appointments. Trained in-home caregivers can escort seniors to their appointments and also help with other errands.
Many areas have private organizations that provide low cost, non-emergency transportation to routine medical appointments. Some of these programs offer door-through-door service, which can be a big help for seniors who don't have cars.