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WHO NEEDS HOME HEALTH CARE |
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| WHO NEEDS HOME HEALTH CARE |
YOU MAY NEED HOME HEALTH CARE IF YOU ARE HOME BOUND AND…
ý Require complex home treatments like IV medications, wound care, enteral feedings, etc.
ý There is a need for nursing, physical occupational speech or respiratory therapy, social services or home health aide
ý You have difficulty following your physician’s recommended treatment at home
ý Have a need for further instruction on medications, diet, treatments, etc.
ý Have a history of multiple hospital admissions and/or unstable medical history
ý You have been “readmitted” for a diagnosis treated by hospitalization in the previous three months
ý You were getting along “OK” before you went to the hospital but now are significantly less independent
ý Have a potentially life threatening, severely incapacitating, or terminal diagnosis
ý Have received a variety of skilled nursing and ancillary services up to the date of hospital discharge
ý Have a new diagnosis
ý Have new or adjusted medications
ý Experienced a recent decline in functional status
ý You require medical evaluation and observation
ý You have unstable problems such as blood pressure, blood sugars, pain control, etc.
ý Are returning home from a stay at a rehab, skilled nursing facility or assisted living facility and need continued care
ý Are a resident at an assisted living, retirement or continuing care facility and have skilled care needs
ý NEED HELP? JUST CALL US AND WE’LL MAKE YOUR HEALTH OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY!
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HOMEBOUND?
Medicare describes a person as homebound when that person requires a severe and taxing effort to leave home. It is a subjective definition and if you are unsure of your homebound status, contact PHHI and one of our nurses or therapists can give you input over the phone.
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