Frequently Asked Questions

 Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF).  

 You or your loved one would benefit if either of you had any chronic illnesses, recent hospitalizations, surgical procedures, injuries or falls. You would have access to a home health RN 24 hours a day while on service with your home health care agency to help relieve any anxiety, questions and decrease your need for emergent care services. Home Health care services help you recover and heal in the comfort of your own home.

 You must be under the care of a physician and require skilled care on a part-time or intermittent basis to improve, maintain, prevent, or further slow your health condition. Your physician will be the one to order home health services for you.

Home health services are covered by Medicare part A 100%. Those who have Medicare advantage, HMO's or Medicaid may also pay for home health services. Private duty home care services will be paid by the recipient at the hourly or per visit rate.

Medicare's definition of homebound is: 

Per a physician, you need the help of another person or medical equipment such as crutches, a walker, or a wheelchair to leave your home, or your doctor believes that your health or illness could get worse if you leave your home.  And, it is difficult for you to leave your home and you typically cannot do so.  Homebound does not mean bedbound.

 Even if you are homebound, you can still leave your home for medical treatment, religious services, and/or to attend a licensed or accredited adult day care center without putting your homebound status at risk. Leaving home for short periods of time or for special non-medical events, such as a family reunion, funeral, or graduation, should also not affect your homebound status. You may also take occasional trips to the barber or beauty parlor. 

Absolutely. Federal laws give patients the freedom to pick their home health care of choice.

We service Pinellas and Pasco County.

We provide private duty home care services to those who needs services such as   homemaking, grocery shopping, laundry, errands, meal preparations, medication reminders, companions and sitters. We charge either a per visit rate or a per hour rate and we bill the recipient directly.

You should not be affected negatively in any way, receiving care in the comfort of your own home is one of the safest ways for you to receive care at this time. We are monitoring the CDC guidelines daily to assure that we have the most accurate and up to date information to communicate to our employees and your our patients. We are updating our policies and protocols regularly to assure that our employees understand the current recommendations and safety precautions suggested by the CDC. We assure that all our employees have the adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such mask, gown, and gloves so that you and our clinicians will be protected from harms way.