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At home
with care
Given a choice,
you’d probably rather be at
home to recuperate from a hospital stay or to
get ongoing medical care. And that’s not an
impossible dream.
If your doctor agrees, home health care
can be an outstanding alternative to a skilled
nursing facility or rehabilitation center. Citizens
Memorial has excellent home health services
that provide individualized, physician-supervised
health care and rehabilitation therapy for
homebound patients.
Depending on your skilled needs, home
health care can provide nurses, as well as
physical, occupational and speech therapies.
Home health aides can help with daily
activities, such as bathing and dressing. Doing
chores and housekeeping are not included, but
can be provided by CMH Homemaker Plus.
HOW TO FIND CARE
Most home health care professionals work
for hospitals, licensed home health agencies
or public health departments. Ask your
doctor for a list of local agencies including
CMH Home Health.
Talk to friends and neighbors who may have
used home health care services too.
Before you hire a provider, ask about their
services. CMH Home Health:
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Is an approved Medicare provider.
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Is accredited by The Joint Commission,
an organization that evaluates and
accredits health care organizations and
programs in the U.S.
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Will write a care plan that includes the course
of intermittent care and a description of tasks
to be performed by each caregiver.
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Has a nurse to provide on-call assistance
24 hours a day.
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Screens employees to make sure they don’t
have a criminal history.
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Has a procedure for resolving problems
if they occur.
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Has a document that describes the rights and
responsibilities of the patient and the agency.
Source: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Who pays?
Medicare and some private insurance plans require the patient
to be homebound.
Homebound
means the patient is staying at
home and only leaving to attend doctor visits and church and
making the occasional trip out.
Some sources of funding include Medicare, Medicaid, the
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, private insurance, and
self-pay.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
We offer local and personalized home health
care.Tolearn about CMH Home Health
services, call
417-326-3585
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