Top FAQs About Home Care
Q: Who pays for home health care?
A: Many home care services are covered by the major insurance companies including Medicare and Medicaid. But, as you can imagine, it depends upon the carrier and coverage. Our staff would be happy to explore whether or not home care is covered by your insurance.
Q: What criteria are required for Medicare to approve home care services?
A: The following criteria are used to meet Medicare requirements:
• The patient is a Medicare recipient.
• The patient must be homebound. This is defined by Medicare as “normal inability to leave the home and that leaving the home requires considerable and taxing effort.”
• Skilled home care must be medically necessary as determined by the physician.
Q: What if I have a problem at night or on the weekend?
A: We can provide homecare services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It simply depends upon the needs of your loved one.
Q: Do I need a physician’s order for home health care?
A: No. Our home care services are not medical, so no physician orders are necessary.
Q: What types of services can be provided at home?
A: Many medical conditions that previously required hospitalization can safely be treated in the home. Home care services may include but are not limited to:
Assistance in Daily Living
- Personal Hygiene
- Bathing & Dressing
- Vitals Signs
- Monitoring Oxygen
- Assist in Lifting{using the Hoyer Lift}
- Shave/Shampoo
- Oral Care/Denture Care
- Disabled & Bed Bound Care
- Incontinence Care
- Preparing Meals & Special Diet
- Bedsore Prevention
- Ambulation & Transfers
- Maintaining a safe environment
- Total Care
- Exercise
- Range of Motion
- Doctors’ Appointments
- Escort to Appointments
- Errands
- Entertainment
- Grocery Shopping
- Light Housekeeping
- Laundry
- Empty Trash
- Nail Care
- Companionship
- Engage Conversations
- Watchful Supervision
- Postmortem Care
- Respite Care
- Recovering from surgery, hospital, nursing & rehab
Q: How does Certified Home Care Of Georgia ensure quality care in the home?
A: First, we have a rigorous selection process which means we hire the best available caregivers in town. How do we know? That’s what our customers tell us. Providing quality home care to our patients is what we’re all about. All patients are given a patient satisfaction survey that is incorporated into our ongoing evaluation process to continually increase our patient satisfaction. We have an ongoing quality assurance program to ensure we’re the best at home care services.
Q: How do I find out more about home health care?
A: Just call our office to learn more about how you can benefit more about the service, at 770-635-8042.
For the past 5 years, Certified Home Care of Georgia has been helping your loved ones all around the Gwinnett County area including Snellville, Lilburn, Lawrenceville and more. We provide professional, compassionate home care.