Home Health

Our home health service is an affordable, comprehensive program that provides the skilled health care services and assistance you need to stay at home, living life your way. Whether you’re living at home, in a retirement community, or if your doctor feels you need additional services after a hospital or skilled rehabilitation stay, we can visit your location and assist with your home health plans.

Our well-trained and carefully screened specialists are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Upon request, we will schedule a visit with you in your home or coordinate with your discharge planning team to evaluate your health care needs. We will also consult with your doctor to develop your treatment plan. Our services are covered by most insurances and we are a Medicare-certified provider.

Quality service at your door

When home health is needed:

  • Recent hospitalization or rehabilitation center discharge
  • Skilled assessments and teaching
  • Occupational, speech, or physical therapy
  • Medication changes
  • Wound care
  • Mobility training
  • Increased weakness
  • Change in cognition
  • New to oxygen use in home
  • Change in swallowing or speech
  • Catheter or need for intermittent catheterization

Home health provides:

  • Management of chronic illness
  • Care following a hospital or rehabilitation stay
  • Addressing fears and risk of fall
  • Skilled nursing
  • Physical therapy
  • Occupational therapy
  • Speech therapy
  • Home health aide
  • Social work services
  • Medicine administration
  • IV therapy and injections
  • Wound care management

What are the home health care eligibility criteria?

You need part-time or intermittent skilled services and as long as you’re “homebound,” which means: You have trouble leaving your home without help (like using a cane, wheelchair, walker, or crutches; special transportation; or help from another person) because of an illness or injury; leaving your home isn’t recommended because of your condition.; you’re normally unable to leave your home because it’s a major effort.

A doctor or other health care provider (like a nurse practitioner) must have a face-to-face visit with you before certifying that you need home health services. A doctor or other health care provider must order your care, and a Medicare-certified home health agency must provide it. In most cases, "part-time or intermittent" means you may be able to get skilled nursing care and home health aide services up to 8 hours a day, with a maximum of 28 hours per week. You may be able to get more frequent care for a short time if your doctor or other health care provider determines it's necessary.

Medicare Part A covers inpatient hospital stays, skilled nursing facility care, hospice care, and some home health care and/or Medicare Part B cover eligible home health services as long as you need part-time or intermittent skilled services and as long as you’re “homebound."

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Joint Replacement Therapy

Physical and Occupational Therapy

Hospital to Home

Discharge planning process

  • Coordinates DME prior to discharge
  • Assures warm handoff to home care team

Skilled Nursing

Skilled Nursing

  • Assess and manages clinical conditions
  • Performs medication reconciliation
  • Manages pain
  • Provides INR testing
  • Monitors for infection of surgical sites
  • Provides regular progress reports to orthopedic and primary care physician

     

Hospital to Outpatient Therapy

Physical Therapy

  • Determines individualized orthopedic clinical care pathways including intensity and frequency of visits
  • Implements evidenced based "front loading"
  • Provides regular reports to orthopedic physician
  • Facilitates warm handoff from home physical therapist to hospital outpatient therapy department
Occupational Therapy

  • Reinforces safety in the home
  • Promotes independence with activities of daily living
  • Supports caregiver involvement in recovery process
Donors make a difference
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Donors have provided wellness activities, inviting spaces, and engaging events for residents and staff members. Learn more about how you can make a difference through the Ohio Living Foundation.

Donating to the Ohio Living Foundation is a heartfelt way to make a significant impact on the lives of seniors and their dedicated caregivers in our communities. Your generosity helps us provide exceptional care, create warm and welcoming environments, and ensure that our residents and patients live with dignity and joy. Additionally, your support enriches the lives of our employees by providing them with essential development and enrichment opportunities. By contributing to our mission, you are enhancing the quality of life for the people we care for and fostering a culture of compassion and excellence among our staff. Join us in making a difference and bringing smiles to the faces of our cherished residents and caregivers.