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About Home Health
About Home Health
Services
The OSF quality of care you receive in the hospital is the same quality of care OSF Home Care Services will provide in your home. Home Health services include:
- Case management
- Community referrals
- Diabetes management
- Disease state management/education
- Intravenous therapy
- Nutrition counseling
- Pain management
- Pediatric care
- Physical assessment
- Rehabilitation services (occupational, physical and speech)
- Restorative care
- Safety assessment
- Supportive counseling
- Telemonitoring
- Wound & Ostomy care
- 24/7 RN Triage
Who is on the Home Health Team?
Our team includes:
- Registered Nurses (RNs) provide skilled nursing care, perform procedures ordered by physicians, and teach patients and their families about their condition and how to manage at home.
- Certified Home Care Aides (CNAs) assist with personal care, such as bathing, grooming, dressing and other daily living activities.
- Medical Social Workers help patients and families cope with emotions and changing needs. They help seek other community services such as home delivered meals, housekeeping services and transportation assistance.
- Physical Therapists help develop muscle strength and prevent further disability. They teach patients how to use special equipment and exercises to increase confidence, endurance and speed of recuperation.
- Occupational Therapists work to restore lost mental and physical skills through creative, therapeutic and self-care activities. They promote independence by teaching patients ways to take care of themselves. They also determine adaptive equipment needs, when indicated.
- Speech Therapists plan exercises and teach activities to improve speaking, swallowing, reading and understanding.
- Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nurses (WOCN) who can provide specialized care in the treatment of wounds, ostomy, continence, conservative sharp wound debridement, and care of the diabetic foot.
How is Home Health Paid For?
Home Health coverage is provided by Medicare, Medicaid and many private health insurance organizations.
Medicare covers many part-time skilled intermittent services, including:
- Skilled Nursing Care
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Therapy
In addition, if the patient receives one of the above, Medicare will also cover:
- Occupational Therapy
- Home Health Aide Services
- Medical Social Services
- Medical Supplies
Medicare does not cover:
- Full-time nursing care at home
- Medications
- Personal comfort items/convenience items
- Meal delivery
- General housekeeping services
- Long-term custodial care
To qualify for Medicare, a patient must:
- Be considered "homebound"
- Have a doctor authorize the need for Home Health care
- Use a Home Health agency that is certified with Medicare
- Have a skilled care need (ie. Nursing, Physical Therapy or Speech Therapy)
- Care is provided on an intermittent basis
Contact Information
To learn more about home health or to make a referral, please call (800) 673-5288.
