Who pays for Home Health Services?

• Medicare, Medi-Cal, HMO, Private Insurance

Does Medicare pays for Home Health Services?

• Yes. Medicare covers 100% without any co-payment.

Which patients qualify for Home Health Care Services under Medicare?

• Those who are Homebound (unable to function outside of patient’s home without considerable & taxing effort; use of assistive devices; or assistance from another person; or having an exacerbation of an existing illness).
  
• Those who are under supervision of primary care physician.
  
• Those who need Skilled Nursing and Therapeutic Services, intermittently.
  
• Those patients whose medical needs require reasonable and necessary interventions and skilled services.

What is Home Health based Patient care?

• Provisioning of skilled nursing and therapeutic services in the privacy of patient’s residence.
  
• Nurse patient to optimum health through well defined and established plan of care developed by primary care physicians & healthcare team.
  

How to receive Home Health Services?

• After your primary care physician referral for Home Health Services, our intake personnel will contact you for home visit appointment.
  
• Our healthcare team will work with your physician, to manage your healthcare needs.
• Remember that patients can always participate in every stage and aspect of their care.
  
• St James will provide patient with education and teaching, to manage their medical needs.
  
• St James will help simplify transition to home.
  

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