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Ainsworth NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Brown County Hospital Home Health, Brown County      Click to request assistance
Albion NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Boone County Health Center, Boone County      Click to request assistance
Alma NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society Home Health Of Southwest And Central Nebraska, Harlan County      Click to request assistance
Auburn NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Good Samaritan Home Care Of Southeast Nebraska, Nemaha County      Click to request assistance
Auburn NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Nemaha County Home Care, Nemaha County      Click to request assistance
Beatrice NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Beatrice Community Hospital Home Health, Gage County      Click to request assistance
Bellevue NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Hillcrest Home Care, Sarpy County      Click to request assistance
Blair NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Mch&Hs Home Health Care, Washington County      Click to request assistance
Bridgeport NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Morrill County Comm Hosp Home Health Agenc, Morrill County      Click to request assistance
Broken Bow NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Melham Medical Center Home Health & Hospice, Custer County      Click to request assistance
Chadron NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Chadron Community Home Health, Dawes County      Click to request assistance
Columbus NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Home Health Of Columbus Community Hospital, Platte County      Click to request assistance
Cozad NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Central Plains Home Health & Hospice, Dawson County      Click to request assistance
Creighton NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Creighton Area Health Services , Knox County      Click to request assistance
Crete NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Gentiva Health Services, Saline County      Click to request assistance
Elkhorn NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Community Home Health, Llc, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Fairbury NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Jefferson Family Home Care, Jefferson County      Click to request assistance
Falls City NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- In Home Health Care, Richardson County      Click to request assistance
Fremont NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Fremont Area Medical Center Home Health Care & Hospice, Dodge County      Click to request assistance
Grand Island NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Chi Ne Health At Home, Hall County      Click to request assistance
Grand Island NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Saint Francis Medical Center Home Health Care Agen, Hall County      Click to request assistance
Grant NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Hi Line Home Health, Perkins County      Click to request assistance
Hastings NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Hastings Village Home Health, Adams County      Click to request assistance
Hastings NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Home Health Services Of Mary Lanning Hospital, Adams County      Click to request assistance
Hebron NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Heartland Home Health, Thayer County      Click to request assistance
Holdrege NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Phelps Memorial Home Care Services, Harlan County      Click to request assistance
Kearney NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Good Samaritan Hosp Home Hlth, Buffalo County      Click to request assistance
Kearney NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Good Samaritan Society Home Care Of Central Nebras, Buffalo County      Click to request assistance
Lexington NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Tri-County Home Health & Hospice, Dawson County      Click to request assistance
Lincoln NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Elite Professionals Home Care Co, Lancaster County      Click to request assistance
Lincoln NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Firstcare Home Health Of Eastern Ne, Lancaster County      Click to request assistance
Lincoln NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Firstcare Home Health Of Eastern Nebraska, Lancaster County      Click to request assistance
Lincoln NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Health & Human Services System, Lancaster County      Click to request assistance
Lincoln NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Home Instead Senior Care, Lancaster County      Click to request assistance
Lincoln NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Interim Health Care, Lancaster County      Click to request assistance
Lincoln NE - Nebraska home health agency -- St Elizabeth Home Care Services, Lancaster County      Click to request assistance
Lincoln NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Tabitha Home Health Care, Lancaster County      Click to request assistance
Mccook NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Community Health Care & Hospice, Red Willow County      Click to request assistance
Mccook NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Community Healthcare And Hospice, Red Willow County      Click to request assistance
Neligh NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Antelope Memorial Hospital Home Health Care, Antelope County      Click to request assistance
Neligh NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Antelope Memorial Hospital Home Health Care, Antelope County      Click to request assistance
Norfolk NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Faith Regional Home Health & Hospice, Madison County      Click to request assistance
North Platte NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Great Plains Home Health & Hospice, Lincoln County      Click to request assistance
O' Neill NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Avera St. Anthony's , Holt County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Encompass Senior Solutions, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Amakes Quality Home Care Inc, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Amazing Angels Home Health & Hospice Llc, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Aseracare Home Health, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Aseracare Home Health, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Children's Home Healthcare, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Community Home Health, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Gentiva Health Services, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Home Nursing With Heart, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Ifys Home Healthcare, Inc, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Infuscience, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Interim Healthcare, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Maxim Healthcare Services, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Methodist Home Health & Hospice, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Midwest Home Health, Inc, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Nurse Providers, Inc., Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Physicians Choice Home Health Care, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Physmed Inc, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Physmed, Inc., Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Primary Home Care, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Prime Home Care, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Quality Living Inc. Home Health, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- St. Joseph Villa Homecare & Hospice, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Visiting Nurse Assn. Of The Midlands, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Vitalcare Home Health, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Vna Of The Midlands, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
Omaha NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Willingham Health Services Home Care, Llc, Douglas County      Click to request assistance
O'neill NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Avera St. Anthony's Home Health, Holt County      Click to request assistance
Ord NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Valley County Hospital Home Health Care, Valley County      Click to request assistance
Plainview NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Plainview Home Care, Pierce County      Click to request assistance
Schuyler NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Alegent Health Memorial Hospital , Colfax County      Click to request assistance
Scottsbluff NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Regional West Home Care, Scotts Bluff County      Click to request assistance
Sidney NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Memorial Health Center Home Health & Hospice, Cheyenne County      Click to request assistance
Superior NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Broodstone Memorial Home Health Care, Nuckolls County      Click to request assistance
Syracuse NE - Nebraska home health care services -- Community Health Services, Otoe County      Click to request assistance
Valentine NE - Nebraska personal home care -- Cherry Co Hospital Home Health, Cherry County      Click to request assistance
Wahoo NE - Nebraska home health agency -- Hospice And Home Healthcare Of Saunders County, Saunders County      Click to request assistance
Wahoo NE - Nebraska Medicare home care -- Hospice And Home Healthcare Of Saunders County, Saunders County      Click to request assistance
Wayne NE - Nebraska nonmedical home care -- Providence Home Care/providence Hospice, Wayne County      Click to request assistance
West Point NE - Nebraska home health care services -- St. Francis Home Health, Cuming County      Click to request assistance
York NE - Nebraska personal home care -- York General Hosp Home Health, York County      Click to request assistance

 

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About Home Care Services

Although most home care is provided by family, friends or volunteers, there is a growing trend to hire paid individuals or professionals to provide this care in the home. The hiring of care is prompted by a growing trend for traditional caregivers to be employed full-time and unable to offer much help or for family to live hundreds of miles away from the loved one and find it difficult to offer hands-on long-distance care.

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Home Health Agency Care

 

In the year 2000, about 12,800 home health agencies served approximately 8,600,000 clients across the United States . In that year Medicare paid an estimated 85% to 90% of the total cost of home health agency services amounting to $ 8,700,000,000. Although current figures are not yet available, the number of home health agencies has been going up year after year as well as the number of clients being served.

Although home health agencies are privately owned, Medicare is the principle payer for their services. Home health services through Medicare are available under parts A and B. In order to qualify for Medicare homecare a person must have a skilled need, must be homebound and there must be a plan of care ordered by a Physician.

Prior to 1997 Medicare typically paid for home care for as long as it was needed. Prior to 1997 annual Medicare costs were almost double the amount cited above. In order to save money Medicare has since gone to a prospective payment system where, according to the plan of care, a certain amount of money is allocated to resolve the skilled need for the patient.

Monies are typically provided for a period of up to 60 days. If the patient recovers sooner then money may have to be reshuffled to other patients who are not responding as well. At the point where the patient does not respond or improve, no more Medicare money is forthcoming. After Medicare cuts off, a person continuing to need long-term care services must find sources other than Medicare.

Home health agencies deliver a variety of skilled services. The plan of care usually includes custodial services to help the care-recipient remain in the home. These would include an aide for an hour or two a day to help with bathing, dressing and transferring. If there is time remaining other personal services may be offered as well.

Recently Medicare has redefined what it means by "homebound" to allow recipients to leave the home on a limited basis. Beginning in 2003 and ending three years later, Medicare is testing, with a very small test group, a program where selected home health agencies can provide adult day health care instead of home health services. If successful the program will offer a new dimension in Medicare home care.

In addition, under the new definition, Medicare will also allow and pay for home visits from doctors who specialize in homebound elderly patients. Limited office visits are also allowed under the new definition. Finally, in the past few years Medicare is paying for home telehealth visits through a home telehealth, computer work station. Telehealth is being used with some success to provide home care in rural areas where it would be difficult to arrange the personal visit from a home health care agency.

Personal Care or Non-medical Home Health Care

 

Non-Medical Care Services In The Home.

These providers represent a rapidly growing trend to allow people needing help with long term care to remain in their home or in the community instead of going to a care facility. The services offered may include:

  • companionship
  • grooming and dressing
  • recreational activities
  • incontinent care
  • handyman services
  • teeth brushing
  • medication reminders
  • bathing or showering
  • light housekeeping
  • meal preparation
  • respite for family caregivers
  • errands and shopping
  • reading email or letters
  • overseeing home deliveries
  • dealing with vendors
  • transportation services
  • changing linens
  • laundry and ironing
  • organizing closets
  • care of house plants
  • 24-hour emergency response
  • family counseling
  • phone call checks
  • and much more.

A search of your local Yellow Pages under "home health agencies (or services)" will reveal that a large number of the advertised providers are personal care or non-medical home health companies. This causes some confusion since the yellow pages choose the same classification to list non-medical and traditional home health agencies together.

Personal care agencies are different from traditional home health agencies in that they do not provide medical services or skilled services and they are not paid by Medicare.

In addition, many states do not require personal care agencies to license with the state health department. In some states a person desiring to start a business like this need only advertise, get a business license and start hiring employees. On the other hand, some states require these companies to meet the same stringent rules under which traditional home health agencies operate. This might include hiring trained employees, the use of care plans, periodic inspections by the state health department and bonding.

If you live in a state which does not require regulation of these companies, it is important for you to check the background and history of these providers before using their services. Another benefit for the public is that many of these companies are part of a national franchise system. There are a number of these home care provider franchises around the country. Being a franchise, it is more likely that you can trust the services of the company and not have to worry about theft or abuse with your loved one.

Many larger traditional home health agencies are integrating non-medical services into their care delivery. This means Medicare and Medicaid are not paying the bill for this portion of a home health agency's business. Also many large integrated facilities providers (combined nursing homes, assisted living and independent retirement arrangements) are offering more non-medical or personal home healthcare.

The number of these companies is literally mushrooming all over the country. It is evident from this growth that there is a growing need for traditional family caregivers to contract help from paid care providers. This is probably due to the fact that many of the traditional caregivers are now employed fulltime or are living a long distance away from their loved ones and find it difficult if not impossible to provide long-term care.

Home Repair And Maintenance Services

As a general rule most personal care agencies provide only aides to help with personal needs in the home. Very few offer such things as deep housecleaning, home repairs, remodeling or yard maintenance. There is now a growing trend for companies to specialize in providing these additional services for the elderly. And as with personal care agencies many of these belong to national franchises.

It is evident that there is a growing national need to provide services to allow people to remain in their homes as long as possible. The growth of companies providing these services is evidence that this is a preference for the elderly needing care in the community.