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Home Health and Hospice of Person County provides skilled services to those who meet admission criteria. Home health services include nursing, physical therapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, home health aide, and medical social work. Hospice services include nursing, medical social work, home health aide, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, chaplain services, volunteer services, medications related to terminal diagnosis, durable medical equipment, respite or inpatient care, and bereavement care.
Home Health
Home health provides services that make it possible for patients to stay in their home when they have a medical condition that can be managed at home. These conditions can include recovery from illness or surgery, chronic disease care, care for physical disabilities, and rehabilitation treatment.
Home Health Fees
Home health services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, VA benefits, and state indigent funding.
Admission Criteria
To qualify for home health several criteria must be met:
- patient must be homebound
- patient must be under the care of a physician
- the care must be provided in the patient’s place of residence (home, assisted living facility, group home, family care home, rest home)
- the services must be skilled and needed on an intermittent basis
Service Area
Services are provided in Person County and the bordering counties with the exception of Virginia.
Home Health Services Available
The primary home health services are skilled nursing, physical therapy, and speech therapy. Secondary services are occupational therapy, medical social work, and home health aide. To qualify for the secondary services, the patient must be in need of a primary service.
Quality of Care
Home Health and Hospice of Person County is Medicare/Medicaid certified, licensed by the state of North Carolina and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.
Referrals for Home Health Care
Most referrals come from either a hospital, physician, or rehabilitation or skilled nursing facility. The patient should always be offered a choice of agencies.
Questions
Call our office at (336)597-2542.
Links
Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina
Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.
Hospice
Hospice provides care for dying people, their families, and their caregivers. Hospice provides care for physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient. Hospice care concentrates on making patients as free of pain and as comfortable as they want to be so they can make the most of the time that remains to them. Hospice believes the quality of life is as important as the length of life.
Hospice Fees
Hospice services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, Private Insurance, VA benefits, and donations from the United Way and the community. No one is denied care due to inability to pay.
Admission Criteria
To qualify for Hospice services:
- patient must be diagnosed with a life limiting illness
- patient and family must be ready for comfort care instead of cure
- patient must be under the care of a physician
- patient’s home must be safe for provision of care.
Service Area
Services are provided in Person County and the bordering counties with the exception of Virginia. Care can be provided in the patient’s home, assisted living facility, rest home, family care home, or skilled nursing facility.
Hospice Services Available
Hospice provides nursing care, home health aide, social worker for counseling and support, medication related to the terminal diagnosis, medical supplies and equipment, chaplain if desired for spiritual support, volunteers for relief for the caregiver, hospital care if needed, and bereavement care after the death of the patient.
Quality of Care
Home Health and Hospice of Person County is Medicare/Medicaid certified, licensed by the state of North Carolina, and accredited by Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.
Referrals for Hospice Care
Most referrals are made by a physician or a hospital discharge planner. Family members and patients can also make referrals.
Questions
Call our office at (336)597-2542.
Links
Association for Home and Hospice Care of North Carolina
Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.
The Carolinas Center for Hospice and End of Life Care
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization