Skilled Home Health
Recover at Home
Skilled Home Health
When you or a loved one needs extra help after an illness, surgery or health change, skilled home health care brings medical support directly to your home.
Our licensed nurses, therapists and aides work with your doctor to make sure you get the care you need to stay safe and independent, all without leaving the comfort of home.
What is skilled home health?
Skilled home health is short-term medical care at home. It’s designed for people who need help recovering, managing a new diagnosis or adjusting to changes in their health.
You may benefit from home health...
- if you are recovering from surgery, illness or a recent hospital or ER visit.
- if you have a new or worsening chronic condition like heart failure, COPD or diabetes.
- if you need help with medications, wound care or therapy.
- if you are feeling weak, unsteady or at risk for falls.
- if you want extra support to stay safely in your home.
What services are provided?
Skilled home health offers a variety of services that are customized to each patient’s unique needs.
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What can you expect?
Skilled home health is tailored to your goals and your doctor’s recommendations. Common services include:
- Nursing care for medications and wound care
- Physical, occupational and speech therapy
- Chronic condition management for heart failure, COPD, diabetes and more
- Fall prevention and safety guidance
- Education for you and your family on how to manage care at home
Our focus is helping you to recover safely and feel confident at home.
Meet Your Skilled Home Health Team
Your care team includes licensed professionals who bring specialized care right to your home:
- Registered Nurses help with medications, wound care and monitoring health.
- Physical Therapists improve strength, balance and mobility.
- Occupational Therapists teach ways to manage daily tasks safely.
- Speech Therapists help with communication and swallowing challenges.
- Medical Social Workers provide emotional support and connect you with resources.
- Home Health Aides assist with personal care.
Together, we create a plan that fits your unique needs and helps you stay independent at home.
How Skilled Home Health Helps You Stay Safe at Home
Skilled home health helps you heal today and manage your health for the future.
By having professionals monitor your health at home, we can:
- Catch changes in your health early
- Make sure medications are taken safely
- Teach you and your caregivers how to manage care
- Help prevent hospital visits and readmissions
This proactive care keeps you healthier, safer and more independent.
Most skilled home health services are covered by Medicare with a physician’s referral. Coverage may also be available through Medicaid or private insurance.
Our team can help you understand your coverage and guide you through the process.
Starting skilled home health care is simple, and we’ll guide you every step of the way. From the first call to your first in-home visit, we handle the details so you can focus on healing.
- Talk to your doctor for a referral – or reach out to us for more details
- We handle the details — insurance, eligibility and care coordination
- Your care team comes to you — and you start getting support at home
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Why Choose Elara Caring
- Local, licensed teams who bring care to your home
- Personalized plans designed to meet your goals
- Support for both patients and family caregivers
- Focus on independence, safety and recovery
- Medicare-certified, trusted and experienced
Skilled Home Health Programs
Our proprietary programs and unique approaches to care are designed to provide a plan of customized care for a variety of diagnoses and needs.
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Frequently Asked Questions
It is a program of care and support for individuals recovering from illness, injury, new diagnoses, recent surgery or hospitalization. The focus is on recovery, rehabilitation and health education. Our support team provides a wide range of clinical health services to take you or a loved one home safely and enhance ongoing safety and quality of life.
Medicare Part A (hospital insurance) covers eligible home health services including:
- Part-time or intermittent skilled nursing
- Physical, occupational, or speech therapy
- Medical-related social services
- Part-time or intermittent hands-on health aide services
You or a loved one may be able to qualify for service with one or more of the following conditions:
- Recent hospitalization or surgery
- Safety at home after falls or health changes
- Multiple medications
- New diagnoses such as congestive heart failure, COPD, stroke, or diabetes
- Orthopedic rehabilitation
- Macular degeneration, glaucoma, or other visual impairment
- Incontinence
- Neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, or cerebral palsy
- Swallowing issues
Home health care is a Medicare Part A benefit that does not require a copay or deductible for patients who meet eligibility criteria. Other payment sources may include Medicaid, private insurance, workers’ compensation, private payment or alternative funding.
Patients must be under the care of a doctor, or other allowed practitioner such as a Nurse Practitioner or Physician’s Assistant, and getting services under a plan of care that is reviewed regularly by a doctor. A doctor must certify that the patient needs:
- Intermittent skilled nursing care (other than drawing blood). And/or:
- Physical, speech or occupational therapy services
Need a little extra help at home?
Personal Care Services can be added to the care you’re already receiving from Home Health.
They can help with:
- Light housekeeping, laundry
- Meal prep, cooking
- Assisting with grooming
- Companionship
- and more!
Integrated Behavioral Health
A philosophy of caring that recognizes and treats each person as a whole, recognizing that the care of physical and mental health are inextricably entwined.
Our care is designed to see each patient’s needs as a full-color portrait.
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We Definitely Care
A Culture of Caring – Elara Caring Team Members DEFINITELY care, and are dedicated to delivering quality care for every patient, every visit, every day.
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If you have a patient that could benefit from Elara Caring’s Skilled Home Health services, we can provide clinical support to take your patient safely from hospital to home.
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