Medicare Home Health Care Services in Grand Rapids, MI

Community Care Givers is a Medicare-approved home health agency in Grand Rapids, MI. To qualify for Home Health Care Services through Medicare you must meet specific criteria. Your doctor will also be required to document an in-person visit with you and write a prescription for services.

Medicare health insurance plans cover the following services:

• Skilled nursing care requiring a licensed nurse
• Part-time Home aide services
• Occupational Therapy
• Physical Therapy
• Speech therapy
• Medical social worker

Community Care Givers will work alongside your doctor to build a customized Medical Home Care Plan once you meet the following conditions:

1. The agency you choose is Medicare approved.
2. You must be homebound based on Medicare criteria- requiring the assistance of another person or medical equipment to leave your home
3. You need at least one of the following:
   • Physical therapy
   • Speech therapy
   • Skilled nursing care

Medicare only covers specific services. You may be eligible for Home Health Care Services if you meet one or more of the following circumstances:

• Acute exacerbation of an illness
• New treatment plan of an existing diagnosis
• Diagnosis requiring a lifestyle adjustment such as diabetes, chronic lung disease or a heart condition
• Medication management such as medication changes requiring teaching or observation of a disease
• Discharge from a short stay in an extended care facility or a recent hospitalization
• Recent surgery requiring follow-up care
• Terminal illness
• Education regarding disease management
• Recent fall
• IV therapy
• Emotional or mental health change needing the help of a Psychiatric nurse
• Wound care

Not sure if you qualify for skilled home care? Contact us today for a FREE PHONE CONSULTATION with one of our friendly and knowledgeable staff members.