In order to qualify for home care, patients must:
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Be under the care of a licensed physician willing to order home health services
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Have a medical need for the services offered by Orthopaedic Home Health and Rehabilitation, Inc.
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Be willing to assume an active role in the planning and delivery of care, or have a caregiver willing to assume this responsibility.
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Live within the boundaries of Palm Beach County.
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Be homebound as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) if billing Medicare. Medicare considers a patient to be homebound if they:
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Have an illness of injury which restricts the ability to leave home except with a walking aid, special transportation or another person and/or
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Have a condition where leaving the home is medically contraindicated and/or
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Are absent from the home only for short, infrequent periods, or to receive medical care
Medicare pays 100% of home health charges.
Our office would be happy to assist you in determining any patient responsibility for services provided under private insurance.
Private Pay Service Rates are available upon request.
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