STAR CARE HOME HEALTH
Odessa, TX & Hobbs, NM
WHAT IS HOME CARE NURSING & THERAPY SERVICES?
“Home care” is a simple phrase that encompasses a wide range of health and social services. These services are delivered at home to recovering, disabled, chronically or terminally ill persons in need of medical, nursing, social, or therapeutic treatment and/or assistance with the essential activities of daily living.
Generally, home care is appropriate when a patient meets homebound status criteria and needs ongoing care that cannot easily or effectively be provided solely by family and friends. More and more older people, choosing to live independent, non-institutionalized lives, receive home care services as their physical capabilities diminish. Younger adults who are disabled or recuperating from acute illness are choosing home care whenever possible. Adult patients diagnosed with terminal illness can also be cared for at home, receiving compassion and maintaining dignity. As hospital stays decrease, increasing numbers of patients need highly skilled services after returning home. Other adult patients are able to remain at home from the outset, receiving safe and effective care in the comfort of their own homes.
CERTIFIED HOME HEALTH AGENCY
The term home health agency often indicates that a home care provider is Medicare certified. A Medicare-certified agency has met federal minimum requirements for patient care and management and therefore can provide Medicare and Medicaid home health services. Individuals requiring skilled home care services usually receive their care from a home health agency. Due to regulatory requirements, services provided by these agencies are highly supervised and controlled. Some agencies deliver a variety of home care services through physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers, homehealth aids. Other home health agencies limit their services to nursing and one or two other specialties. For cases in which an individual requires care from more than one specialist, home health agencies coordinate a caregiving team to administer services that are comprehensive and efficient. Personnel are assigned according to the needs of each patient. Home health agencies recruit and supervise their personnel; as a result, they assume liability for all care.
Services included under this program are
- Skilled Nursing
- Home Health Aid
- Physical Therapy
- Speech Language Pathology
- Occupational Therapy
- Medical Social Worker
Clinical Pathways establish a standard protocol have the patient on a fast track recovery that is consistent in quality and outcome for all of your patients. Five strategic clinical pathways under development are
Respiratory Pathway
- Cardiovascular Pathway
- Neurological Pathway
- Physical Therapy
- Endocrine Pathway
- Musculoskeletal Pathway
Payment Sources
- Medicare
- Medicaid
- Private Insurance
- Private Pay
Qualifying For Insurance Payment: Based on individual coverage qualified ‘Star Care’ staff members will evaluate each patient clinical requirements, payor sources and qualifying criteria to provide appropriate & clinically focused services in compliance with State & Federal guidelines for these services.
Service Coverage Area
Odessa, Midland, Monahans, Kermit, Andrews, Crane, Hobbs, Seminole, Lovington, Jal, Eunice, Tatum, Monument.