Home Health Services
The recovery time for your orthopaedic surgery may be lengthy. If you need additional care after you leave the hospital, our Home Health Care Services will allow you to continue your recuperation at home.
Home care comes in many forms depending on your needs. You may require visits a few times a week or someone to stay with you several hours a day or overnight. Our goal is to help you safely manage and heal your injury or condition in your own home.
You may be referred for home care if:
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Your ability to perform common daily activities is compromised by your condition or surgery.
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Your mobility is greatly reduced during recovery.
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You live alone or do not live with someone capable for caring for you
- Returning for further treatment or physical therapy would be too taxing for you
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You would benefit from a home exercise program after surgery or injury.
Our Services
Depending on whether you live alone, your overall health and the type of injury or surgery, your doctor may recommend one or more of our home care services.
Skilled Nursing
A nurse may visit you at home on a predetermined schedule and
- Monitor your condition
- Provide treatment
- Educate you and your family on continued self-care
- Report to your physician about your condition and progress
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Educate you on how to manage daily tasks without re-injury
Home Health Aide
A skilled health aide may come to your home to:
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Stay with you overnight, if needed, in the days following major orthopaedic surgery such as joint replacement
- Or, visit you for several hours a day to help with personal tasks
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Provide you with the support and education you need for continued self-care
Physical Therapy
If you have had a fracture, joint surgery, or severe arthritis, you may benefit from physical therapy at home. Your therapy will meet the same standards of care that you receive at our clinics. Physical therapy at home is often prescribed following hip or knee replacement surgery.
A physical therapist might come to your home to:
A physical therapist might come to your home to:
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Work on your joint's range of motion, flexibility and surrounding muscle strength
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Show you how to move and exercise without injuring your new joint
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Teach you a set of exercises to do on your own between sessions
Insurance
Health insurance and Medicare coverage can be a maze. Riverside offers insurance verification as part of our intake service. When you call our Central Intake office the staff will assess your program eligibility and research your insurance coverage, giving you peace of mind.
In general, Medicare covers home health care completely when you meet qualifying criteria. Most insurance companies follow Medicare guidelines, but may not require a homebound status.
Some requirements for home care are:
Some requirements for home care are:
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You must be referred by your doctor or surgeon.
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Your service requested must be reasonable and medically necessary.
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You must need intermittent skilled services such as skilled nursing or physical therapy.
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Care is provided in your place of residence.
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You are homebound or unable to leave the house without considerable and taxing effort (generally required by Medicare and Tricare only). There are specific requirements for you to be classified as homebound and our Intake staff will check to make sure you qualify.
How to Get Started
1) Talk to your physician. Ask your primary care doctor or surgeon if you are a good candidate for home health care.A referral is needed for Riverside Home Care.2) Call our intake office. (757) 594-5600 or toll free (888) 594-5600.
Our Intake staff will:
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Assess which home services you need
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Assist you with insurance or Medicare eligibility verification
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Answer any questions or concerns
- Follow up on securing the appropriate referrals from your doctor
Not everyone qualifies for home care, but our intake staff can work with you to find other community resources to help you, if needed.
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