Home Care

Eligibility

Medicare or private insurance covers many home-care services. A patient qualifies for Intermittent Home Care Services under Medicare if the following criteria are met:
• They are under a physician's care
• A physician has ordered Home Care
• They have a skilled medical need
• They are essentially homebound

A person is considered homebound if leaving the home:
• Requires considerable and taxing effort
• Requires use of a supportive device
• Requires the assistance of another person, or special
  transportation or is medically inadvisable.

For information on Intermittent Care, call: 708-331-0226