Home Health Care FAQ

Patients qualify for home health services as long as it is medically necessary for that service to be provided in the home, and have a physician who is following their care.

Amazing Care Home Health Services can assist in keeping you or your loved one safely at home by providing Skilled Nursing, CNA, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Therapy, Medical Social Workers, Private Duty Nursing, and In Home Support Services.

Yes! Amazing Care’s expert nurses are able to perform blood draws as ordered by your physician in the comfort of your own home. This service is covered by Medicaid and most insurances. Please contact us to learn more.

In-home support services, or IHSS, gives you control of directing your care with independence. Participants have the flexibility of selecting their attendant and their authorized representative. The attendant can take care of their family member without a license or medical certification.

The number of hours allotted to patients under the In-Home Support Services (IHSS) program is dependent on the cares that are being performed. As each patient’s care needs are different, each care plan is customized to you or your loved one’s specific needs, and the number of hours is then determined in collaboration with your Medicaid Case Manager.

To qualify, a participant must have Medicaid as their insurance and a waiver that supports IHSS.

There are three waivers that support IHSS:

1. HCBS-EBD waiver for persons who are elderly, blind and disabled
2. HCBS waiver for persons with spinal cord injury
3. CHCBS waiver that support children’s home and community-based services

To receive home health care you need the following:

• A current primary care physician in the community.
• Signed physician orders certifying that you need home health care, and what services you need. If you are discharging from a facility, these orders will be initiated by your discharging physician and followed by your primary care physician.
• Some insurance providers require that patients be homebound in order to qualify for services. Homebound, by definition, means that it takes great or taxing effort for you to leave your home.

Our expert team of health care professionals can provide services such as skilled nursing, nurses’ aides, and therapy to safely keep seniors in their homes. Some of these services include medication management and administration, wound care, blood draws, rehabilitative exercises, and assistance with activities of daily living.

Although the terms Home Care and Home Health Care are used interchangeably, it is important to note that there are differences in the types of skills and assistance that each patient receives. Our expert staff can assist you in navigating through the different care and treatment options that are available to you or your loved one.