Home Health Care is customized health care and education provided to patients in the comfort of their own home. It is typically provided on a temporary and intermittent basis following a hospitalization, rehabilitation stay, or a change in health condition. A home care episode may include a combination of nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, medical social workers, and home health aides.

Patients must be considered homebound. This means getting out of the
house exerts a considerable taxing effort and may require the assistance
of another person or a medical device such as a walker, cane, or oxygen.
(An individual receiving home health care may leave the home for short
infrequent trips such as church services, doctor visits, trips to the
grocery store, hair appointments, or special family events, but
generally the individual is confined to the home by their medical
condition.)

Skilled nursing care or rehabilitation therapy is medically necessary,
reasonable, and ordered by a physician who has current knowledge of your
medical condition.

Skilled home care services are meant to be provided on an intermittent
basis rather than on a daily basis.

Eligible Medicare or Medicare Advantage recipients can expect Home Health Care will be covered 100%. There are no copays or deductibles on the Medicare benefit for home health care. Many other insurances, such as Tricare and auto accident insurances, are also covered in full when appropriate criteria are met. Insurance benefits will be verified on an individual basis by the Axiom Home Care intake department prior to the start of the home health care episode. Some Medicare advantage plans and other commercial insurances will require prior authorization by the agency. Some insurance plans have limited provider networks. Please feel free to call 734-324-3166 with any questions regarding your coverage.

Patients will be notified prior to the last visit