- What is Home Health Care?
- Am I eligible for the home health services from Nightingale Home Care, Inc.? Do I qualify?
- Who Chooses the Patient’s Home Health Agency?
- Do I have to pay for your services?
- Is your agency approved?
- Why Nightingale Home Care, Inc.?
- How soon can the clinician make his/her first visit?
- What services does your agency provide?
- How do you render your services?
- What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
- Where are your service coverage areas?
- What are your hours of operation?
- What is Home Health Care?
Excerpt from the Medicare website: “Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility.The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury. Home health care helps you get better, regain your independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible.”
- Am I eligible for the home health services from Nightingale Home Care, Inc.? Do I qualify?
According to Section 1: Medicare Coverage of Home Health Care in the Medicare and Home Health Care booklet:
“If you have Medicare, you can use your home health benefits if you meet all the following conditions:
A.You must be under the care of a doctor, and you must be getting services under a plan of care established and reviewed regularly by a doctor.
B. You must need, and a doctor must certify that you need, one or more of the following.
- Intermittent skilled nursing care
- Physical therapy
- Speech-language pathology services
- Continued occupational therapy
C. The home health agency caring for you must be approved by Medicare (Medicare-certified). Nightingale Home Care, Inc. is Medicare-certified.
D. You must be homebound, and a doctor must certify that you’re homebound. To be homebound means the following:
- Leaving your home isn’t recommended because of your condition.
- Your condition keeps you from leaving home without help (such as using a wheelchair or walker, needing special transportation, or getting help from another person).
- Leaving home takes a considerable and taxing effort.
A person may leave home for medical treatment or short, infrequent absences for non-medical reasons, such as attending religious services. You can still get home health care if you attend adult day care, but you would get the home care services in your home.
Medicare’s home health benefit only pays for services provided by the home health agency. Other medical services, such as visits to your doctor, are generally still covered by your other Medicare benefits. Look in your copy of the “Medicare & You” handbook, mailed to each Medicare household every fall, for information on how these services are covered under Medicare. To view or print this booklet, visit http://go.usa.gov/iDJ. You can also call 1-800-MEDICARE (1-800-633-4227) if you have questions about your Medicare benefits. TTY users should call 1-877-486-2048.” - Who Chooses the Patient’s Home Health Agency?
The right to choose his/her home health agency rests with the patient.To learn more about Home Health Patient Rights, click here.
- Do I have to pay for your services?
If you have Medicare insurance (not HMO), Medicare usually pays for 100% of our services. - Is your agency approved?
Nightingale Home Care, Inc. is a licensed home health care in the State of California. We are certified by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, and we are accredited by Joint Commission. - Why Nightingale Home Care, Inc.?
Not only are we licensed and certified, but our staff has extensive experience in the home care industry. They are properly trained, maintain all certifications and receive ongoing training. We also conduct background checks upon hiring every one of our employees. Our friendly office staff is always ready to assist you and our team of clinicians is always dedicated to your well-being and health. But don’t take our word for it. Read about it from our patients here. - How soon can the clinician make his/her first visit?
After scheduling a convenient time with you (and/or your family), our clinicians are always available to make their first visit to your home within 48 hours upon discharge. - What services does your agency provide?
Nightingale Home Care, Inc. does not exclude, deny benefits, or otherwise discriminate against any person on the grounds of race, color, national origin, disability, or age in admission, treatment in its services and activities.- Skilled Nurses
- Home Health Aides
- Physical Therapists
- Occupational Therapists
- Speech Therapists
- Medical Social Workers
- Registered Dietitians
We will also assist you with your medical supplies and or DME.
- How do you render your services?
We render our services in the comfort of your home by well-trained and qualified staff at a time that is convenient for you. - What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)?
Excerpt from the HIPAA website:“The HIPAA Privacy Rule provides federal protections for personal health information held by covered entities and gives patients an array of rights with respect to that information. At the same time, the Privacy Rule is balanced so that it permits the disclosure of personal health information needed for patient care and other important purposes.
The Security Rule specifies a series of administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for covered entities to use to assure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of electronic protected health information.”
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- Where are your service coverage areas?
We service all of San Diego, CA from Oceanside to San Ysidro. For a detailed map, click here. - What are your hours of operation?
Nightingale Home Care, Inc. provides home health services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We always have a Registered Nurse (RN) on call 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our office hours are from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday.
