Narrated by CareForce co-owner; Susan "Sam" Miller, RN, MN, ARNP This presentation will walk the viewer through the difference between Medicare skilled home health and private duty home care

2. I am coming home from the hospital.
Do I get a Nurse or Physical
Therapist to come to my home?

4. Do I still have Nursing or Physical
Therapy goals that I haven’t met yet?

5. Will I be “homebound”
when I go home?

6. Will it be extremely difficult to
get out of the house for a
doctor’s appointment,
to get supplies
or groceries?

7. If you are homebound and have
Nursing or Physical Therapy goals that
have not yet been met, your doctor can
order Intermittent Skilled Home Health
Care that is paid for by Medicare or
by your Health Insurance.

8. These services must be ordered by your
Physician or Primary Care Provider, and
must meet the Medicare or Health
Insurance criteria.

10. The care paid for by Medicare is:
“By the Visit”
A Nurse, Physical Therapist,
Occupational Therapist,
Social Worker, or Bath Aide
comes to your home 2-3 times
per week to assess your progress,
help with treatments or assist with a bath.
A visit is usually 30-60 minutes in length.

11. These visits continue until you have
met your Nursing or Physical Therapy
goals, and then you are discharged
from Home Health.

12. Typically a qualified person receives
Skilled Home Health Care paid for by
Medicare or Health Insurance, for
between 4-12 sessions.

13. • If you need any help in the home,
you will need to hire privately and
pay for it out of pocket, or with
Long Term Care Insurance.
• You will need to go to the Doctor or
Clinic for any Treatments or
Assessments.

15. • If you want to hire a Caregiver, order the
care from a Private Duty Home Health
or Non-Medical Home Care Company.
• This is sometimes called:
Custodial Care,
Personal Care or
Homemaker Care

16. • Care can be hired through CareForce or
another Private Duty Agency or an
Independent Provider.
• If you have very low income, DSHS
(Medicaid) will assist you in
finding an agency:
1 (800) 562-3022

18. A Caregiver can come to your home
to assist you with any
of the following:
 Bathing, Dressing, Toileting
 Medication Assist
 Meal Prep and Eating
 Housekeeping and Laundry
 Walking or using a Wheelchair
 Transportation

19. CAREFORCE is a
Private Duty Home Health &
Non-Medical Home Care Agency

20. • Hourly Caregiver Care: day and night,
awake on duty, 4 to 12 hour shifts
• Shorter Caregiver Visits: 90 to 120 minutes
• 24 Hour around the clock care with
awake shifts
• CarePack® Services for Transitional Care
• Live-In Care with a sleep shift at night
• Private Duty RN or LPN
care is also available

22. CAREFORCE is a
Private Duty Home Health &
Non-Medical Home Care Agency

23. Your County has a Senior Information and
Assistance Department that can send you
a guide:
King County 1-888-435-3377
Snohomish County 425-355-1112

24. • Ask your Doctor or Discharge
Planner for a Home Care List
• If you are low income, call your
local DSHS Office:
(800) 562-3022

26. • Most people pay out of pocket
from their Private Savings or
Retirement Income.
• Some people have Long Term Care
Insurance that will pay for
Non-Medical Home Care.

27. • Some people qualify for some
Home Care from the Veterans
Administration.
• Sometimes a Health Insurance
Policy will pay for Custodial Care,
this is very unusual.

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