DEFINITION OF HOMEBOUND AS DEFINED BY MEDICARE: Any person who requires assistance, or has a considerable or taxing effort to leave the home on occasion.
Your patient may need home health nursing and/or therapy services if there is a new diagnosis or history of the following:
*CARDIAC:
Atrial Fibrulation
Heart Failure
Hypertension
Vital Signs Abnormal
Zoe Monitoring to Detect CHF Exacerbation
Cognitive deficits:
Confusion
Orientation
Memory
Safety Awareness
*POST-SURGICAL ORTHOPEDICS:
Total Knee Replacement
Total Hip Replacement
Falls
*PSYCHIATRIC NURSING:
Alzheimer’s
Dementia
Schizophrenia
Behavior Issues
Bipolar Disorder
*Wounds:
Immobile Patients with History of Wounds
Surgical, Arterial, Pressure, Stasis, or Trauma Wounds
Wound Vac Therapy
*COPD:
Dyspnea
Home Oxygen Therapy'
Nebulizers / CPAP or BiPAP
IMPAired or declined adl’s:
Feeding
Dressing
Bathing
Grooming
Toileting
Cooking
Cleaning
Laundry
APaHASIA:
Difficulty with Understanding Another’s Speech
Difficulty Expressing Through Speech
malnutrition:
TPN Infusions
PEG Tube Feedings
Scale with Close Monitoring of Weights
Nutritional Support
*Diabetes:
Uncontrolled Blood Sugars
Diabetic Logs
neurologic
Stroke & Late Effects of Stroke
Parkinson’s
pulmonary
PT/INR MONITORING
IMPAIRED VISION
MEDICATION MANAGEMENT
DYSPHAGIA
DYSARTHRIA
*Disease Program Management Available
Southeast LA Home Health participates in the following insurance carriers:
