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Adel IA - Iowa home health agency -- Dallas County Phns, Dallas County      Click to request assistance
Albia IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Monroe County Phns, Monroe County      Click to request assistance
Albia IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Southern Ia Home Health Care Llc, Monroe County      Click to request assistance
Algona IA - Iowa home health care services -- Community Health Services, Kossuth County      Click to request assistance
Algona IA - Iowa personal home care -- Girling Health Services, Kossuth County      Click to request assistance
Allison IA - Iowa home health agency -- Butler County Phns, Butler County      Click to request assistance
Ames IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Homeward, Story County      Click to request assistance
Atlantic IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Cass County Memorial Hospital Homecare Hospice, Cass County      Click to request assistance
Atlantic IA - Iowa home health care services -- Home Sweet Home Care, Cass County      Click to request assistance
Audubon IA - Iowa personal home care -- Audubon County Phns, Audubon County      Click to request assistance
Bedford IA - Iowa home health agency -- Taylor County Public Health Agency, Taylor County      Click to request assistance
Bettendorf IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Family Care Solutions Lc, Scott County      Click to request assistance
Bettendorf IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Genesis Vna And Hospice, Scott County      Click to request assistance
Bloomfield IA - Iowa home health care services -- Davis County Hospital Home & C, Davis County      Click to request assistance
Boone IA - Iowa personal home care -- Home Care Services Of Boone Co, Boone County      Click to request assistance
Burlington IA - Iowa home health agency -- Advanced Home Health Care Ltd, Des Moines County      Click to request assistance
Burlington IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Des Moines County Health Depar, Des Moines County      Click to request assistance
Burlington IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Visiting Nurses Association, Des Moines County      Click to request assistance
Carroll IA - Iowa home health care services -- Carroll Area Nursing Services, Carroll County      Click to request assistance
Carroll IA - Iowa personal home care -- St Anthony Home Health/hospice, Carroll County      Click to request assistance
Carroll IA - Iowa home health agency -- Ultimate Nursing Services Of Iowa Inc, Carroll County      Click to request assistance
Cedar Rapids IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Comfort Care Medicare Inc, Linn County      Click to request assistance
Cedar Rapids IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Gentiva Health Services, Linn County      Click to request assistance
Cedar Rapids IA - Iowa home health care services -- Mercy Home Health Care, Linn County      Click to request assistance
Cedar Rapids IA - Iowa personal home care -- Option Care & Option Home Health, Linn County      Click to request assistance
Cedar Rapids IA - Iowa home health agency -- Professional Home Health Servi, Linn County      Click to request assistance
Cedar Rapids IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Rem Health Of Iowa Inc, Linn County      Click to request assistance
Cedar Rapids IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Therapy Solutions Inc, Linn County      Click to request assistance
Cedar Rapids IA - Iowa home health care services -- Visiting Nurses Association, Linn County      Click to request assistance
Centerville IA - Iowa personal home care -- Appanoose County Phns, Appanoose County      Click to request assistance
Centerville IA - Iowa home health agency -- Mercy Home Care/ Centerville, Appanoose County      Click to request assistance
Chariton IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Circle Of Friends, Lucas County      Click to request assistance
Chariton IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Lucas County Phns, Lucas County      Click to request assistance
Charles City IA - Iowa home health care services -- Floyd County Public Health/home Health Care, Floyd County      Click to request assistance
Cherokee IA - Iowa personal home care -- Careage Home Care, Cherokee County      Click to request assistance
Cherokee IA - Iowa home health agency -- Cherokee Reg Med Ctr-- Home Choice Public Health, Cherokee County      Click to request assistance
Clarion IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Wright County Phns, Wright County      Click to request assistance
Clinton IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Mercy Homecare & Hospice, Clinton County      Click to request assistance
Clinton IA - Iowa home health care services -- Skyline Center Inc Home Health, Clinton County      Click to request assistance
Clive IA - Iowa personal home care -- Iowa Home Care, Llc, Polk County      Click to request assistance
Corning IA - Iowa home health agency -- Alegent Health Family Home Car, Adams County      Click to request assistance
Corydon IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Wayne County Public Health, Wayne County      Click to request assistance
Council Bluffs IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Rem Health Of Iowa Inc, Pottawattamie County      Click to request assistance
Cresco IA - Iowa home health care services -- Community Health Services, Howard County      Click to request assistance
Creston IA - Iowa personal home care -- Greater Regional Home Care, Union County      Click to request assistance
Creston IA - Iowa home health agency -- Nurses On Call, Union County      Click to request assistance
De Witt IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Community Care Inc, Clinton County      Click to request assistance
Decorah IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Winneshiek County Phns, Winneshiek County      Click to request assistance
Decorah IA - Iowa home health care services -- Winneshiek Medical Center Home Health, Winneshiek County      Click to request assistance
Denison IA - Iowa personal home care -- Crawford County Home Health Ho, Crawford County      Click to request assistance
Des Moines IA - Iowa home health agency -- Lutheran Services In Iowa, Inc, Polk County      Click to request assistance
Des Moines IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Mercy Home Care/ Des Moines, Polk County      Click to request assistance
Des Moines IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Wesley At Home, Polk County      Click to request assistance
Dewitt IA - Iowa home health care services -- Girling Health Care, Clinton County      Click to request assistance
Donnellson IA - Iowa personal home care -- Regional Home Health Care, Inc, Lee County      Click to request assistance
Dubuque IA - Iowa home health agency -- Finley Hospital Homecare, Dubuque County      Click to request assistance
Dubuque IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Mercy Home Care/dubuque, Dubuque County      Click to request assistance
Eldora IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Greenbelt Home Care, Hardin County      Click to request assistance
Elkader IA - Iowa home health care services -- Clayton County Visiting Nurse Association, Clayton County      Click to request assistance
Emmetsburg IA - Iowa personal home care -- Palo Alto Community Health, Palo Alto County      Click to request assistance
Estherville IA - Iowa home health agency -- Avera Holy Family Health Home Health, Emmet County      Click to request assistance
Estherville IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Emmet County Public Health, Emmet County      Click to request assistance
Fairfield IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Jefferson County Public Health Nursing Service, Jefferson County      Click to request assistance
Fairfield IA - Iowa home health care services -- Nurse In The House, Inc, Jefferson County      Click to request assistance
Fairfield IA - Iowa personal home care -- Sunny Brook Home Care Inc, Jefferson County      Click to request assistance
Forest City IA - Iowa home health agency -- Winnebago County Phns, Winnebago County      Click to request assistance
Fort Dodge IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Trinity Regional Medical Center Home Health Care, Webster County      Click to request assistance
Fort Dodge IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Webster County Phns, Webster County      Click to request assistance
Fort Madison IA - Iowa home health care services -- Fmch Home Health Care, Lee County      Click to request assistance
Fort Madison IA - Iowa personal home care -- Lee County Health Dept Comm Nu, Lee County      Click to request assistance
Fort Madison IA - Iowa home health agency -- Mobile Nursing Services, Lee County      Click to request assistance
Garner IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Hancock County Public Health Services, Hancock County      Click to request assistance
Glenwood IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Mills County Phns, Mills County      Click to request assistance
Grinnell IA - Iowa home health care services -- Grinnell Regional Home Care, Poweshiek County      Click to request assistance
Guthrie Center IA - Iowa personal home care -- Guthrie County Phns, Guthrie County      Click to request assistance
Hampton IA - Iowa home health agency -- Franklin County Phns, Franklin County      Click to request assistance
Harlan IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Myrtue Med Ctr Home & Public Health, Shelby County      Click to request assistance
Humboldt IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Home Care Connection, Humboldt County      Click to request assistance
Ida Grove IA - Iowa home health care services -- Horn Memorial Hospital Hha, Ida County      Click to request assistance
Indianola IA - Iowa personal home care -- Warren County Health Services, Warren County      Click to request assistance
Iowa City IA - Iowa home health agency -- Girling Health Services, Johnson County      Click to request assistance
Iowa City IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Mercy Home Health Care, Johnson County      Click to request assistance
Iowa City IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Visiting Nurse Association Of Johnson County, Johnson County      Click to request assistance
Jefferson IA - Iowa home health care services -- Greene County Medical Center Public Health, Greene County      Click to request assistance
Keokuk IA - Iowa personal home care -- Keokuk Area Hospital Home Heal, Lee County      Click to request assistance
Keosauqua IA - Iowa home health agency -- Van Buren County Phns, Van Buren County      Click to request assistance
Keosauqua IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Vbch Hospital Home Care, Van Buren County      Click to request assistance
Knoxville IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Girling Health Services, Marion County      Click to request assistance
Knoxville IA - Iowa home health care services -- Grace Home Health Care, Marion County      Click to request assistance
Knoxville IA - Iowa personal home care -- Quality Home Care Professional, Marion County      Click to request assistance
Lake City IA - Iowa home health agency -- Stewart Memorial Homecare, Calhoun County      Click to request assistance
Le Mars IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Floyd Valley Community Health, Plymouth County      Click to request assistance
Leon IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Decatur County Public Health &, Decatur County      Click to request assistance
Leon IA - Iowa home health care services -- South Central Home Health Care, Decatur County      Click to request assistance
Logan IA - Iowa personal home care -- Harrison County Public Health, Harrison County      Click to request assistance
Logan IA - Iowa home health agency -- Wel Home Health Of Logan, Harrison County      Click to request assistance
Manchester IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Regional Medical Home Care, Delaware County      Click to request assistance
Manning IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Manning Community Homecare, Carroll County      Click to request assistance
Mapleton IA - Iowa home health care services -- Heights Home Health, Monona County      Click to request assistance
Maquoketa IA - Iowa personal home care -- Jackson Co Reg Health Ctr Home & Comm Health, Jackson County      Click to request assistance
Marengo IA - Iowa home health agency -- Iowa County Health Department, Iowa County      Click to request assistance
Marshalltown IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Community Nursing Services, Marshall County      Click to request assistance
Marshalltown IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Mmsc Home Care Plus, Marshall County      Click to request assistance
Mason City IA - Iowa home health care services -- Cerro Gordo County Department Of Public Health, Cerro Gordo County      Click to request assistance
Mason City IA - Iowa personal home care -- Mercy Home Care/ Mason City, Cerro Gordo County      Click to request assistance
Milford IA - Iowa home health agency -- Lakes Regional Home Care, Dickinson County      Click to request assistance
Monticello IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Eastern Iowa Visiting Nurse &, Jones County      Click to request assistance
Mount Ayr IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Ringgold County Public Health, Ringgold County      Click to request assistance
Muscatine IA - Iowa home health care services -- Unity Home Care, Muscatine County      Click to request assistance
New Hampton IA - Iowa personal home care -- Chickasaw County Phns, Chickasaw County      Click to request assistance
Newton IA - Iowa home health agency -- Jasper County Phns, Jasper County      Click to request assistance
Newton IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Ultimate Nursing Services Of Iowa Inc, Jasper County      Click to request assistance
Northwood IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Worth County Phns, Worth County      Click to request assistance
Oelwein IA - Iowa home health care services -- Girling Health Services, Fayette County      Click to request assistance
Onawa IA - Iowa personal home care -- Burgess Home Health, Monona County      Click to request assistance
Onawa IA - Iowa home health agency -- Monona County Phns, Monona County      Click to request assistance
Orange City IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Orange City Home Health, Sioux County      Click to request assistance
Osage IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Mitchell County Home Care, Mitchell County      Click to request assistance
Osceola IA - Iowa home health care services -- Clarke County Phns, Clarke County      Click to request assistance
Oskaloosa IA - Iowa personal home care -- Heartland Home Care, Mahaska County      Click to request assistance
Oskaloosa IA - Iowa home health agency -- Mahaska Health Partnership Community Health, Mahaska County      Click to request assistance
Ottumwa IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Ottumwa Regional Home Care, Wapello County      Click to request assistance
Ottumwa IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Wapello County Phns, Wapello County      Click to request assistance
Pella IA - Iowa home health care services -- Pella Regional , Marion County      Click to request assistance
Pocahontas IA - Iowa personal home care -- Pocahontas Community Hospital, Pocahontas County      Click to request assistance
Pocahontas IA - Iowa home health agency -- Pocahontas County Health Department, Pocahontas County      Click to request assistance
Red Oak IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Heartland Home Health, Montgomery County      Click to request assistance
Red Oak IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Phns Of Montgomery County, Montgomery County      Click to request assistance
Red Oak IA - Iowa home health care services -- Wel Home Health Of Red Oak, Montgomery County      Click to request assistance
Rock Rapids IA - Iowa personal home care -- Health Services Of Lyon County, Lyon County      Click to request assistance
Rock Valley IA - Iowa home health agency -- Hegg Home Health Care, Sioux County      Click to request assistance
Rockwell City IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Calhoun County Public Health, Calhoun County      Click to request assistance
Sac City IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Loring Hospital Home Health Ag, Sac County      Click to request assistance
Sac City IA - Iowa home health care services -- Sac County Phns, Sac County      Click to request assistance
Sergeant Bluff IA - Iowa personal home care -- Wel Home Health, Woodbury County      Click to request assistance
Sheldon IA - Iowa home health agency -- Sanford Home Health And Hospice Sheldon, O'brien County      Click to request assistance
Shenandoah IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Angels Care Home Health Of Iowa, Page County      Click to request assistance
Shenandoah IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Smc Home Health, Page County      Click to request assistance
Sibley IA - Iowa home health care services -- Osceola Community Health Servi, Osceola County      Click to request assistance
Sidney IA - Iowa personal home care -- Southwest Iowa Home Health Ser, Fremont County      Click to request assistance
Sigourney IA - Iowa home health agency -- Keokuk County Phns, Keokuk County      Click to request assistance
Sioux Center IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Chears Home Health & Hospice, Sioux County      Click to request assistance
Sioux City IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Mercy Home Care/sioux City, Woodbury County      Click to request assistance
Sioux City IA - Iowa home health care services -- Mid Step Services Home Health, Woodbury County      Click to request assistance
Sioux City IA - Iowa personal home care -- Rem Health Of Iowa Inc, Woodbury County      Click to request assistance
Sioux City IA - Iowa home health agency -- Siouxland District Health Department, Woodbury County      Click to request assistance
Sioux City IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- St Lukes Home Health, Woodbury County      Click to request assistance
Spencer IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Community Health Services, Clay County      Click to request assistance
Spirit Lake IA - Iowa home health care services -- Gentiva Health Services, Dickinson County      Click to request assistance
Storm Lake IA - Iowa personal home care -- Buena Vista County Public Heal, Buena Vista County      Click to request assistance
Storm Lake IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Buena Vista Regional Medical Center Home Care, Buena Vista County      Click to request assistance
Tipton IA - Iowa home health care services -- Cedar County Phns, Cedar County      Click to request assistance
Toledo IA - Iowa personal home care -- Tama County Public Health & Ho, Tama County      Click to request assistance
Urbandale IA - Iowa home health agency -- Intrepid Usa Healthcare Services, Polk County      Click to request assistance
Urbandale IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Iowa Health Home Care-Intrust, Polk County      Click to request assistance
Vinton IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Virginia Gay Hospital Hha, Benton County      Click to request assistance
Wapello IA - Iowa home health care services -- Louisa County Phns, Louisa County      Click to request assistance
Washington IA - Iowa personal home care -- Washington Co. Public Health, Washington County      Click to request assistance
Waterloo IA - Iowa home health agency -- Allen Home Health Services, Black Hawk County      Click to request assistance
Waterloo IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Covenant Home Health, Black Hawk County      Click to request assistance
Waterloo IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Waterloo Visiting Nurse Association, Black Hawk County      Click to request assistance
Waukee IA - Iowa home health care services -- Ultimate Nursing Services Of Iowa, Dallas County      Click to request assistance
Waukon IA - Iowa personal home care -- Vmh Home Care Agency, Allamakee County      Click to request assistance
Waverly IA - Iowa home health agency -- Waverly Health Center Home & Community Health, Bremer County      Click to request assistance
Webster City IA - Iowa Medicare home care -- Hamilton County Phns, Hamilton County      Click to request assistance
West Burlington IA - Iowa nonmedical home care -- Great River Home Health Care, Des Moines County      Click to request assistance
West Des Moines IA - Iowa home health care services -- Gentiva Health Services, Polk County      Click to request assistance
West Des Moines IA - Iowa personal home care -- Nurse Force Inc, Polk County      Click to request assistance
West Union IA - Iowa home health agency -- Palmer Home Health, Fayette County      Click to request assistance

 

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About Home Care Services

Although most home care is provided by family, friends or volunteers, there is a growing trend to hire paid individuals or professionals to provide this care in the home. The hiring of care is prompted by a growing trend for traditional caregivers to be employed full-time and unable to offer much help or for family to live hundreds of miles away from the loved one and find it difficult to offer hands-on long-distance care.

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Home Health Agency Care

 

In the year 2000, about 12,800 home health agencies served approximately 8,600,000 clients across the United States . In that year Medicare paid an estimated 85% to 90% of the total cost of home health agency services amounting to $ 8,700,000,000. Although current figures are not yet available, the number of home health agencies has been going up year after year as well as the number of clients being served.

Although home health agencies are privately owned, Medicare is the principle payer for their services. Home health services through Medicare are available under parts A and B. In order to qualify for Medicare homecare a person must have a skilled need, must be homebound and there must be a plan of care ordered by a Physician.

Prior to 1997 Medicare typically paid for home care for as long as it was needed. Prior to 1997 annual Medicare costs were almost double the amount cited above. In order to save money Medicare has since gone to a prospective payment system where, according to the plan of care, a certain amount of money is allocated to resolve the skilled need for the patient.

Monies are typically provided for a period of up to 60 days. If the patient recovers sooner then money may have to be reshuffled to other patients who are not responding as well. At the point where the patient does not respond or improve, no more Medicare money is forthcoming. After Medicare cuts off, a person continuing to need long-term care services must find sources other than Medicare.

Home health agencies deliver a variety of skilled services. The plan of care usually includes custodial services to help the care-recipient remain in the home. These would include an aide for an hour or two a day to help with bathing, dressing and transferring. If there is time remaining other personal services may be offered as well.

Recently Medicare has redefined what it means by "homebound" to allow recipients to leave the home on a limited basis. Beginning in 2003 and ending three years later, Medicare is testing, with a very small test group, a program where selected home health agencies can provide adult day health care instead of home health services. If successful the program will offer a new dimension in Medicare home care.

In addition, under the new definition, Medicare will also allow and pay for home visits from doctors who specialize in homebound elderly patients. Limited office visits are also allowed under the new definition. Finally, in the past few years Medicare is paying for home telehealth visits through a home telehealth, computer work station. Telehealth is being used with some success to provide home care in rural areas where it would be difficult to arrange the personal visit from a home health care agency.

Personal Care or Non-medical Home Health Care

 

Non-Medical Care Services In The Home.

These providers represent a rapidly growing trend to allow people needing help with long term care to remain in their home or in the community instead of going to a care facility. The services offered may include:

  • companionship
  • grooming and dressing
  • recreational activities
  • incontinent care
  • handyman services
  • teeth brushing
  • medication reminders
  • bathing or showering
  • light housekeeping
  • meal preparation
  • respite for family caregivers
  • errands and shopping
  • reading email or letters
  • overseeing home deliveries
  • dealing with vendors
  • transportation services
  • changing linens
  • laundry and ironing
  • organizing closets
  • care of house plants
  • 24-hour emergency response
  • family counseling
  • phone call checks
  • and much more.

A search of your local Yellow Pages under "home health agencies (or services)" will reveal that a large number of the advertised providers are personal care or non-medical home health companies. This causes some confusion since the yellow pages choose the same classification to list non-medical and traditional home health agencies together.

Personal care agencies are different from traditional home health agencies in that they do not provide medical services or skilled services and they are not paid by Medicare.

In addition, many states do not require personal care agencies to license with the state health department. In some states a person desiring to start a business like this need only advertise, get a business license and start hiring employees. On the other hand, some states require these companies to meet the same stringent rules under which traditional home health agencies operate. This might include hiring trained employees, the use of care plans, periodic inspections by the state health department and bonding.

If you live in a state which does not require regulation of these companies, it is important for you to check the background and history of these providers before using their services. Another benefit for the public is that many of these companies are part of a national franchise system. There are a number of these home care provider franchises around the country. Being a franchise, it is more likely that you can trust the services of the company and not have to worry about theft or abuse with your loved one.

Many larger traditional home health agencies are integrating non-medical services into their care delivery. This means Medicare and Medicaid are not paying the bill for this portion of a home health agency's business. Also many large integrated facilities providers (combined nursing homes, assisted living and independent retirement arrangements) are offering more non-medical or personal home healthcare.

The number of these companies is literally mushrooming all over the country. It is evident from this growth that there is a growing need for traditional family caregivers to contract help from paid care providers. This is probably due to the fact that many of the traditional caregivers are now employed fulltime or are living a long distance away from their loved ones and find it difficult if not impossible to provide long-term care.

Home Repair And Maintenance Services

As a general rule most personal care agencies provide only aides to help with personal needs in the home. Very few offer such things as deep housecleaning, home repairs, remodeling or yard maintenance. There is now a growing trend for companies to specialize in providing these additional services for the elderly. And as with personal care agencies many of these belong to national franchises.

It is evident that there is a growing national need to provide services to allow people to remain in their homes as long as possible. The growth of companies providing these services is evidence that this is a preference for the elderly needing care in the community.