Section 1: Personal Care and In-Home Services

Caregiver Guide to Senior Health Issues

Caring for elderly loved ones at home or in a nursing facility is commonplace, but figuring out how to do it well is a challenge faced by many families. Care.com's Caregiver Guide to Senior Health Issues offers expert advice to help you handle the everyday challenges caused by common senior illnesses and conditions.

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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services - Medicare Home Health

Home health care includes skilled nursing care , as well as other skilled care services, like physical and occupational therapy, speech-language pathology (therapy) services. Services may also include medical social services, and assistance from a home health aide (when needed by people also receiving skilled care).

These services are provided by a variety of health care professionals in your home. The home health staff provides and helps coordinate the care and/or therapy your doctor orders. In support of your doctor's orders, home health staff develop a care plan, which is a written plan for your care. It tells what services you will get to reach and keep your best physical, mental, and social well being. You have a right to participate in planning your care and treatment. The home health staff keeps your doctor up-to-date on how you are doing and updates your care plan as needed. Home health agencies cannot make changes to the care your doctor orders for you without your doctor's knowledge and permission.

Medicare, Medicaid, and most private insurance plans cover some medically necessary home health care. If you meet certain conditions, Medicare covers part-time skilled nursing care, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech-language therapy, home health aide services, medical social services, durable medical equipment (such as wheelchairs, hospital beds, oxygen, and walkers), medical supplies, and other services.

The Medicare Home Health benefit provides skilled nursing and some other health services in the home. To be eligible a person must be on Medicare. To receive home health visits:

The doctor must approve and write a plan for your care at home;
You must need intermittent skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech-language pathology services;
You must be homebound, that is, unable to leave home at all without great difficulty (usually medical trips, church and beauty shop are the only trips permissible); and
The agency providing your home care must be approved by Medicare.

7500 Security Boulevard

Baltimore MD 21244

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Toll Free: 800-MEDICARE

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Cleaning for a Reason

Any woman with cancer receiving chemotherapy treatments can get her house cleaned monthly for four months while she is in treatment.

The process to sign up starts at noon Central Time Monday through Thursday and accept a maximum of 50 applications each day Monday through Thursday, to Cleaning for a Reason Patient Application and have the doctor fax a note confirming the treatment. Cleaning for a Reason will have a participating maid service in your zip code area arrange for the service. This organization serves the entire USA and currently has 547 partners to help these women.

2540 King Arthur Blvd, Suite 230

Lewisville TX 75056

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Toll Free: 877-337-3348

Fax: 972-316-4138

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Email: info@cleaningforareason.org

Oklahoma Department of Human Services - Aid to the Aged, Blind and Disabled (State Supplemental Payment)

This program provides SoonerCare (Medicaid) services to aged, blind and disabled persons who meet eligibility criteria. In some instances, these individuals may be eligible for a small cash assistance payment.

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Oklahoma Department of Human Services - Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Section 5310

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Mailing Address

50 Northeast 23rd

Oklahoma City OK 73105

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Voice: 405-521-2281

Fax: 405-521-2086

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Visiting Angels in Edmond

Visiting Angels Senior Care and In Home Assisted Living Services can assist elderly people located in Edmond, NW OKC, Jones, Guthrie and Stillwater Territories and surrounding areas in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.

2500 S Broadway #310

Edmond OK 73013

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Toll Free: 800-365-4189 , 877-618-4748

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