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Frequently Asked Questions

Below we have listed some of your most frequently asked questions. If you have any additional question or comments please contact us.

Home Health FAQs
    * What services does AllPro provide, and what is their coverage area?
    * My doctor says I need home health care. Does he choose the agency for me?
    * How is AllPro different from other home health agencies?
    * Who handles all the billing paperwork?
    * Who is the administrator of AllPro Home Health?
    * Tell me about the staff at AllPro
    * How do I contact AllPro?

Medicare
    * What does Medicare cover for home health services?

 
Home Health FAQs
    
What services does AllPro provide, and what is their coverage area?
AllPro is a Medicare-certified home health agency, licensed by the state of Florida for patients in Charlotte, Sarasota, Collier, Lee and DeSoto counties. Our services include skilled nursing; physical, occupational, and speech therapy; certified nursing assistants, and medical social work.
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My doctor says I need home health care. Does he choose the agency for me?
You can tell your doctor who you want. It's your choice. Many patients don't realize they can choose the agency they want to provide their home health care.
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How is AllPro different from other home health agencies?
AllPro is privately owned and community based. The administrator takes the time to get to know each patient. For a home health company to be reimbursed 100 percent from Medicare, they only have to do a certain number of visits. The staff at AllPro goes above and beyond that, taking care of the patient until they are able to take care of themselves again.
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Who handles all the billing paperwork?
AllPro Home Health will process any necessary paperwork and deal directly with Medicare and/or the patient's private insurance company.
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Who is the administrator of AllPro Home Health?
Adam Pacyga has more than 15 years of experience in home health care administration, both in Illinois and Southwest Florida. His mom, Annette Pacyga, is the Director of Nursing.
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Tell me about the staff at AllPro
AllPro's staff is made up of reliable, caring professionals, including nurses, therapists, wound care specialists, certified nursing assistants, medical social workers, community liaison personnel, and a business manager. The staff is carefully selected, supervised, and insured, which allows the agency to maintain a high level of care for its patients. There is always someone available by telephone to answer any questions or concerns, 24 hours a day.
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How do I contact AllPro?
Someone is available 24 hours a day by calling the AllPro office at (941) 258-3355. You can also e-mail the administrator at A_Pacyga@allprohomehealth.net
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Medicare
    
What does Medicare cover for home health services?
Your doctor must decide if you need medical care at home, and make a plan for your care at home; and you must need intermittent skilled nursing care, physical therapy, speech-language therapy, or to continue occupational therapy; and the home health agency caring for you must be approved by the Medicare program (Medicare-certified); and you must be homebound, or normally unable to leave home without help.

To be homebound means that leaving home takes considerable and taxing effort. You can be homebound and still leave home for medical treatment, or short, infrequent absences for non-medical reasons, such as trips to a barber or church. A need for adult day care doesn't keep you from getting home health care.

If you meet all four of the conditions above, Medicare will cover the following types of home health care:

Skilled nursing care on a part-time or intermittent basis.
Skilled nursing care includes services and care that can only be performed safely and correctly by a licensed nurse (either an RN or a licensed LPN).

Home health aide services on a part-time or intermittent basis.
A home health aide doesn't have a nursing license, but supports the nurse by providing services such as help with bathing, using the bathroom, dressing, or other personal care. These types of services don't need the skills of a licensed nurse. Medicare doesn't cover home health aide services unless you are also getting skilled care such as nursing care or other therapy. The home health aide services must be part of the home care for your illness or injury.

Physical therapy, speech-language therapy, and occupational therapy, for as long as your doctor says you need it.
    1. Physical therapy includes exercise to regain movement and strength in a body area, and training on how to use special equipment or do daily activities, like how to get in and out of a wheelchair or bathtub.

    2. Speech-language therapy (pathology services) includes exercise to regain and strengthen speech skills.

    3. Occupational therapy includes exercise to help you do usual daily activities by yourself. You might learn new ways to eat, put on clothes, comb your hair, and perform other usual daily activities. You may continue to receive occupational therapy if ordered by your doctor even if you no longer need other skilled care.

Medical social services to help you with social and emotional concerns related to your illness.
This might include counseling or help in finding resources in your community. Certain medical supplies, like wound dressings (but not prescription drugs or biologicals); durable medical equipment, such as a wheelchair or walker; Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved injectable osteoporosis drugs in certain circumstances.

Currently, Medicare does not cover any of the following:

* 24-hour-a-day care at home; meals delivered to your home; * homemaker services, such as shopping, cleaning, and laundry; and *personal care given by home health aides, such as bathing, dressing, and using the bathroom when this is the only care you need. Most of the time, your doctor, a social worker, or a hospital discharge planner will help arrange for Medicare-covered home health care. However, you have a choice as to which home health care agency you use.

source: www.medicare.gov

For more information, call (941) 258-3355.

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