Additional Resources
When to Consider Skilled Home Health Care
Skilled Nursing
- Return from hospital/rehab
- Medication change
- Lab draws
- IV management
- Wound care
Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy
- Return from hospital/rehab
- Recent fall
- Change in mobility
- Medication change
- New assistive device use
- Medication management
- ADL support
- Cognitive training and support
Speech Therapy
- Difficulty chewing
- Difficulty finishing meals
- Coughing with food or beverages
- Change in mental status
- Diagnosis of dementia
- ADL support
- Cognitive training and support
Social Work
- Death of family member
- Feelings of hopelessness
- Difficult family situation
- Emotional support
- Change in medication
- Change in living situation
If a Patient Could Benefit From Home Health Care:
- Discuss the advantages of home health services with the patient, their family and their physician. Get a signed order from the physician confirming homebound status and agreeing to oversee the personalized care plan.
- Send the completed referral, signed physician order, file of life or facesheet and insurance cards to CorsoCare intake.
- Check in regularly with the patient, their family and the skilled care provider to ensure the patient is getting the best possible care.
Intake Fax Checklist
- Signed physician order
- Completed referral form
- Clear copy of insurance cards
- Facesheet / File of life