Home Health Care
Whether you are recovering from illness, injury, or surgery, managing chronic disease, or coping with life-threatening conditions, Home Health Care can help you throughout your recovery process.
Is Home Health Care Right For Me?
Nearly everyone prefers to be home in their own bed when they are ill. In fact, we find most people actually get well faster at home. Home Health can assist when there is a need for skilled care.
Coastal Home Health and Hospice is Medicare and Medicaid certified and licensed by the state of Oregon. We are considered a leading provider of comprehensive home health services in Curry County.
Three cornerstones provide the building blocks upon which our success is built:
We are committed to providing the highest quality and most cost-effective care for each individual patient.
We are dedicated to the principle that everyone deserve to receive the best possible care. For more than 40 years that philosophy has shown through in the expert care we provide.
We are committed to listening and adapting to the needs of our patients. Your goals are our goals.
A Perfect Partnership
We work with you, your family, and your physician to implement a care strategy that will improve your health outcome in the comfort of your own home. We want to help you recover as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Our skilled clinicians recognize and address potential problems before they get out of control, providing you and your family with a higher level of confidence and peace of mind.
Our goal is to help you maintain your independence and reduce unnecessary calls or visits to the doctor or trips to the emergency room. Our home health professionals help keep you out of the hospital and recovering in the comfort of Home.
You can rest easy knowing that we will be with you to help manage your recovery or disease process every step of the way, right from the comfort of your home. We help take the weight of worry off of you or your loved one's shoulders- we are on your team.
Rehabilitation Services
If you need help recovering from an injury, surgery, or anything else that requires rehabilitation help, we can help! We have physical therapists, an occupational therapist, and a speech therapist on staff, and, best of all- they come right to you!
Supporting Your Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Health
Recovering from illness, or even adapting to “new normals” due to injury or disability, can be difficult for both patients and their families to cope with. That is why we have several Medical Social Workers on staff, in addition to our Spiritual Care Coordinator and our Community Advocate. In addition to providing short-term counseling, we can help you with advice about resource planning and long-term care arrangements, if needed, for you, your family members, and even your pets!
If you have questions or would like to speak with one of our professional and compassionate intake coordinators about how Coastal Home health and hospice may be the right choice for you or your loved one, please call (541) 469-0405 today.
Home Health Care FAQ’s
Question: What does Home Health Care assist with?
Answer: Home Health provides assistance with many aspects of recovery and condition management, including:
Teaching and training in the home
Help managing medications
Understanding diseases and / or conditions
Making healthy food choices
Monitoring treatment progress
Minimizing the risk of Falls, infections, and other setbacks
Question: Do you take Medicare or Medicaid?
Answer: Yes! Medicare and or Medicaid will cover the cost of in-home health care services for those patients over the age of 65 who meet either programs eligibility requirements.
Private insurance companies, Managed Care organizations, and workers compensation plans may also pay for in-home health care services.
Question: Does the VA cover home health?
Answer: If you are a U.S. veteran In the VA program who lives with a complex, chronic, or disabling disease with a short-term need for skilled services or assistance with daily living activities you may qualify for in-home health care benefits.
Learn more at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs website at va.gov.
Question: Do you take private healthcare insurance?
Answer: Absolutely. Private health insurance can also help, but you should check your coverage or home health care as it varies from plan to plan.
Short-term skilled nursing care post-surgery or after an injury not directly related to an auto or workers compensation accident is commonly covered by most private insurances. high-deductible plans time to health savings accounts may also offer tax advantages, so be sure to talk to your financial professional about that benefit as well.
Question: I don't have insurance or my insurance won't cover home health care. What can I do?
Answer: Private pay is also an option for families that choose to pay for home health care expenses out-of-pocket.
Retirement income, savings, stocks, home equity, or gifts from family members are all possible sources for covering home health care expenses. If you do choose to pay out-of-pocket, discuss the benefits of the various sources with an elder care attorney or financial advisor.
Note: Medicaid has a government program in every state that provides medical assistance to people who meet income eligibility requirements. To qualify in Oregon in 2021, the maximum monthly income allowed for the program is $17,616 for a family of one, and $23,796 for a family of two. Eligibility is also based on several other factors. if Social Security is your primary source of income in your home is your main asset you made me Medicaid requirements. An attorney specializing in Elder Care may be able to provide guidance on eligibility requirements. You can find more information about Medicaid eligibility here: medicaid.org.