Frequently Asked Questions

How do your services differ from traditional home health?

• If you are receiving care in your home through our agency, then it is going through your Part B outpatient benefit (even though in your home).  Each session is billed out to Medicare depending on the amount and type of services rendered that day. Therapy services can go on for 6-9 months if needed, with average time frames being 6-12 weeks of 3 times per week of therapy services. Your Medicare benefits cover 80% of the charges, with your secondary, or supplemental, covering the other 20% unless there is a co-pay or deductible. This service can have PT, OT, and ST services see you in your home under the same pay structure and benefit rules.

• Part A Medicare home health therapy, on the other hand, is provided by a Medicare Certified Home Health agency, and is a bundled service that is meant to bridge the gap between facility care and outpatient care. It is designed to get you functionally safe, not necessarily as functionally independent as possible. It includes skilled nursing care and a home health aide to assist in some activities of daily living such as bathing if needed, for a short period of time. This treatment is billed out to Medicare as a bundle of services and is not necessarily paid for each visit that you have but as a collection of services.  It is set up for 60-day periods with the average length of services being about 15-25 days.  Part A home health offers PT, OT, ST, Skilled Nursing, wound care, IV services, home health aides, and social workers.

How do your services differ from traditional home health?

• If you are receiving care in your home through our agency, then it is going through your Part B outpatient benefit (even though in your home).  Each session is billed out to Medicare depending on the amount and type of services rendered that day. Therapy services can go on for 6-9 months if needed, with average time frames being 6-12 weeks of 3 times per week of therapy services. Your Medicare benefits cover 80% of the charges, with your secondary, or supplemental, covering the other 20% unless there is a co-pay or deductible. This service can have PT, OT, and ST services see you in your home under the same pay structure and benefit rules.

• Part A Medicare home health therapy, on the other hand, is provided by a Medicare Certified Home Health agency, and is a bundled service that is meant to bridge the gap between facility care and outpatient care. It is designed to get you functionally safe, not necessarily as functionally independent as possible. It includes skilled nursing care and a home health aide to assist in some activities of daily living such as bathing if needed, for a short period of time. This treatment is billed out to Medicare as a bundle of services and is not necessarily paid for each visit that you have but as a collection of services.  It is set up for 60-day periods with the average length of services being about 15-25 days.  Part A home health offers PT, OT, ST, Skilled Nursing, wound care, IV services, home health aides, and social workers.

How much therapy can I get?

• The short answer is as much as you need. The longer answer has to do with making sure your care is meeting the eligibility requirements set for by your payer (Medicare). Care will need to be restorative, reasonable, skilled, necessary, and under a physician's signed plan of care every 6 weeks. 

Is therapy hard or painful?

• Although therapy may be challenging, you and your clinician work together towards meeting your goals, with the investment being well worth the reward. As you progress through the steps of your plan of care, you will begin to understand how Embrace Rehab can help you achieve what you once thought impossible.

What is the length of treatment time?

• This depends as no two treatment plans are identical. Your clinician will work with you and your physician to set the correct frequency for your therapy. This may be three to four times a week, or maybe less. It is always based on your individual clinical needs.

What insurances do you accept?

• We currently accept Medicare as the primary payer. If you have billing questions or insurance questions, please call.