With Santa Rita Home Health & Hospice, qualified patients with original Medicare have no deductible to meet, no copay, and no out-of-pocket expenses of any kind. Could you or someone you care for benefit from in-home nursing or rehab? Call now to learn more about qualifications for 100% Medicare coverage: 210-200-8502. When people in greater San Antonio want to go home from the hospital or nursing home earlier, they do not have to go it alone. Texans managing illness, injury, or recovery in their own homes should receive in-home nursing or rehab. This prevents hospitalization or shortens stays when people are hospitalized. Santa Rita Home Health & Hospice takes a multidisciplinary approach to healthcare at home. Our home health team includes skilled nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, medical social workers, and home health aides. They help with situation such as:
• Postsurgical care
• Wound care
• Medication administration
• Home infusion nursing
• Skilled observation and assessment
• Chronic disease management such as getting diabetes under control
• Orthopedic rehab including joint replacement care
• Neurologic rehab including stroke rehab
• Cardiac rehab such as after a heart attack
• Pulmonary rehab such as rehab for COPD
• Fall prevention rehab
• And much more
When patients are managing a disease in an advanced state, Santa Rita also provides palliative care through Medicare’s hospice benefits. Patients transferring from home health to hospice get to keep their same nurse. Under the hospice benefit, not only does Medicare pay for the skilled services, Medicare also pays 100% for these items related to the hospice diagnosis:
• Medications
• Supplies
• Home medical equipment
Our highly skilled hospice team can reverse the progression of distressing symptoms while also coordinating care and supporting the family caregivers. If you think you or someone you care for may benefit from home health or hospice, please call us now to learn more: 210-200-8502.
