Tender HH RN
has 3 years experience and specializes in Home Health Nursing.
I am home health owner as well as a new RN. I have just started a home health business and I am very eager to learn and gain knowledge from experienced nurses. I share this username with a few of my partners who are my home health agency's co-owners.
Tender HH RN replied to jom0124's topic in Home Health
Do you know what other agencies in your area offer? (So Cal) We offer a lower amount because we're a newer agency but we're looking to hire new employees and I wanted to get some statistics. We were thinking of implementing higher rates but only if ...
Tender HH RN replied to Tender HH RN's topic in Home Health
Yes, I completely understand. I just find that the advice in forums will get me in the right direction as there are years of experience behind the advice. Thank you!
Tender HH RN replied to Tender HH RN's topic in Home Health
Would you suggest, or anyone else for that matter, that we employ a therapist prior to our Medicare certification? We thought it was better to employ therapists after certification to avoid any additional work prior to our survey. Its definitely some...
We are trying to determine which types of doctors we should be trying to target to market our agency to. We are an agency that, as of now, only offers skilled nursing, home health aides, and medical social work services. What are the top diagnosis in...
Tender HH RN replied to KateRN1's topic in Home Health
I completely agree 4evernrs. We actually are still dealing with paper forms because we are fairly new but we had a separate training to focus on paperwork. It took time, but we created documents that explained key areas to ensure the nurses fill out ...
Hello, I'm in the process of getting Medicare certified. We are waiting for our CMS 855A to be approved then we will be applying for JCAHO accreditation deemed status in order to achieve both concurrently. I have tried looking for great resources, c...
Tender HH RN replied to RN1263's topic in Home Health
Does your agency ask for your general availability? This is actually a great subject to learn about, from the perspective of a home health owner, as scheduling visits is tough. Home health is a very flexible industry and so we try to schedule visits ...
Tender HH RN replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn
In the home health industry especially, I've learned that "bonding" is key. There are certainly those patients who refuse to even speak but once you get a patient to trust you it helps the patient-caregiver relationship. It opens up communication and...
Tender HH RN replied to Tender HH RN's topic in Home Health
Awesome links, thank you Karen. We actually did look into Medi-cal but they do not do separate surveys for those. Forgive me, I'm very new to this but what is the exact difference between something like Medi-cal and Medicaid?
Tender HH RN replied to Tender HH RN's topic in Home Health
Kate - I know, I'm seeing that now and its depressing. We actually have not had a patient with the need for a home health aide, do they usually last a full episode? 4evernrs - thank you for the advice. I will definitely be doing some heavy marketing...