Tender HH RN

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 ...

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!

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...

All awesome links, thank you so much!

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...

The age range for our patients is currently 18-x. Are there stringent requirements that we would need to adhere to in order to see minors?

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...

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 ...

I see. Yes, that is the toughest part. Is it because there is a shortage of nurses? I would like to try to avoid this problem as much as possible.

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 ...

Got it, thank you!

Hello, I searched for topics that are related to my situation and could not find any so sorry in advance if there is a thread that answers this. I am completely new to forums so forgive any mistakes I may make. I started a new home health agency and ...

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...

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?

I am definitely seeing that, thank you for your reply!

Hello I searched through the threads and found one on home health reimbursement but it ended in 2005 so I wanted to start again. I have a new home health agency and we are not Medicare certified yet. We need to see 7-10 patients while we wait for ou...

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...

First, thank you so much for your reply. We have definitely looked into private pay. Private insurance is one option but we can't bill for most until we're Medicare certified. Have you ever dealt with out of pocket patients? Would you have any advice...