A: Home Health Care refers to a variety of services related to homemaking, companionship, personal assistance, nursing care and rehabilitation. These services are provided by professionals who have extensive training and background screening to ensure safe and effective care. The Vicar’s Landing Home Health Agency is a private agency and bills an hourly rate depending on the level of care required.
A: The aim of the Vicar’s Landing Home Health Agency is to help you maintain your highest level of independence in your own home. While it may become more prudent at a future date to consider assisted living, nursing care or hospice, most of the needed services can be provided by our trained professionals.
A: While our trained staff are very competent and have your best interests in mind, sometimes personalities clash. If you find that you aren’t comfortable with your assigned caregiver, just call the office and we will do all we can to match you with someone else.
A: Medicare does cover SOME home health care expenses related to a medical condition for a period of time. This could include some wound care, nursing care and rehabilitation. The Vicar’s Landing Home Health Agency is not a Medicare agency, so we would refer you to another high-quality agency for those services. Medicare does NOT cover Companion services.
A: It’s never too early to call! We will set up a convenient time to meet with you and, if you wish, other family members to discuss your needs and to create a plan of care. If you determine that you are not ready for home health care at this point, it will cost you nothing and you will be armed with the information you need. When it is time, we will be ready to provide you the care and services that keep you as independent as possible in the comfort of your home.