Home Health 101: Extension Request
This special scenario exists when the physical therapy plan of care comes to the last visit, the initially planned discharge visit date. However, at this time and in your opinion, the patient is not appropriate or...
The Face-to-Face Encounter in Home Health
Has your home health patient seen their physician recently? Medicare mandates that a physician has a face-to-face encounter with their patient before or after the start of care. Review the essential time points for...
Fall Prevention: A “Close Call” Story
In home health you must do everything to optimize safety, prevent falls and reduce risk for secondary impairments. Listen to Peter's story of a "close call" experience during a patient encounter. Additional...
OASIS-C2 GG0170C Mobility Functional Ability
OASIS-C2 GG0170C Mobility Functional Ability The OASIS-C2 (effective 1/1/2017) incorporates a couple new items. As a home health physical therapist, I am most excited about the new OASIS-C2 item called,...
Care Coordination: Therapy with Nursing
This video lesson outlines a few important aspects of care coordination in home health between Therapy and Nursing, including best practice tips and examples. ...
Home Care PT: Catch 2 Fish with 1 Hook
Learn what it means to "catch two fish with one hook" in home health. It does not always happen, but when it does, be thankful! Check out the video to get the scoop on this awesome home health scenario! Be smart and...
Ayuda Rehab & Wellness’s Core Values
It is vitally important to have a why: a purpose, a cause, a belief, a dream, a mission. Your core values are who you are. They are the guiding principles for how your think, speak, act and live your life. I humbly...
The Best Reward a Home Health PT Can Earn !
Share one way in which you are creating value in your patient's life? [grwebform url="https://app.getresponse.com/view_webform_v2.js?u=VLBks&webforms_id=4893104" css="on" center="off" center_margin="200"/]
Discharge Mrs. Smith with RW?
Patient Case Study: Mrs. Smith is an 88-year-old female who lives with her 92-year-old husband. Her PLOF was ambulation with a single point cane. She has a history of falls. You have two gait goals for Mrs. Smith: one...