Melbourne, Florida, rehab options for in-home health care make rehabilitating after an illness or accident convenient and comfortable at home. The city offers a few choices of medical professionals who are willing to work with patients in their homes so they don't have to spend weeks, or even months, in a rehabilitation facility.
Care Options
Melbourne's care facilities offer a wide range of home health rehab options ranging from physical therapy, speech pathology and occupational therapy. The HealthSouth Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital offers outpatient in-home care, for example. The facility helps patients plan and execute a rehabilitation plan whether they require inpatient or home care. Other Melbourne facilities that offer the same types of in-home rehab care include the Life Center of Melbourne and Gentiva.
Professionals
The Life Care Center of Melbourne trains staff to work with patients in their homes for their specific needs. Gentiva offers the same types of home care in its Rehab without Walls program. Each of the facilities requires its staff to have proper certification and licensing in such roles as physical therapist, speech pathologist, registered nurse and physician's assistant.
Add-On Care
While patients rehabilitate at home, other assisted-living options may provide just what they need. Home health rehab facilities usually offer additional services that may not qualify as rehabilitation but can prove helpful or even needed. Gentiva, HealthSouth Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital and Life Care Center of Melbourne all offer other in-home care options ranging from light cleaning, cooking and laundry services to medical procedures that include insulin administration and equipment replacement.
Safety
Whether you hire one of the above-mentioned facilities or choose a different Melbourne rehab option, check references before hiring any organization to assist with at-home rehabilitation. Most organizations, including HealthSouth Sea Pines Rehabilitation Hospital, screen all their employees. Research to ensure the organization you choose requires background checks as well as proper license and reference checks.
Payment Options
Most rehab in-home facilities take private health insurance. If you are on Medicare, check your specific policy before hiring any home health rehab facility. If a facility is Medicare certified, Medicare may pay for all or most of the in-home rehabilitation.
