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Frequently Asked Questions

Below are answers to just several of the most frequently asked questions we receive from prospective clients. Please feel free to contact us if you have any additional questions about our company, our services, or home care in general.

Home care provides one-on-one assistance that allows you or your loved one to remain in your current living situation. Senior care at home will allow your family to have peace of mind that you or your loved one will be able to live at home independently and safely.

The patients’ doctor must decide that medical care at home is necessary for Medicare to help pay for it. So talk to the doctor. The doctor must also make the care plan for the home health services that are needed.

No. Generally, Medicare does not cover homemaking, errand, and shopping. However, we do accept Medicaid, long-term care, private insurance and have very competitive private pay rates. Please contact us for a free consultation to review your coverage options.

A home health agency must be Medicare certified. Make sure you have this in writing before hiring an agency for your Medicare home health care needs.
A patient must be unable to leave home safely without help. So yes, being homebound is necessary. However, leaving home to go to a church service or to doctor’s appointment does not disqualify a person for Medicare home health services.
Yes, as long as the service is prescribed by a physician and the patient qualifies under Medicare criteria, including homebound status.
Medicare will cover nursing, physical/occupational therapy, speech therapy, social worker, and home health aid.
Yes. This is called Private Duty or Private Care. This service usually includes Companions, Homemakers, and/or Home Health Aides. This service does not require a prescription from a doctor. Please refer to the Private Duty page of this website for more information.
Yes! No matter what a physician or facility discharge planner tells you, the patient always has the right to choose. If you are in a hospital, nursing facility, or assisted living facility, you can tell them “I would like Preferred Home Care of Florida to take care of my home care needs”. See the FREE CHOICE BY PATIENT GUARANTEED ACT

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Preferred Home Care of Florida is managed and operated by professionals that are licensed in the state of Florida providing Health Care Services. We are privately owned, AHCA Licensed, Medicare Certified, Joint Commission Accredited and insured Home Health Agency. 

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