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Abilene KS - Kansas home health agency -- Home Health & Hospice Of Dickinson County, Dickinson County Click to request assistance
Anthony KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- County Hha, County Click to request assistance
Arkansas City KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- South Central Kansas Home Care, Cowley County Click to request assistance
Atchison KS - Kansas home health care services -- Atchison Hospital Hh Care Services, Atchison County Click to request assistance
Basehor KS - Kansas personal home care -- Sunshine Home Health Care, Leavenworth County Click to request assistance
Belleville KS - Kansas home health agency -- Republic County Hha, Republic County Click to request assistance
Beloit KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- North Central Kansas Hha, Mitchell County Click to request assistance
Bonner Springs KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Blessed Trinity Home Health Care Inc, Wyandotte County Click to request assistance
Burlington KS - Kansas home health care services -- Coffey County Hospital Hha, Coffey County Click to request assistance
Caldwell KS - Kansas personal home care -- Caldwell Communicare, Sumner County Click to request assistance
Chanute KS - Kansas home health agency -- Neosho Mem Regional Medical Center, Neosho County Click to request assistance
Chapman KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Chapman Valley Manor , Dickinson County Click to request assistance
Clay Center KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Clay County Hha, Clay County Click to request assistance
Coffeyville KS - Kansas home health care services -- Coffeyville Regional Med Center Hha, Montgomery County Click to request assistance
Colby KS - Kansas personal home care -- L & C Home Health Agency Inc, Thomas County Click to request assistance
Coldwater KS - Kansas home health agency -- Comanche County Home Health Agency, Comanche County Click to request assistance
Concordia KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Cloud County Home Health Agenc, Cloud County Click to request assistance
Dodge City KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Hospice Of The Prairie, Ford County Click to request assistance
El Dorado KS - Kansas home health care services -- Susan B Allen Mem Hospital Hha, Butler County Click to request assistance
Ellinwood KS - Kansas personal home care -- Woodhaven Care Center , Barton County Click to request assistance
Ellsworth KS - Kansas home health agency -- Custom Care Of Ellsworth Inc, Ellsworth County Click to request assistance
Emporia KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Newman Regional Health Hha, Lyon County Click to request assistance
Emporia KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- At-Home Health Care Inc, Lyon County Click to request assistance
Emporia KS - Kansas home health care services -- Viacare Home Health Llc, Lyon County Click to request assistance
Eureka KS - Kansas personal home care -- Greenwood County Hospital Hha, Greenwood County Click to request assistance
Fort Scott KS - Kansas home health agency -- Mercy Homecare, Bourdon County Click to request assistance
Fredonia KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Fredonia Regional Hospital Hha, Wilson County Click to request assistance
Fredonia KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Fredonia Home Town Health Care Llc, Wilson County Click to request assistance
Garden City KS - Kansas home health care services -- Sunshine Nursing Agency, Finney County Click to request assistance
Garden City KS - Kansas personal home care -- St Catherine Home Health, Finney County Click to request assistance
Garnett KS - Kansas home health agency -- Anderson County Hospital Home Health Services, Anderson County Click to request assistance
Girard KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Preferred Care Home Rehab Specialists, Crawford County Click to request assistance
Girard KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Hha Of Of Girard Medical Center, Crawford County Click to request assistance
Great Bend KS - Kansas home health care services -- Cherry Village Nursing , Barton County Click to request assistance
Great Bend KS - Kansas personal home care -- Fitzsimmons Insurance Agency Inc , Barton County Click to request assistance
Great Bend KS - Kansas home health agency -- Rescare Homecare , Barton County Click to request assistance
Great Bend KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Golden Belt Home Health & Hospice , Barton County Click to request assistance
Great Bend KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Cherry Village Housing , Barton County Click to request assistance
Great Bend KS - Kansas home health care services -- Golden Belt Home Health And Hospice, Barton County Click to request assistance
Hanover KS - Kansas personal home care -- Hanover Home Healthcare, Washington County Click to request assistance
KS - Kansas home health agency -- Hospital Home Health, Harper County Click to request assistance
Hays KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Good Sam Society Home Health Of Central Ks, Ellis County Click to request assistance
Hays KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Professional Home Health Services, Ellis County Click to request assistance
Hiawatha KS - Kansas home health care services -- Hiawatha Community Hospital Hha, Brown County Click to request assistance
Hiawatha KS - Kansas personal home care -- Northeast Kansas Multi County Hha, Brown County Click to request assistance
Hill City KS - Kansas home health agency -- Graham Co Hospital Hha, Graham County Click to request assistance
Holton KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Holton Community Hospital Hha, Jackson County Click to request assistance
Holton KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Ann's Home Health Agency Inc, Jackson County Click to request assistance
Hugoton KS - Kansas home health care services -- Stevens County Hospital Hha, Seward County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas personal home care -- The Homestead Hutchinson , Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas home health agency -- Youthville , Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Pheasant Acres Country Living , Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Mission Place , Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas home health care services -- Superior Care Nurses Registry , Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas personal home care -- Care 2000 Home Health Care , Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas home health agency -- Wesley Towers Asbury Apartments , Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Hutchinson Good Samaritan Village Lodge , Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Homecare Of Hutchinson, Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas home health care services -- Care 2000 Home Healthcare Services Of Hutchinson, Reno County Click to request assistance
Hutchinson KS - Kansas personal home care -- Reno County Health Department & Hha, Reno County Click to request assistance
Independence KS - Kansas home health agency -- Angel Care Home Health, Montgomery County Click to request assistance
Independence KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Mercy Homecare, Montgomery County Click to request assistance
Iola KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Allen County Hospital Hha, Allen County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas home health care services -- Bicentennial Manor Office , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas personal home care -- Sterling House Of Junction City , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas home health agency -- Valley View Senior Life , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Valley View Estates , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Cardinal Insurance , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas home health care services -- Good Samaritan Center , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas personal home care -- Bartell Place Senior Residences , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas home health agency -- M & M Insurance , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Farm Bureau Financial Services , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Opportunity Manor Roosevelt Ii , Geary County Click to request assistance
Junction City KS - Kansas home health care services -- Home Health At Geary Comm Hosp, Geary County Click to request assistance
Kansas City KS - Kansas personal home care -- Spectrum Private Care Services, Wyandotte County Click to request assistance
Kansas City KS - Kansas home health agency -- Southview Homecare, Wyandotte County Click to request assistance
Kansas City KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Caring Hearts Personal Home Care Services Inc, Wyandotte County Click to request assistance
Kansas City KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Spectrum Home Health Agency, Wyandotte County Click to request assistance
Kingman KS - Kansas home health care services -- Kingman Community Hospital Hha, Kingman County Click to request assistance
Lakin KS - Kansas personal home care -- Kearny County Home Health Agency, Kearny County Click to request assistance
Lawrence KS - Kansas home health agency -- Heartland Home Care Services , Douglas County Click to request assistance
Lawrence KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Douglas County Vna, Douglas County Click to request assistance
Leawood KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Continua Home Health, Johnson County Click to request assistance
Leawood KS - Kansas home health care services -- Interim Healthcare Of Kansas City, Johnson County Click to request assistance
Lenexa KS - Kansas personal home care -- Lakeview Village Home Health, Johnson County Click to request assistance
Liberal KS - Kansas home health agency -- Liberal Hh & Guymon Hospice, Seward County Click to request assistance
Lincoln KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Mid America Health Care, Lincoln County Click to request assistance
Logan KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Logan Manor Home Health, Phillips County Click to request assistance
Manhattan KS - Kansas home health care services -- Homestead Of Manhattan , Riley County Click to request assistance
Manhattan KS - Kansas personal home care -- Greenwood Home Care , Riley County Click to request assistance
Manhattan KS - Kansas home health agency -- Home Care Pca Llc , Riley County Click to request assistance
Manhattan KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Meadowlark Home Health, Riley County Click to request assistance
Manhattan KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Homecare & Hospice Inc, Riley County Click to request assistance
Marion KS - Kansas home health care services -- Marion Co Home Care Services, Marion County Click to request assistance
Marysville KS - Kansas personal home care -- Community Memorial Healthcare Hha, Marshall County Click to request assistance
Mcpherson KS - Kansas home health agency -- Angel Arms Home Health, Mcpherson County Click to request assistance
Meade KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Meade District Hospital Hha, Meade County Click to request assistance
Medicine Lodge KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Barber County Home Health Agency, Barber County Click to request assistance
Milford KS - Kansas home health care services -- Windsong Adult Care Home , Geary County Click to request assistance
Minneapolis KS - Kansas personal home care -- Ottawa Co Health Center Hha, Ottawa County Click to request assistance
Ness City KS - Kansas home health agency -- Ness Co Hospital Home Care Services, Ness County Click to request assistance
Newton KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Central Homecare And Hospice Inc, Harvey County Click to request assistance
Nickerson KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Shadowland Adult Care Home , Reno County Click to request assistance
Norton KS - Kansas home health care services -- Prn Home Health Agency, Norton County Click to request assistance
Oberlin KS - Kansas personal home care -- Cottonwood Home Care Agency, Decatur County Click to request assistance
Olathe KS - Kansas home health agency -- Avalon Home Health Inc., Johnson County Click to request assistance
Olathe KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Home Health Of Olathe Medical, Johnson County Click to request assistance
Onaga KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Community Homehealth, Pottawatomie County Click to request assistance
Oskaloosa KS - Kansas home health care services -- Jefferson County Home Health Agency, Jefferson County Click to request assistance
Overland KS - Kansas personal home care -- Gentiva Health Services I, Johnson County Click to request assistance
Overland Park KS - Kansas home health agency -- Carondelet Home Care Services , Johnson County Click to request assistance
Overland Park KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Anew Home Health Lc, Johnson County Click to request assistance
Overland Park KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Catholic Comm Services Home Health, Johnson County Click to request assistance
Paola KS - Kansas home health care services -- Miami County Health Department, Miami County Click to request assistance
Parsons KS - Kansas personal home care -- Home Healthcare Connection Sou, Labette County Click to request assistance
Parsons KS - Kansas home health agency -- Labette Home Health, Labette County Click to request assistance
Parsons KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Independent Strides Home Health, Labette County Click to request assistance
Phillipsburg KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Phillips County Hha, Phillips County Click to request assistance
Pittsburg KS - Kansas home health care services -- Mt Carmel Reg Medical Ctr Home Care Services, Crawford County Click to request assistance
Prairie Village KS - Kansas personal home care -- Life Care Home Health Services Llc , Johnson County Click to request assistance
Pratt KS - Kansas home health agency -- Pratt Regional Medical Center, Pratt County Click to request assistance
Sabetha KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Nemaha County Hha, Nemaha County Click to request assistance
Salina KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Salina-Saline County Hha, Saline County Click to request assistance
Salina KS - Kansas home health care services -- Kansas Care Inc, Saline County Click to request assistance
Scott City KS - Kansas personal home care -- Scott County Hospital Home Health, Scott County Click to request assistance
Sedan KS - Kansas home health agency -- Chautauqua County Hha, Chautauqua County Click to request assistance
Shawnee Mission KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Shawnee Mission Home Health Care, Johnson County Click to request assistance
South Hutchinson KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Mennonite Manor Mennonite Manor Health Care Facility , Reno County Click to request assistance
St Francis KS - Kansas home health care services -- Good Samaritan Home Health Care, Cheyenne County Click to request assistance
Stafford KS - Kansas personal home care -- Stafford District Hospital Hh, Stafford County Click to request assistance
Stockton KS - Kansas home health agency -- Rooks County Home Health Agency, Rooks County Click to request assistance
Topeka KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Krh Home Health Care, Shawnee County Click to request assistance
Topeka KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Shawnee County Home Health Agency, Shawnee County Click to request assistance
Topeka KS - Kansas home health care services -- St Francis Health Center Hha, Shawnee County Click to request assistance
Topeka KS - Kansas personal home care -- Caring Hearts Inc, Shawnee County Click to request assistance
Topeka KS - Kansas home health agency -- Caregivers Home Health, Shawnee County Click to request assistance
Tribune KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Greeley County Home Health, Greeley County Click to request assistance
Troy KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Doniphan Co Health Dept Hha, Doniphan County Click to request assistance
Ulysses KS - Kansas home health care services -- Heritage Homecare, Grant County Click to request assistance
Wakeeney KS - Kansas personal home care -- Trego County Home Health, Trego County Click to request assistance
Wamego KS - Kansas home health agency -- Prn Home Health And Hospice Inc, Pottawatomie County Click to request assistance
Washington KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Washington County Hha, Washington County Click to request assistance
Wellington KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Sumner County Home Health Agency, Sumner County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas home health care services -- Right at Home, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas personal home care -- Proactive Home Care Inc, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas home health agency -- Advantage Home Care Inc, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Total Homecare An Amedisys Company, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Heartland Hh Care & Hospice, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas home health care services -- Interim Healthcare Of Wichita, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas personal home care -- Progressive Home Health & Hospice, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Caring Hearts Of Wichita, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas home health care services -- Dependable Home Health Care, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas personal home care -- Home Healthcare Connection, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas home health agency -- Via Christi Home Health, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas Medicare home care -- Faith Home Health & Hospice Llc, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas nonmedical home care -- Wesley Home Health, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas home health care services -- Serenity Home Health Llc, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Wichita KS - Kansas personal home care -- Absolute Home Health Care, Sedgwick County Click to request assistance
Winfield KS - Kansas home health agency -- William Newton Home Health Services, Cowley County Click to request assistance
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Contact Kansas Home Care Services
For the convenience of the public, care providers are listed on this page to show services available in a particular area. We cannot verify the business practice or the background of providers listed on this page. As a result, we do not provide contact information. Members of the Kansas Care Planning Council, listed on this site, have agreed to abide by a code of ethics. If you wish to contact a member of the Kansas Care Planning Council regarding any of the eldercare services listed on this page, please fill out the form below and a council member will contact you. Please be aware that your information may be shared with other members of the Care Planning Council who might be able to help you as well. Read Our Disclaimer.
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About Home Care Services
Although most home care is provided by family, friends or volunteers, there is a growing trend to hire paid individuals or professionals to provide this care in the home. The hiring of care is prompted by a growing trend for traditional caregivers to be employed full-time and unable to offer much help or for family to live hundreds of miles away from the loved one and find it difficult to offer hands-on long-distance care.
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Home Health Agency Care
In the year 2000, about 12,800 home health agencies served approximately 8,600,000 clients across the United States . In that year Medicare paid an estimated 85% to 90% of the total cost of home health agency services amounting to $ 8,700,000,000. Although current figures are not yet available, the number of home health agencies has been going up year after year as well as the number of clients being served.
Although home health agencies are privately owned, Medicare is the principle payer for their services. Home health services through Medicare are available under parts A and B. In order to qualify for Medicare homecare a person must have a skilled need, must be homebound and there must be a plan of care ordered by a Physician.
Prior to 1997 Medicare typically paid for home care for as long as it was needed. Prior to 1997 annual Medicare costs were almost double the amount cited above. In order to save money Medicare has since gone to a prospective payment system where, according to the plan of care, a certain amount of money is allocated to resolve the skilled need for the patient.
Monies are typically provided for a period of up to 60 days. If the patient recovers sooner then money may have to be reshuffled to other patients who are not responding as well. At the point where the patient does not respond or improve, no more Medicare money is forthcoming. After Medicare cuts off, a person continuing to need long-term care services must find sources other than Medicare.
Home health agencies deliver a variety of skilled services. The plan of care usually includes custodial services to help the care-recipient remain in the home. These would include an aide for an hour or two a day to help with bathing, dressing and transferring. If there is time remaining other personal services may be offered as well.
Recently Medicare has redefined what it means by "homebound" to allow recipients to leave the home on a limited basis. Beginning in 2003 and ending three years later, Medicare is testing, with a very small test group, a program where selected home health agencies can provide adult day health care instead of home health services. If successful the program will offer a new dimension in Medicare home care.
In addition, under the new definition, Medicare will also allow and pay for home visits from doctors who specialize in homebound elderly patients. Limited office visits are also allowed under the new definition. Finally, in the past few years Medicare is paying for home telehealth visits through a home telehealth, computer work station. Telehealth is being used with some success to provide home care in rural areas where it would be difficult to arrange the personal visit from a home health care agency.
Personal Care or Non-medical Home Health Care
Non-Medical Care Services In The Home.
These providers represent a rapidly growing trend to allow people needing help with long term care to remain in their home or in the community instead of going to a care facility. The services offered may include:
- companionship
- grooming and dressing
- recreational activities
- incontinent care
- handyman services
- teeth brushing
- medication reminders
- bathing or showering
- light housekeeping
- meal preparation
- respite for family caregivers
- errands and shopping
- reading email or letters
- overseeing home deliveries
- dealing with vendors
- transportation services
- changing linens
- laundry and ironing
- organizing closets
- care of house plants
- 24-hour emergency response
- family counseling
- phone call checks
- and much more.
A search of your local Yellow Pages under "home health agencies (or services)" will reveal that a large number of the advertised providers are personal care or non-medical home health companies. This causes some confusion since the yellow pages choose the same classification to list non-medical and traditional home health agencies together.
Personal care agencies are different from traditional home health agencies in that they do not provide medical services or skilled services and they are not paid by Medicare.
In addition, many states do not require personal care agencies to license with the state health department. In some states a person desiring to start a business like this need only advertise, get a business license and start hiring employees. On the other hand, some states require these companies to meet the same stringent rules under which traditional home health agencies operate. This might include hiring trained employees, the use of care plans, periodic inspections by the state health department and bonding.
If you live in a state which does not require regulation of these companies, it is important for you to check the background and history of these providers before using their services. Another benefit for the public is that many of these companies are part of a national franchise system. There are a number of these home care provider franchises around the country. Being a franchise, it is more likely that you can trust the services of the company and not have to worry about theft or abuse with your loved one.
Many larger traditional home health agencies are integrating non-medical services into their care delivery. This means Medicare and Medicaid are not paying the bill for this portion of a home health agency's business. Also many large integrated facilities providers (combined nursing homes, assisted living and independent retirement arrangements) are offering more non-medical or personal home healthcare.
The number of these companies is literally mushrooming all over the country. It is evident from this growth that there is a growing need for traditional family caregivers to contract help from paid care providers. This is probably due to the fact that many of the traditional caregivers are now employed fulltime or are living a long distance away from their loved ones and find it difficult if not impossible to provide long-term care.
Home Repair And Maintenance Services
As a general rule most personal care agencies provide only aides to help with personal needs in the home. Very few offer such things as deep housecleaning, home repairs, remodeling or yard maintenance. There is now a growing trend for companies to specialize in providing these additional services for the elderly. And as with personal care agencies many of these belong to national franchises.
It is evident that there is a growing national need to provide services to allow people to remain in their homes as long as possible. The growth of companies providing these services is evidence that this is a preference for the elderly needing care in the community.
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