Home health care services provide individuals with essential medical, personal care and home support services in their own home, to maintain independence and enhance quality of life. Humana provides customized home health care packages tailored to each individual – such as telehealth or in-person assistance – but interested parties must first assess their specific home healthcare needs to determine what level of assistance is necessary.

Humana makes the first step toward receiving home health care easy by conducting an assessment, which provides an evaluation of an individual’s health, home, and financial situation in order to ascertain eligibility. Individuals should gather essential information during this process such as their medical history, insurance details, or any other pertinent details that might prove useful during care services; additionally it’s best practice to get a referral from a licensed healthcare provider.

Once an assessment is complete, individuals will collaborate with a Humana care coordinator to develop their personalized home health care plan. This will identify which services will be needed and when. It is vital that the individual remains active in their own care by understanding how best to utilize home health services – this may include performing any prescribed exercises, following a healthy diet plan and taking medications as directed; reporting any issues or concerns promptly to Humana or their care team.

Home health care eligibility requirements can be fulfilled via Original Medicare, Medicare Advantage plans or Medicare supplemental coverage from private insurers like Humana. Medicare Advantage plans provide additional benefits that go beyond what are covered under Part A and B; some plans even cover deductibles, co-payments or cost sharing requirements not found in Original Medicare.

Humana provides more than home health care; we also offer social and community benefits designed to assist seniors in living more independent lives, such as adult day care, SilverSneakers and wellness programs that enable seniors to socialize safely among peers while remaining at home.

Humana’s recent purchase of Kindred at Home illustrates their dedication to improving home-based care. Partnerships with DispatchHealth and Heal will only further this goal, so on this episode of Disrupt, we sat down with Agwunobi to discuss what this acquisition means for home health care’s future – tune in below or subscribe via Apple Podcasts or SoundCloud to hear our full conversation!