When to Consider Home Health Services

When Might Home Health Services Be Needed?

If any of items listed below apply to you, you may need home health services:

• Caregiver concerns
• Frequent emergency room visits
• Home safety concerns
• Lives alone
• New diagnosis or flare up of a chronic disease
• New medications or multiple medications
• Multiple illnesses
• Pain control issues
• Post-surgical patients
• Transitioning to the home setting

Do you have questions about the differences between home health, palliative care and hospice care, and when each might be appropriate? View a comparison of services chart (PDF)