Medicare, Medicaid, and most private health insurance policies cover most VNA and Hospice services when ordered by a physician. Long-term care insurance and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs insurance also cover many home care services.
To assure that no one is denied care because of inability to pay, Rutland Area Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice charges on a sliding scale for services not covered by insurance. For more information, please call us at (802) 775.0568.
Meeting Medicare Requirements
The following basic requirements must be met to qualify for Medicare home health services.
A physician must determine the need for home health care services, write orders for those services, and oversee patient care.
- A physician must also determine that the patient is homebound, as patients must be unable to leave home without significant effort and help from others.
- The patient must require specific skilled services provided by a nurse or therapist and those services must be required on a part-time or intermittent basis.
- Medicare will not pay for personal care services, such as bathing or dressing unless there is also a skilled service.
Private Duty Home Care Services
In most cases, private duty home care services are brought in to supplement or extend the care covered by health insurance, which means these services are usually paid for “out of pocket” by the patient or family. Learn more by clicking on our private in-home care page on this website.
Call Heather Baker at (802) 770-1600 or email careplus@ravnah.org to schedule a confidential, initial in-home assessment to determine which services would be most beneficial and most affordable for you.
