Loving Care is a unique agency that provides the most comprehensive list of services available in central Oklahoma.

Nurses and other health care professionals deliver a wide array of services to patients that choose to have their care “catered” to them.

The care available through a certified home health agency generally includes services which foster recovery, rehabilitation, recuperation and patient specific health education.

Home health care has proven to provide for faster recovery with better patient outcomes and at the same time be more cost effective than hospital or other institutional types of care.

Patients in a hospital or skilled nursing facility must request Loving Care Home Health to avoid being discharged to another home health care provider who may not provide the same level of expertise or extensive services.

Types of Home Health Care

Skilled Nursing Care
Nurses provide care in accordance with physician’s orders by assessing the patient’s condition, giving injections, caring for wounds, instructing patients in self-care, teaching family members, monitoring progress and coordinating care given by other professionals.

Physical Therapy
Physical Therapists help the patient gain strength and coordination by administering and monitoring exercise routines and using special equipment.

Occupational Therapy
Occupational Therapists teach use of the hands and other fine motor skills, as well as cognitive skills to those challenged by stroke or other neurological causes.

Speech Therapy
Speech Pathologists provide treatment for speech, hearing and language communication; assist with cognitive functioning and loss of handwriting abilities; as well as swallowing and nutritional needs.

Social Workers
Masters prepared Social Workers (MSW) assist the patient with personal and financial situations; emotional and community support and counseling; and living in a new environment such as a relative’s home or assisted living.

Home Health Aides
Home Health Aides can assist the patient with bathing, grooming and other activities of daily living.

Who Pays for Home Health Care?

Home health care is a Medicare Part A benefit which requires no co-pay or deductible. Other payment sources may include private insurance, worker’s compensation and private/self pay. All private insurance coverage needs pre-approval since some policies cover only a portion of home health services.

You may qualify for Medicare home health benefits if you answer yes to two or more of the following:

• Are you under the care of a physician?
• Do you require intermittent skilled nursing care?
• Do you require therapy services (i.e. physical, occupational, speech)?
• Have you had a recent hospitalization?
• Have you had a recent surgery?
• Have you had recent medication changes?
• Does leaving your residence require a considerable and taxing effort?
• Do you have to use an assistive device to leave your residence?
• Are you homebound due to your current health condition?