Mobility for Life Therapy Services

Pure Home Health Care now conveniently offers out-patient therapies in the privacy of of your own home!

As a Five-Star rated Home Health Care service, Pure Home Health Care provides West Michigan with compassionate, knowledgeable and clinically-skilled therapists.

If you or someone you know will benefit from the services of a Physical, Speech or Occupational Therapist, call Pure Home Health Care today! Your doctor or therapist can certify your need for these safe and effective skilled therapy services and qualify you for treatment.

Pure Home Health Care clinicians are professionally trained in infection control policies and tested regularly for Covid-19. Our clinicians follow the latest Health Department and CDC recommendations for infection control. We are your best resource to continue progressing towards your therapy goals, while keeping you safe in your home.

Continuity of therapy or mobility at home is the most accurate indicator of independence. Our new program improves both mobility and function. Research shows that seniors getting exercise and therapy at home stay healthy and functional.

Benefits to Patients

1. No additional doctor visits to obtain a face-to-face appointment
2. Reduced healthcare costs for patient
3. In-home care eliminates cross contamination at rehab center
4. Patient does not need to be home bound for these services

A therapist will perform a home study to ensure the patient’s environment is optimal for mobility and function.

Benefits to Physicians

1. No face-to-face appointment needed
2. Reduction in Medicare paperwork

In addition to reducing preventable falls, this service helps people who prefer extra attention and follow up at home, instead of in an outpatient therapy setting.

Out-Patient Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapy at Home

Speech Language Therapy 

Key Areas for Care at Home:

1. Dysphagia (swallow) Evaluation & Care
2. Aphasia (ability to comprehend and coherently use the language)
3. Apraxia (difficulty moving lips to correctly form words)
4. Cognition Care (if insurance covers)
5. Muscle Training and Compensation

Common Procedures

1. Diet Alterations
2. Muscle Training and Compensation
3. Visual Speech Perception
4. Constraint Induction Therapy
5. Singing

Common Supplies

1. Water Thickeners
2. Voice Microphone
3. Communication Boards

Physical Therapy

Key Areas for Care at Home:

1. Reduce Pain and Stiffness
2. Increase Functional Mobility
3. Decreased Falls
4. Mobility for Life

Common Procedures

1. Bed Mobility Exercises
2. Neuromuscular Facilitation Exercises
3. Transferring (in and out of bed)
4. Gait Training
5. Balance Training
6. Aerobic Capacity Training
7. Safety Instruction and Caregiver Training

Common Modalities

1. Heat and Cold Core Therapy
2. Ultrasound
3. Interferential Therapy
4. E Stim
5. Kinesio Taping

Occupational Therapy

Key Areas for Care at Home:

1. Reduce Discomfort
2. Increase Activities of Daily Living
3. Improved Self-Feeding and Self-Grooming Skills (ADL’s)
4. Mobility for Life

Common Procedures

1. ADL Training
2. Compensatory Techniques
3. Grooming Training
4. Self-Feeding Training
5. Energy Conversion Techniques

Common Equipment
Your Therapist may evaluate and train on Adaptive equipment for:

1. Self-Feeding and Dressing
2. Grooming
3. Bathing
4. Household Chores

Insurance

When you attend an outpatient clinic, insurance will bill you a 20% co-pay, which does not include the time and cost of transportation to the clinic.

Insurance will also bill you 20% for the Mobility for Life program, but therapy will be done in the comfort and privacy of your home, without the added time and travel expense. We accept these insurance plans: Medicare, Humana Commercial, Humana Medicare, Meridian Medicaid, Meridian Medicare, Priority Health Commercial, Priority Health Medicare and Wellcare Medicare.

Referral Procedure

Request a referral from your physician for the Mobility for Life program.