I think pain is the biggest issue. She had a spinal stenosis. She walks with no assistive devices, a little slow however. I didn't ask what was keeping her from leaving home. Sounds like that would be a good follow up question.
Shellie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spot_60" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 8:23 PM Subject: RE: [OTlist] Home Health Question > Since she seems to be doing pretty well, I am wondering: What is qualifying her as "home-bound?" Does she use an assistive device to ambulate? Does she require assistance to leave the home? > > For instance, if she could safely and independently leave her home and be driven somewhere, like to the doctor's or to the store and not require assistance, she may not be truly homebound and Medicare is going to question why she's being seen by home health and then reimbursement becomes an issue. > > Just something to toss out there. > > Susan > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > -- > Unsubscribe? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Change options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > > Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > Help? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
