I was told if I needed a nurse to come a do a cath change and not home bound then I could get to the doctors to have them do it there. Also many agencies have aids come with Medicare and don't require you to be homebound or the aid just doesn't say anything about you not being homebound.
I had a nurse come to do bandage changes and she said as long as I was here when she was here then she doesn't know anything. Stacy ----- Original Message ---- From: NICHOLE ROHLING <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, February 9, 2008 3:10:54 PM Subject: [QUAD-L] MEDICARE HAVE ANY OF YOU APPEALLED A DECISION BECAUSE YOUR HOME HEALTH AGENCY DROPPED YOU BECAUSE THEY SAY YOU'RE NO LONGER HOMEBOUND? I HAVE AN LPN COME 1 TIME EVERY 3 WEEKS FOR CATH CHANGE BUT THE RN THAT CAME TO RECERT ME SAID I WASN'T HOMEBOUND BECAUSE I CAN DRIVE NOW. IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE TAXING EFFORT IT TAKES FOR ME TO GET UP WHICH MY AID IS PAID BY THE STATE I'D BE IN BED. ANY ADVICE? NICKI C5 Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
