Why Consider Aging at Home?

Home care is, in many cases, less expensive than other forms of care

Home care extends the life

Home Health is the preferred form of care, even for individuals who are terminally ill

Physical Therapy; home exercise programs, gait training, body strengthening, and management chronic pain etc.

Occupational Therapy; assist with daily activities, home adjustment for bathing, grooming and dressing, energy conservation etc.

Speech Therapy; assist with eating, teach skills to address brain energy/through, assist with oral motor skills.

Medal Social Work; coordination with community resources, assist with cooping, social and emotional concerns, transportation arrangement, etc.

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AmeriCare Nursing Services is comprised of specialized Nursing Staff with training and experience in the management of simple and complex wounds and wound care services. Our Certified Wound Care Nurse assesses and collaborates with Physicians, Specialists, and Case Managers to provide the best, most timely results. Using the latest Medical and Technological advancements, combined with evidence-based practices AmeriCare has been an asset to Patients and Physicians in the wound healing process. Our goal is to assist the Patient in aging with dignity and assist them to achieve the best quality of life possible in their home.

At Americare Nursing Services we understand excellent patient care equals to positive outcomes. We care about your health and understand that sometimes wound care recovery can be frustrating and painful. Our team of physicians, wound certified nurses, and technicians are highly trained to treat the most adamant wounds and will provide you with a comprehensive wound management plan. With our Wound Care Management program we can assure you fast satisfactory recoveries at home.

How does Wound Management work?

Americare Nursing Services provide certified wound care specialist who will visit your home and attend to to patient’s wound care needs. They will work with patient and physician to implement a custom plan that will help with their wound care needs.

Who qualifies for Wound Care management Program?

Our certified wound care team are highly trained and with our state of the art wound care techniques we offer treatments for even the most stubborn wounds:

• Diabetic foot or leg wounds
• Lower leg wounds from poor circulation
• Chronic soft tissue infection
• Radiation tissue damage

Benefits of having the Americare Wound Management Program on your Health Care Team:

• Wound Management education and training provided to Clinic Staff.
• Ability to manage a broader spectrum of wounds SUCCESSFULLY in house.
• Increased patient retention, improved outcomes, and greater overall satisfaction.
• Repaid response time for Wound Management Consultation by a CWCA.
• Access to Training and Equipment in the latest Wound Management Advances in Advanced Wound Dressings, Telemedicine Monitoring, Negative Pressure Therapy, and Lymphedema Therapy.

If you would like to learn more information about our Telemedicine services, please contact our toll free number 1-877-227-2939.

Our Remote Patient Monitoring program can be used to deliver healthcare services to patients regardless of their physical location or condition. Telemedicine practices have been proven by research to provide patients with better health outcomes and healthcare cost savings. Doctors can communicate with patients via Telemedicine to consult on physical and mental checkups. This helps to ensure greater medical well-being. This approach allows tailored medical examination according to a patient’s medical care plan.

Remote Patient Monitoring (a.k.a. as In-Home Telemonitoring in Texas) involves leaving automated, simple, user-friendly, vital sign monitors (blood pressure, glucometer, pulse oximeter, weight scale, etc.) in the patient’s home to monitor the patient’s health.  This enables the patient and the clinicians to work together closely, coordinate care, and prevent complications and exacerbations.  This also helps the patient to continue living independently in the comfort of their own home, thus avoiding unnecessary hospitalizations, nursing homes, and other forms of institutionalization.

Who qualifies for RPM?

In-Home Telemonitoring is a benefit of Texas Medicaid.  If you are a fully qualified Texas Medicaid beneficiary and you meet the requirements, you are entitled to this benefit.  Please call us if you need additional information.

How does this benefit the patient?

• Enables the patient to continue living independently in the comfort of their home
• Enables patients to receive the best care in the comfort of their home
• Keeping patients out of the hospital and healthy at home
• Excellent for managing multiple chronic illnesses at home
• Trains encourage and assist patients in self-management

Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) with Digital Telehealth Solutions

If you would like to learn more information about our Telemedicine services, please visit Digital Telehealth Solutions from our San Antonio locations or contact our toll-free number at 1-877-227-2939.

(PAS) Provider Services is prescribed by the patient’s doctor to support the patient’s health, safety, independence, and improve patient outcome. PAS is an integral part of controlling costs, maintaining the independence of the patient at home, and improving patient outcomes. Americare Nursing Services can achieve this through home health aid or personal assistance to patients whose health problems cause them to be functionally limited and in danger of complications. PAS assists patients with limitations by helping them to age independently at home, thus improving their quality of life.

Provider Services | Respite Care

Stressed families that are caring for aging relatives may find they need an occasional break in order to care for themselves.  Respite care fills this need by providing care over extended periods of time so that the family can receive a much-needed opportunity to recover.  Respite care is available through Personal Assistance Services.

Who may benefit and/ or qualify for (PAS) Provider Services?

Over 70% percent of all Medicare beneficiaries in the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) are dual-eligible (Medicare and Medicaid).  Any patient who has at least partial Medicaid and medical necessity should qualify for some assistance.  This means there are many patients who can benefit from PHC and related services.  PHC and related programs may be able to help prevent serious medical complications and reduce medical costs.

What is meant by Activities of Daily Living?

(PAS) Personal Assistance Services attendants assist with the following:

Other programs under Home Health Aid/(PAS) Personal Assistance Services

Other programs are: CAS, Family Care, and PCS.  These programs provide similar services, but that may have different criteria for qualification.  Some of these qualifications are listed below.

To qualify for CAS (Community Attendant Services) an Individual must:

• Have multiple physical limitation
• Have partial Medicaid (QMB) and Medicare
• Be approved by the State of Texas
• Be approved by a physician

To qualify for PCS (Personal Care Services) an individual must:

• Be a child with disabilities from 2 to 21 years of age
• Have full Medicaid (MQMB) or Traditional Medicaid
• Be approved by the State of Texas
• Be approved by a physician

FC (Family Care) is a Federal Funded Program, these programs, PHC, CAS, PCS, and FC can be paid for through insurance or private pay.

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For almost 20 years Valley Wide DME has furnished the Rio Grande Valley with durable medical equipment. Now more than ever our Health Care Community is in great need of a Specialty Product Provider with knowledge and training in the most difficult aspects of care.

Why be part of a Specialized Wound Management Team?

Nearly 50% of all unhealed diabetic foot ulcers result in death within 5 years at tremendous cost to the healthcare system. Over 60% of amputations do not even have a vascular consult or other preventive measures.

Valley Wide DME Advanced Wound Specialties has redesigned itself to be such an asset. Our highly trained staff and consultants have Specialized in the management and product selection of Wound, Lymphedema, and Orthopedic Clients. Valley Wide DME Advanced Wound Specialties now offers Advanced Wound Care Products, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Systems, Lymphedema Compression Bandaging and Garments, Various Orthotics, Support Surfaces beneficial to the Wound Healing Process, and Consulting in the Management of these unfamiliar and complicated aspects of Patient Care.

Who may qualify for Durable Medical Equipment DME?

“Quality of Life” is one of the most important aspects of a Patient’s Care and one of the most important goals for a Parent. Having the appropriate equipment for your child is vital in accomplishing this. Whether it’s Incontinence Supplies, Hospital Bed, Mobility Equipment, Enteral Nutrition, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Pain Management, Support Surfaces, Compression Therapy, or Orthotics, Valley Wide DME works with Insurance to keep patients healthy and safe.

• The Patient has a new or existing qualifying diagnosis.
• The physician is able to establish the condition through ongoing documentation and evaluation
• All required Insurance documents are completed by referring Physician
• The Patient’s condition requires special attachments that cannot be fixed and used on an ordinary bed.
• The patient is being treated for Stage II Pressure Ulcer and has been on a Pressure Ulcer Treatment Program for 1 month.
• The Patient has a new or existing qualifying diagnosis relating to Lymphedema or Venous Insufficiency.

If you would like to learn more information about our partner Valley Wide DME, please contact our toll-free number at 1-844-969-1912 or visit valleywidedme.com.

What is Hospice Care?

Hospice care is intended for terminally ill individuals.  A team of highly qualified health care professionals who try to make the terminally ill person more comfortable by administering pain medication and being attentive to their physical, social, spiritual, and psychological needs that may be needed at that time.  Our Hospice services focus on providing the terminally ill person with the highest quality end-of-life experience possible.

Hospices can be the ideal terminal care solution for individuals who are expected to live for less than six months.  However, hospice care can be provided for as long as the terminally ill person’s physician can certify that the medical condition is imminently terminal. Hospice care is administered for people who suffer from all kinds of illnesses. These sometimes include, but are not limited to, cancer, heart disease, AIDS, and dementia. 

Many hospices provide care to the terminally ill at home.  In these cases, a family member works closely with the hospice team to provide primary care.  Hospice care is also available at dedicated facilities, nursing homes, and hospitals. 

Despite receiving hospice care at home, there are times when the terminally ill patient might need to be admitted to the hospital.  In these cases, the patient may exhibit a symptom that the hospice team cannot handle in a home setting.

Who qualifies for hospice care?

Hospice patients have limited life expectancy because of serious medical conditions.

• Anyone whose treatment options have otherwise been exhausted may find that hospice care is a practical and comforting solution for achieving the optimum care and comfort at the most difficult time in that person’s life.
• A terminally ill person such as a patient with cancer, heart disease, AIDS, and dementia. 

Early enrollment in hospice care may help a terminally ill person develop a trusting bond with the hospice team who is there to assist with that person’s end-of-life needs.

If you would like to learn more information about our Hospice services, please contact our toll-free number (210) 455-6050 or visit principlehospiceservice.com.