If your doctor decides you need home health care, you have the freedom to choose among a list of participating Medicare-certified home health agencies that serve your geographic area to give you the care and services you need.  Your choice should be honored by your doctor, hospital discharge planner or other referring agency. Although you have a say in which agency you use, your choices may be limited by agency availability, or by your insurance coverage.  (Managed care plans may require that you receive home health services from agencies they contract with.)  The discharge plan should also identify any of the home health agencies in which the hospital has a financial interest.  When selecting from several home health agencies, there are several factors to consider.

 

You can use the quality measures found in Home Health Compare to review what measures matter most to you and compare those measures for all the agencies.  This is only one factor to consider when you are making your choice.  Other factors are asking your doctor, hospital discharge planner, or social worker.  You can ask friends about their home health care experiences.  You can use a senior community referral service or other community services.  There are differences in how home health agencies operate and one may meet your needs better than another.

 

Taken from medicare.gov

 

For more information on picking a Home Health Care agency, read Home Health Compare by medicare.gov