Original Medicare
Covers home health in full for homebound patients who qualify.
For families
Family resources
How we work with families, paying for care, our community calendar and supper ideas from our dietitian.
For families
For families
You're part of the story. Here's how it works.
- 01
The goal on the refrigerator
Your parent's sixty-day goal, with progress marked after each visit.
- 02
Your case manager
One nurse who knows your parent and calls back the same day.
- 03
Family meetings
A sit-down whenever the plan changes, in person or by phone.
- 04
After hours
A registered nurse answers every night and weekend.
Insurance & payment
Paying for care
Our office checks your coverage before the first visit.
Medicare Advantage
We accept most plans in North Texas and handle authorizations.
Texas Medicaid
Covers home health for eligible patients; our social worker helps apply.
VA and private insurance
VA community care and most commercial plans are welcome.
Activities & dining
Around Cooke County this month
Free classes and clinics our team leads in the community.
Mon
- Blood pressure checks, senior center
- Caregiver coffee on the square
Tue
- Balance class, Muenster
- Stroke survivors' group
Wed
- Heart-healthy cooking class
- Diabetes Q&A in Spanish
Thu
- Medicare questions by phone
- Parkinson's movement class
Fri
- Fall-prevention home checks
Sat
- Flu shot clinic, our office
- Equipment closet open
Sun
- Blood pressure checks after church, Lindsay
- Family caregiver support call
- Graduates' coffee (last Sunday)
Good to know
Questions, answered
Who pays for home health?
Medicare covers home health in full for patients who are homebound and need part-time skilled nursing or therapy under a doctor's plan of care. Most Medicare Advantage plans and Texas Medicaid also cover it.
Why sixty days?
Medicare home health plans of care run in sixty-day periods. Many patients finish sooner. If you still qualify at day sixty, your doctor can renew the plan.
What does homebound mean?
Leaving home takes considerable and taxing effort, or needs help, a device or a ride. Church, the doctor and the barber are still allowed.
How soon can care begin?
Usually within 48 hours of the referral, often the day after you get home.
What areas do you serve?
Cooke, Montague, Grayson and north Denton counties, including Gainesville, Muenster, Lindsay, Valley View, Whitesboro, Saint Jo and Sanger.
Let's write a good ending.
Call the office, or ask your doctor or hospital case manager to send the referral to Elm Fork Home Health.