The resources provided below are not by any means exhaustive. However, we have found these links invaluable to clients and their relatives while looking for resources, funding, or education for general healthcare and home healthcare. We are also open to suggestions that we can add to this list to make this list as comprehensive as possible. You can provide information by filling out our form on our contact page or through email.
Ohio Home Care: The Ohio Home Care Service is Medicaid’s integrated program of home care services. Ohio Home Care is administered by the Ohio Department of and Family Services (ODIFS), Office of Ohio Health Plans, Bureau of Community Services Policy. However, ODIFS monitors compliance with the requirements for the Ohio Home Care Program through a comprehensive quality assurance program. Please visit the link for more information: Senior Living in Ohio https://www.caring.com/senior-living/ohio
Joint Commission – Accreditation: Read about the Joint Commission and the merits of Accreditation.
Home Health Agency (HHA)- Ohio Department of Health: Home Health Agencies (HHAs) provide the largest number of Medicare providers managed by the Bureau of Community Health Care Facilities & Services (BCHCFS). Each year a five-percent sample of HHAs is surveyed by the Center for Medicare and services (CMS) based on an analysis of risk. Read more about the federal agencies’ efforts in maintaining the standard of care in HHA.
Complaints – Health Care Facilities and Nursing Homes: Ohio Department of Health (ODH), Division of Quality Assurance, Complaint Unit maintains a centralized contact point and a coordinated information source regarding allegations submitted to the Complaint Unit involving Medicare and Medicaid. Read more about how complaints are investigated.
Senior Help: Senior Help includes links to information and resources unique to seniors, including home health care, insurance, transportation, discounts, and long-term care.
Nurse Training and Online Resources: Choosing a nursing career is an exciting and rewarding path in helping patients and working with a professional team. Understanding what RN training entails will help you discover if a nursing career path is for you. Nurses do various things depending on their specialty, but they are all trained to take blood pressure, administer medicine, do physical exams, ask questions about health history, and care for their patients. Nurses work in hospitals, retirement homes, private practices, and patient homes. Listed below are a few links to help better understand what getting a nursing education means.