Home Health Services

Home Health care services to residents of Cherokee County who meet eligibility requirements are provided through the Dekalb County Health Department. This agency is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified provider of home health care.

The Home Health staff are on call 24 hours, seven days a week, including holidays, by calling 1-800-732-9206. Regular office hours are Monday through Friday, excluding holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

This agency is a Medicare/Medicaid-certified provider of home health care. The home health team provides professional care on an intermittent part-time basis in the privacy of the home to acutely and/or chronically ill individuals. Several treatments can now be provided in the home previously limited to the hospital setting.

 

Home Health Services Offered

• Nursing Services
• Home Health Aide Services
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech-Language Pathology
• Physical Therapy
• Medical Social Services

Reimbursement

• Medicare
• Medicaid
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield Participating Provider
• Other Private Insurances, Including Government (Veterans Administration, Tricare)

Eligibility

Eligibility varies by the insurance and reimbursement requirements and by each individual's specific medical needs. A physician order is required for all services. For more information, please call 1-800-732-9206.