Patient Information Center

What is home care?

These are services that are provided by medical professionals in the comfort of your own home. Our services cover a wide range of medical, social and therapeutic treatments, as well as activities associated with daily living.

What services are provided in home care?

Advantage Home Care is a licensed Medicare/Medicaid certified home health and provides a wide array of services. This includes catheter and tube care, cardiac and respiratory monitoring, diabetes management, wound care, in-home therapy and rehabilitation, and pain management.

Who pays for my home health care?

Advantage Home Care also accepts the following insurances. Humana Healthcare, United Healthcare, Veterans Administration, Freedom Health, Optimum Healthcare, Gtrus Healthcare, Carecentrix, Wellcare, Quality Health Plans, Coventry Healthcare, Vista Health Plan and Workers Compensation.

Do I qualify for home health services?

Medicare has established guidelines to help patients determine if they qualify for home care services. Regardless of whether you’re over 65 or not, their qualification criteria can be helpful in determining if you need home care services. Those needing home care services should be:

Confined to home.
Under the care of a physician.
Receiving services under a plan of care established and periodically reviewed by a physician.
In need of skilled nursing care on an intermittent basis, physical therapy, speech-language pathology or have continuing need for occupational therapy.

Why choose Advantage Home Care?

AHC is a licensed and Medicare/Medicaid certified home health agency. We have been providing quality care since 1996 to the Tampa Bay community. Our goal is to take the worry out of home health care.