Home health and mobile physical therapy: what's the difference?
If your discharge instructions say “therapy at home,” it can be hard to know who to call. Argan provides one-on-one outpatient physical therapy in your home across Dallas–Fort Worth. Home health can also include physical therapy, but it may involve nursing or other care that Argan doesn't provide.
What does your care plan include?
A home-health agency can arrange physical therapy, nursing and other services, depending on your needs. For example, a nurse might care for your incision while a physical therapist helps you practice walking.
Your plan may include only some of those services. Read the discharge instructions with the clinician who arranged them, or call the agency named there.
Argan provides physical therapy. We don't provide home-health nursing, wound care or aide services, so a visit with us won't replace that help.
What happens during an Argan home visit?
Your physical therapist asks what's difficult and checks the movement and strength involved. If getting up from your chair hurts, we watch you try, check your knee or hip and see whether a different seat height helps.
We practice exercises with you and explain what to repeat between visits. As your leg gets stronger, we can make the exercise harder or help you walk farther.
This is the physical therapy you'd usually receive at a clinic, brought to your home. We can use your own chair, steps and walking space while we work together.
Before you change an existing home-health plan
Tell us if you already have a home-health agency involved. Speak with that agency and the clinician directing your care before arranging a change, so you keep receiving any care you still need.
You may finish home health and still need help with stairs or longer walks. We can discuss outpatient physical therapy at home and coordinate with your care team, with your permission.
Questions about arranging care
Does a home visit automatically count as home health?
No. A physical therapist can visit your home through a home-health agency or an outpatient practice. The address alone doesn't tell you which service you're receiving.
Will insurance cover the visit?
Ask the provider and your insurer about the service you're arranging. Argan visits are direct-pay; contact us to discuss payment before booking.
Medicare has eligibility rules for home health, including a need for skilled care and difficulty leaving home. You can read the current rules on Medicare.gov or ask the agency arranging your care.
Can Argan meet me somewhere other than home?
We can also arrange visits at your workplace, gym or club. Gym and club visits need the facility's permission.
Ask whether Argan fits the care you need
Tell us what your clinician recommended and what you're having trouble doing at home. We'll explain the physical therapy we provide and help you decide whether to arrange a visit.
Founder of Argan Physiotherapy