FAQs

A request can be made by anyone, but our services can only be provided with an order from a physician.

• Homebound individuals
• Individuals who need intermittent care
• Individuals with health conditions that require skilled medical care from a health care professional

They can enroll after being discharged from a hospital, from a nursing home, referred by your primary physician, referred from the community or by your friends, clergy, and others. You can also call our office for self-referral.

The patient’s personal doctor prescribes our services, which are usually paid for in full or in part by Medicare or other private payment or third-party payers.

Not only Good Shepherd Health Care, but all of our contractual providers strictly abide by the rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Every patient is advised of their rights and duties to the privacy and confidentiality of their information, which we at Good Shepherd Health Care will safeguard with utmost care.