Overview of Medicare's Home Health Benefit

Stanford's APDA Information & Referral Center and Stanford Parkinson's Community Outreach coordinate a local Parkinson's Disease (PD) support group in Palo Alto. Pre-pandemic, we met at a senior housing community and, prior to that, at a senior center. During the pandemic, as of March 2021, we are now meeting virtually. Our meetings will highlight local resources.
The March 2021 meeting was focused on "Options for Parkinson's Care." The second of two speakers was:
Corie Mina, Amedisys, Campbell.
(This office services many cities in our area, including Palo Alto.) She addressed:
- Options for Parkinson's care (including home health -- what the heck is that?!)
- What are home health agencies doing to keep people safe during the pandemic
- How to select a home care agency
- Therapies (PT, OT, ST) available through home health from therapists who may be knowledgeable about Parkinson's disease
- "Family/caregiver training" given during home health visits
Visit the Palo Alto Parkinson's Support Group: med.stanford.ed...