Absolute Healthcare Systems

The Medicare program, funded entirely at the federal level, is a social insurance scheme by the government of United States. It provides health insurance coverage to the elderly population, aged 65 and above. Former US president Harry Truman was the first beneficiary of the Medicare program. Operating as a single-payer health care system, Medicare provides each beneficiary with a Medicare card. This card needs to be presented at the hospital or the clinic where treatment is being sought. Various hospitals and health care units along with the health insurance companies work in tandem with Medicare to provide medical facilities to the elderly.

The Medicare program includes Hospital Insurance and Medical Insurance. Prescription drugs get covered only in some special cases. Incidentally, Medicare is now aiming to provide more comprehensive drug coverage. Medicare Advantage plans help the beneficiaries to receive better benefits. However, all Medicare benefits are available depending on the beneficiary's medical necessity. It means the medical care is necessary to prevent or to diagnose or to treat certain health problems

Absolute Healthcare Systems, Inc is a Medicare-certified home care agency in Des Plaines, IL. The services of the agency cover an area with about 1,280,000 residents. Among the services offered by the agency are physical therapy, nursing care, occupational therapy, speech pathology, home health and medical social aide.

Absolute Healthcare offers nursing services. Nursing is done by a registered or licensed nurse. This service is provided if a doctor advises for it; the patient needs care on an intermittent basis; care is necessary for treating the patient's illness or injury; the service is not custodial in nature. Home health care givers provide personal care, housekeeping and dietary services to the patient. Records are kept on a regular basis of the services that are provided and the improvement in the patient's condition.

Through occupational therapy, the agency tries to improve the patient's day to day abilities; increases the patient's awareness of his or her body and the surroundings; improves recognition power; and teaches different techniques to simplify daily tasks. Absolute also offers speech pathology services. Here, the care givers assess, diagnose, and treat a patient's illness. Various disabilities in language, speech, voice, swallowing, and cognitive communications are cured.

The physical therapy service offered by the agency is provided by therapists, nurses, social workers or home health aides. Sessions are of one hour duration and on a one to one basis. Sometimes, the care giver uses a portable equipment or a mobile clinic for treatment. Medical social services offered by the agency helps a patient to cope with different medical, social and psychological issues arising due to an injury or illness. Care givers often mediate between the patient, the family, medical personnel and the community.

Absolute Health Care provides professional health care services at an affordable price. They provide both the beneficiaries and the care givers with a healthy environment promoting social well-being. The services are on offer seven days a week and 24 hours a day. The caregivers at the agency meet the specific needs of the beneficiary and provide him or her with love and care as would be given by a family member.

• Matt Thompson
• 28/05/2009, 6:59 AM
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