This team approach enhances the patient's ability to communicate with his or her caregivers within the context of a complete care plan. Caregiving teams are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and a registered nurse is always just a phone call away. Services are provided on a per-visit or hourly basis, at a fraction of the cost of a hospital or nursing home stay. Most insurance companies, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans benefits will pay for home care services, or they can be paid for privately. Since all policies are different, and many are complicated to understand, department personnel recommend calling for an appointment during which they will verify coverage, free of charge.
Nurses are also available for a free evaluation visit to the home.
Those wishing more information should call 661-9300. Those wishing to use LAMC's services should ask their physicians for a referral to Los Alamos Medical Center's Home and Community Care Division.