Home Health Care Agencies in Brewton, AL
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 D W Mcmillan Home Health Location: 114 W Jackson Street, Brewton, Alabama 36426 Ratings: Phone: (251) 867-5054 Health Services: Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Medical Social Services, Home Health Aide |
Amedisys Home Health Of Brewton Location: 2554 Douglas Avenue, Brewton, Alabama 36426 Ratings: Phone: (251) 809-1717 Health Services: Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech Pathology, Home Health Aide |
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Heart failure associated with 30% increase in major fractures
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Employers struggle with increasing costs to insure workers
This year, Carilion Clinic has paid approximately 80 percent of the health care premium costs for full-time employees. Beginning in 2011, the region's largest employer will decrease its contribution significantly, absorbing an average of 66 percent of the premium costs.
Intense physical work helped Michelangelo combat arthritis
Prolonged hammering and chiselling accelerated degenerative arthritis in the hands of Michelangelo Buonarroti, sculptor, painter and one of the greatest artists of all time. But the intense work probably helped him keep the use of his hands right up until he died. That is the conclusion of doctors writing in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine who analysed three portraits of the artist to reach their diagnosis.
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Home Health Care
Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF). The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury. Home health care helps you get better, regain your independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible.Home Healthcare Agency Compare
Home Health Compare has information about the quality of care provided by "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" means the home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements. Home Health Compare can help you or your family or friends choose a quality home health agency that has the skilled home health services you need.Home Health Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
NOTE: Medicare won't cover home health services provided by a home health agency that hasn't been Medicare-certified.