Q: What’s the difference between private duty care and ordinary home health care? ~ Melissa M., Hope
A: When private pay or private insurance pays for care, service and support for an individual in their home, it is considered private duty home health care. Non-private home health care is for Medicare or Medicaid patients who need intermittent skilled care for a limited period of time. That type of care is reimbursable by the government if the individual is homebound and qualifies for the skilled home health benefit.