Home Health Care in Palos Heights, IL
Why Palos Heights Families Choose Choice Care
Choice Care Home Health brings skilled nursing, therapy, and personal care directly into homes across Palos Heights, so your loved one can recover safely without leaving the place they know best.
We are a Medicare certified and ACHC accredited home health agency based minutes away in Orland Park. That closeness means faster response when something changes, and clinicians who know the local hospitals and doctors.
Medicare Certified
Approved to provide Medicare covered home health services.
ACHC Accredited
Independently verified against national quality and safety standards.
Serving Since 2001
Two decades caring for families across the southwest suburbs.
Local to Palos Heights
Based in neighboring Orland Park, only minutes from your door.
WHY HOME CARE
Why Families Choose Care at Home
Most people heal better in their own surroundings. Familiar rooms, a real night of sleep, and the comfort of routine all help recovery along. The clinical advantages are just as real.
- One on one attention during every visit
- Lower infection risk than a hospital or facility stay
- Fewer hospital readmissions, because problems get caught early
- Family caregivers trained to help safely and confidently
- A care plan built around one person, adjusted as they improve
- Independence preserved, which is what most patients want most
Our Services
Our Home Health Services in Palos Heights
Intermittent Skilled Nursing
Our intermittent skilled nursing services provide expert medical care and monitoring for patients with complex health needs, ensuring their safety and comfort at home.
Physical Therapy
Our physical therapy services help patients regain strength, mobility, and function through customized exercise programs and therapeutic techniques.
Occupational Therapy
Our occupational therapy services focus on improving patients' ability to perform daily activities, enhancing their independence and quality of life.
Speech & Language Pathology
Our speech and language pathology services address communication and swallowing disorders, helping patients improve their speech, language, and cognitive skills.
Home Health Aides (HHAs)
Our dedicated Home Health Aides (HHAs) ensure comfort and independence in the home environment by providing compassionate and personalized support.
Medical Social Work
Our medical social work services offer emotional support, resource coordination, and counseling to help patients and families navigate the challenges of healthcare.
CONDITIONS WE TREAT
Conditions We Commonly Care For
Our clinicians care for Palos Heights patients managing:
Recovery after surgery
Hip and knee replacement
Stroke and post stroke rehabilitation
Congestive heart failure and other cardiac conditions
COPD
Respiratory conditions
Diabetes, including wound care and blood sugar management
Dementia
Alzheimer's disease
Cancer recovery and support between treatments
Frequent falls, weakness, and declining mobility
HOW TO GET STARTED
Starting Care Is Simpler Than You Think
Get a physician's order
A doctor, specialist, nurse practitioner, or hospital discharge planner can order home health care. Ask early, ideally before discharge day.
Choose Choice Care
You have the right to select any Medicare certified agency. Hospital lists are suggestions, not requirements.
We verify your coverage
Our team confirms your Medicare or insurance benefits and handles any prior authorization, at no cost to you.
A nurse completes the first visit
Usually within 24 to 48 hours, reviewing medications, home safety, mobility, and your goals.
Care begins and adjusts
Your plan is finalized with your physician and visits taper as your loved one improves.
FIRST VISIT
What Happens on the First Visit
Plan for about an hour. Families are often surprised how thorough it is. The nurse will:
- Review every medication, including over the counter items
- Take vital signs and complete a full assessment
- Check any wounds, incisions, or medical devices
- Walk through the home looking for fall hazards
- Ask about daily routines, meals, sleep, and who helps
- Discuss goals, meaning what your loved one wants to get back to
- Explain the visit schedule and leave contact details
Bring the discharge paperwork and a current medication list if you have them. Every question is welcome.
INSURANCE AND MEDICARE
Medicare and Insurance Coverage
For most patients, Medicare covers home health care at no out of pocket cost when a physician orders it and eligibility requirements are met. There is no deductible or copay for covered home health visits under Original Medicare.
We also accept Medicare Advantage and private plans, including Humana and WellCare. Not sure what your plan covers? Call and we will verify your benefits before care begins, at no cost to you.
Medicare
Original Medicare, home health benefit
Humana
Humana Medicare Advantage Plans
WellCare
WellCare Insurance Plans
SERVING PALOS HEIGHTS
Proudly Serving Palos Heights and Nearby Communities
Palos Heights sits in southwest Cook County, a quiet community of tree lined streets, forest preserves, and neighbors who have known each other for decades. Many residents raised families here and fully intend to grow older in the same houses.
That is exactly what we support. Our Orland Park office is a short drive away, which means quicker response when a patient’s condition changes and clinicians who understand the local healthcare landscape.
Chicago winters matter here too. Icy walkways and early darkness make travel to outpatient therapy genuinely risky for older adults, and falls rise sharply in those months. Bringing care into the home removes that hazard entirely.
Palos Hills
Palos Park
Orland Park
Worth
Alsip
Oak Lawn
Chicago Ridge
Crestwood
Cook
DuPage
Will Counties
WHY CHOOSE US
Why Families Choose Choice Care
Medicare Certified and ACHC Accredited
Independently verified against national standards for quality and safety, not just self declared.
Local and Responsive
Based minutes away in Orland Park, so care arrives quickly instead of being dispatched across the metro.
A Complete Clinical Team
Nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, aides, and social work, all under one coordinated plan.
Coordinated With Your Doctor
We work as an extension of your physician's team, reporting changes and adjusting care together.
FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Choice Care Home Health serves patients throughout Palos Heights from our nearby Orland Park office. We provide skilled nursing, physical, occupational, and speech therapy, home health aide support, and medical social work. Call (708) 489-0123 and we will confirm service at your address.
In most cases, yes. If a physician certifies that the patient is homebound and needs skilled nursing or therapy, Medicare's home health benefit typically covers care at no out of pocket cost. We also accept Medicare Advantage and private plans, and verify benefits before care begins.
Usually within 24 to 48 hours of receiving a physician's order, and sometimes the same day. Because we are based nearby in Orland Park, we can often start faster than agencies traveling from farther away. Speed matters most in the first week after a hospital discharge.
Yes, for skilled care. A physician, specialist, nurse practitioner, or hospital discharge planner must certify the need and sign a plan of care. If you do not have an order yet, call us and we will help you request one from your doctor's office.
Yes. You have the legal right to choose any Medicare certified home health agency serving your area. Hospital lists are provided for convenience, not as a requirement. Simply tell the discharge planner you would like Choice Care Home Health.
Home health care is medical care from licensed nurses and therapists, ordered by a physician and usually covered by Medicare. A home caregiver provides nonmedical help with bathing, meals, and companionship. Many families use both, and we can help you decide what fits.
It depends on the diagnosis and progress. Home health is generally short term and goal based, often several weeks to a few months, with visits tapering as the patient improves. Your physician reviews and recertifies the plan periodically.
Bring Quality Care Home in Palos Heights
For Families
If your loved one needs care at home in Palos Heights, we would be glad to talk it through, whether you are ready to start now or still weighing options.
For Physicians, Discharge Planners & Case Managers
We accept referrals throughout Palos Heights and the southwest suburbs and can coordinate a prompt start of care.
