ElderFit In Home Rehab is an out-patient rehabilitation program that is delivered right in the patient’s home. By delivering our services in the patient’s home environment the results are clear: higher compliance, less relapse, better attendance, more complete participation in therapy and quicker recovery. For some of our patients, ElderFit In Home Rehab is likely the only realistic option – especially when travel, fatigue or other barriers prevent attendance at traditional outpatient clinic-based therapy.
Many of our patients are referred by local physicians who are looking for a way for their mobility-restricted patients to benefit from therapy without having to travel beyond their abilities. Other patients are referred by community agencies that serve the senior and low mobility community. Additionally, many of our patients are referred to us from Home Health Agencies (upon completion of Medicare Part A benefits) or traditional outpatient clinics (when patients struggle to attend or arrive too fatigued to participate completely). Finally, a large percentage of our patients are referred to us because of positive word-of-mouth reputation in our communities.
ElderFit In Home Rehab is designed for the general community especially in areas with a high proportion of senior citizens likely to benefit from rehabilitation services but who may not have ready access to those services. Our typical patient is someone who is not truly home bound but may not be as mobile as they wish or who may not feel comfortable traveling to a clinic for needed therapy services. Some of our patients simply prefer to be seen in the comfort of their homes.
This service is not intended for patients who are truly home bound who also require skilled services as defined by Medicare. These patients are typically best served by a referral to a skilled Home Health Agency.
We provide onsite and in home rehabilitation services by fully qualified and licensed PTs and OTs in coordination with the patient’s own local physician. The best way to think of our services is as outpatient services provided in the patient’s place of residence.
Because of our well thought out model, there are extremely low start-up costs in ElderFit In Home Rehab compared to traditional practice. The ongoing overhead expenses are very low. Because we have structured our systems to address most of the business aspects of your practice you will have a greater ability to focus on the therapy that you and your associates provide.
Our typical owner finds that ElderFit In Home Rehab addresses a previously untapped market so that there is virtually unlimited potential to expand and grow your business. But most importantly, the patients you will serve really need these services and in many cases they are not available. Lastly, you will have strong partners in ElderFit In Home Rehab businesses.
The best candidate to own an ElderFit In Home Rehab Business is a:
- Physical or Occupational therapist with strong clinical skills and a professional focus on Geriatrics, typically therapists in this area come to us with a Home Health background
- PT or OT who wants to own their own business but need to avoid the high start up costs and overhead of a traditional “brick & mortar” practice.
- PT or OT who is not satisfied just following, who really wants to make a difference in their community and their profession.
Not everyone is ready or able to own their own business. Not everyone is right for ElderFit In Home Rehab. Over the next few weeks you should work to define your commitment to ElderFit In Home Rehab and owning your own practice. Additionally, you will likely have several meetings with Vicki Tilley, PT, GCS, owner of ElderFit In Home Rehab, NC in coordination with Mike Renema, PT and Peter Kovacek, PT as the owners of IN HOME REHAB, LLC. You will also likely chat with our billing personnel and other IN HOME REHAB owners throughout the country.
Please feel free to call us to discuss the costs involved – we are confident that you will be pleasantly surprised.
Basically, you will receive all the materials, systems and training you need to build your ElderFit In Home Rehab business into a very successful operation. At startup you will be provided:
- A full set of documentation and billing forms customized to your location, with your logo, address, phone and fax info.
- A full set of customizable marketing materials that have been field tested and shown to be successful in helping you build your company to the size you need, at the pace you need to succeed.
- Inclusion on the ElderFit In Home Rehab web site and the opportunity to develop your own accompanying web site that we will manage for you once you decide how you want it created.
- All the IN HOME REHAB structures and systems that you’ll need to organize and operate your business.
- Training in the use of all these systems, structures and forms.
- All written materials delivered on CD and in hard copy. Electronic versions of all materials are included in editable MS Word format and in Adobe Acrobat format for your convenience.
- Inclusion in the IN HOME REHAB owners’ forum with immediate access to other owners throughout the country.
All of our marketing materials are professionally developed and have an excellent track record. We will help you adapt them to your specific needs. A full set of materials can be made available for your review prior to start up.
None of our owners have ever had a problem finding patients for very long. The best advice is to look at your market now and determine who, if anyone, is addressing the needs of patients who are not strong enough to get to the local outpatients department but who also don’t qualify for services from a Home Health Agency. The likely answer is that these patients are just not being cared for because they fall through the cracks in the current health care system in your area. Owing an ElderFit In Home Rehab practice will allow you to provide valuable services to those patients who are currently under served in your area.
There are a myriad of support activities that ElderFit In Home Rehab/In Home Rehab, LLC will provide to you; among these are billing, collections, corporate compliance review, continued marketing assistance and ongoing consulting, not to mention the license to use the name, trademark and systems. This is not exhaustive, but it’s a good start;
ElderFit In Home Rehab uses the best rehab billing company in the country for all of our billing. (Rehab Management Services in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) We have an excellent track record of managing billing and receivables in a highly effective and professional manner.
There’s not much needed to get started, but at least the following are necessary:
- Separate phone and fax lines
- Answering Service, machine ar voice mail
- Multifunction laser printer/fax
- Computer with internet access
- LOCKING file storage
- Cell phone(s)
You will probably need the following:
- Legal advisors
- Financial Advisors
One of the best aspects of our typical start up plan is that you continue to work your job as you build volume in your ElderFit In Home Rehab business. Once the cash flow is adequate from ElderFit In Home Rehab (typically 4-6 months) you can transition out of employment and into your entrepreneurial role much more smoothly and comfortably.
Our provider Enrollment staff will handle all of the paperwork for you. Depending on the payer, the process may take anywhere from 4-12 weeks or more. Medicare enrollment typically requires 12-16 weeks but is retroactive to your start date so you can start treating patients immediately upon submission of your paperwork.
Good news! We do and we will help you in all aspects of these ares.
There are no restrictions on you that would prevent you starting your own “brick & mortar” clinic in the future.
There are no restrictions on you that would prevent you from contracting or even continuing employment in any hospital, home health agency, or freestanding business.
Visit our web page for up to the minute details as we grow and expand at www.InHomeRehab.com
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