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Home healthLife Rehabilitation and Wellness

Where Clinical Excellence Meets Personalized Care.

Our nurses and therapists bring skilled care into the home — the room with the familiar chair, the hallway you already know. Recovery goes better where people are most themselves.

  • Physician-directed plans of care
  • Clinical support line, 24 hours
  • Atendemos en español

Care That Makes a Difference

  • Compassionate

    Every visit starts with respect for the person, not the diagnosis.

  • Reliable

    The visits we promised, the team you already know, and a call back the same day.

  • Personalized

    A plan of care built around your goals and your home — not a template.

  • At Home

    Progress is easier to keep in the place you already know by heart.

What to expect

From the first call to the last visit

Starting home health should not feel like paperwork. Here is exactly how it goes.

  1. 1

    Reach Out

    Call us, or have the physician send the order. The insurance questions get answered on that first call — not three days later.

  2. 2

    Assessment

    A nurse comes to the home, reviews every medication, and looks at the real obstacles: the stairs, the shower, the loose rug.

  3. 3

    Plan of Care

    The physician approves a plan built on specific goals — walking to the mailbox, managing the insulin, sleeping through the night.

  4. 4

    Care Begins

    Visits start on the agreed schedule, with a team you can name and recognize at the door.

  5. 5

    Ongoing Support

    We report progress back to the physician and adjust the plan as things change — in either direction.

Daughter and a Life Rehabilitation and Wellness clinician helping an older woman walk safely at home

The Caregiver Academy

The family does most of the caring. We make sure they know how.

Our clinicians visit a few hours a week. A daughter, a husband, a neighbor covers the rest. So we wrote the answers down: 33 questions families actually ask, answered in full — what to watch for, what is normal, and when to pick up the phone. Free, and nothing to sign up for.

  • Recovery at home
  • Heart failure, COPD & diabetes
  • Memory & dementia
  • Medications & wounds
  • Caring for the caregiver
  • Medicare & what it costs
Explore the Caregiver Academy

For referring professionals

Send the referral. We take it from there.

You need to know the patient landed safely and that you will hear back. We confirm receipt, handle the benefit check, and keep the referring office in the loop from the start-of-care visit through discharge.

  • Physicians
  • Hospitals
  • Case Managers
  • Assisted Living
  • Skilled Nursing
  • Hospices

Prefer to fax it? (239) 689-5191 · Questions: (239) 270-5498

Physician and a Life Rehabilitation and Wellness clinical liaison shaking hands after arranging a home health referral

Questions families actually ask

If yours is not here, it is worth a phone call. We would rather answer it straight than have you guess.

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What is home health care, exactly?

Skilled medical care delivered in your own home under a physician's plan of care: nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, home health aide support and medical social services. It is different from non-medical companion or homemaker help, which does not require a physician's order.

Who qualifies for home health care?

In general, a person needs a physician's order, a skilled need such as nursing or therapy, and to be considered homebound — meaning that leaving home takes considerable effort. Every situation is different. Call us and we will review yours before anything is committed.

Is home health care covered by insurance?

Medicare, Medicaid and most private plans cover home health services when the eligibility criteria are met and care is provided by an agency approved under that plan. We verify your benefits and confirm what is covered before care begins, so there are no surprises later.

Do I need a doctor’s order to start?

Yes. Skilled home health requires a physician's order and an approved plan of care. If you do not have one yet, call us — we coordinate directly with physicians' offices to put it in place.

How soon can care begin?

Once we have the physician’s order and your benefits are verified, we schedule the start-of-care assessment as quickly as your situation allows, and hospital discharges are prioritized. Call us with the timeline you are working with and we will tell you honestly what is possible.

¿Atienden en español?

Sí. Contamos con personal que habla español para que usted y su familia entiendan cada paso del plan de cuidado, desde la primera llamada hasta el alta.

Not sure whether home health is the right step?

That is the most common reason people call us, and the call costs nothing. Tell us what is going on and we will tell you plainly whether we can help — or who can.

Monday – Friday, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · After hours, the 24/7 clinical line is answered at (239) 645-2730.

Counties we serve

  • Charlotte County
  • Collier County
  • DeSoto County
  • Glades County
  • Hendry County
  • Lee County
  • Sarasota County

Our office3049 Cleveland Ave Ste 269, Fort Myers, FL 33901