Home care in Suffolk County, NY

Bryan Skilled Home Care Inc. is a licensed home care agency whose only office is here in Suffolk County, at 15 Albany Avenue, Amityville, NY 11701. Families do not have to hunt for a Suffolk branch or wonder whether an agency from somewhere else will really staff their street. Home care in Suffolk County is run from this office, by coordinators and nurses who work in the county every day. We have been caring for Long Island families since 2011.

Suffolk is a big county. A family in Babylon, a family in Smithtown, and a family in Riverhead can face very different drive times, schedules, and hospital systems. We plan around that. Aides are matched to the authorized hours and to where the client lives, so a Huntington schedule and a Brookhaven schedule are each staffed on their own terms. Care on the East End is offered based on availability, and we will tell you plainly what we can staff before care begins. Once hours are authorized, we match an aide to the schedule.

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Home care services in Suffolk County

Every plan starts with the person, not a package. A nurse helps shape the plan of care, and our coordinators staff it from Amityville. See home care services for more detail on each one.

Home health aides and personal care

A personal care aide (PCA) or home health aide (HHA) helps with bathing, dressing, grooming, toileting, meals, light housekeeping tied to the care plan, and moving around the house safely. Aides follow the plan of care and report changes to the nurse, so small problems are noticed early.

Skilled nursing visits

Some care needs a license. Our nurses make skilled nursing visits for assessments, medication management, and oversight of the aide's plan of care. For many Suffolk families, the nurse is the person who keeps the whole plan on track as health needs change.

After a hospital or facility stay

The first days home are when things most often go wrong. We work with discharge planners so a Suffolk hospital or facility stay ends with a home care plan in place, not a gap. Start with home care after a hospital stay, or have the discharge planner use Refer a Patient.

Fall prevention and nutrition support

Aides watch for the hazards that lead to falls, such as loose rugs, poor lighting, rushed transfers, and skipped meals, and help with safe movement through the day. Nutrition support covers meal preparation and shopping as authorized, built around the diet in the care plan.

Memory care and waiver services

We provide mind and memory care for people living with dementia, and NHTD and TBI waiver services in Suffolk when they are authorized. For a brain injury, see TBI waiver home care in Suffolk.

Medicaid and MLTC home care in Suffolk

Many Suffolk families pay for home care through Medicaid. Here is how it usually works, in plain terms. Medicaid decides eligibility; we are a home care agency, not a Medicaid planner.

1. Medicaid eligibility. Eligibility depends on income and assets. If your loved one is not on Medicaid yet, we can explain the steps.
2. Independent assessment. Once someone has Medicaid, an independent assessment arranged by New York State (the NYIAP) looks at how much help they need at home.
3. Join an MLTC plan. Adults who need home care for more than a few months usually join a Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) plan. The plan decides how many hours are approved.
4. We staff the hours. We work with these MLTC plans: Aetna, Fidelis, Senior Whole Health/Molina, and VNS. Plan participation can change, so call (631) 608-8523 to check yours.

Someone in an MLTC plan would need to disenroll before joining the NHTD waiver or the TBI waiver. Step-by-step detail is on Medicaid home care on Long Island.

Paying for home care in Suffolk

Most Suffolk families use one of the paths below, and some combine two. We will help you sort out which one fits before care starts.

Medicaid Managed Long Term Care (MLTC)

MLTC plan hours are the most common path. See the Medicaid and MLTC steps above.

Private pay

You can pay us directly for any number of hours, with no Medicaid application needed. It is often the fastest way to start, and families also use it to add hours on top of what a plan covers, or to bridge the first days home while plan hours are being authorized. Call for current rates.

NHTD and TBI waivers

The Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) waivers are Medicaid programs that help eligible people live at home instead of in a facility. We provide waiver home care in Suffolk when it is authorized. See the NHTD waiver and TBI waiver pages.

Long-term care insurance

We work with long-term care insurance. Policies differ in what they cover for care at home and how claims are filed, so have the policy details ready when you call and we will go over the next steps.

Other coverage

Workers' compensation can cover home care after a work injury when the carrier authorizes it. We do not bill Medicare, because we are a licensed home care agency, not a Medicare-certified home health agency.