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Home health physical therapy encompasses a wide range of services that PTs and PTAs provide in the home.
If you practice physical therapy in a home setting, we have resources to support you.
The APTA Home Health Section is specifically dedicated to those who share a common interest in the delivery of physical therapy in the home and other alternative settings within the community.
Home health care can be cost-efficient, convenient, and as effective as the care patients get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility. Home health PTs and PTAs work one-on-one with patients in their own environment, making services completely relevant to the patient's needs and goals.
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Apr 14, 2020 / News
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Feb 1, 2020 / Feature
Physical therapists working in home health discuss their evolving role in the continuum of patient care.
Feb 1, 2020
We help you keep track of evolving payment policies for home health.
Jan 1, 2020 / Website
Engage with the leading national professional society of PTs, PTAs, and students who practice in or study the home health physical therapy setting.
Additional Home Health Physical Therapy Content
May 21, 2021 / Article
A recent large-scale study of postacute care sponsored has the potential to change the conversation on payment in these settings. This podcast takes a closer look at the TOPS study findings .
May 14, 2021 / Article
Listen to this APTA Regulatory podcast on the TOPS Study, which provides an overview and takeaways from a major analysis of postacute care across settings.
Apr 6, 2021 / News
The study of 1.4 million Medicare patients finds differing patient needs, but a consistent result: more therapy = better outcomes.
Apr 5, 2021 / Open Access
Review key background and objectives; how beneficiaries compare across settings; key findings; discussion and policy implications.
Apr 5, 2021 / Statement
Study across 1.4 million Medicare cases indicates patients receiving these therapies have better quality of life and fewer hospital readmissions.
Apr 5, 2021 / Open Access
This summary highlights the differences between patient populations who receive therapy services in each of the post-acute care or PAC, settings and the resulting functional outcomes of therapy.
Oct 30, 2020 / Analysis
PTs and PTAs can play a major role in wound care. This analysis takes a closer look at relevant interventions and practice settings.
May 26, 2020 / Resource
The general information here is designed to provide suggestions for outpatient operations during the pandemic when caring for patients with or without COVID-19.
Jul 24, 2020 / Article
Jason Falvey, PT, DPT, PhD, lays out key challenges facing the physical therapy profession, key research priorities, and key opportunities as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Jan 28, 2020 / Review
No physical therapy was linked to a 60% probability of ADL improvement; probability rose to 75% for patients receiving any physical therapy.