Home health therapy can support a patient’s functional goals in the home when therapy is ordered, clinically appropriate, covered or otherwise arranged, and accepted by the agency. Ameri-Care Professional Service, Inc. helps Miami-Dade families understand the referral and intake process for therapy services.
Therapy goals are individualized by qualified professionals after the applicable evaluation. This page does not prescribe exercises, diagnose a condition, or promise a particular recovery outcome.
Therapy services that may be requested
- Physical therapy: movement, balance, strength, gait, transfers, and functional mobility goals.
- Occupational therapy: daily activities, independence, adaptive strategies, and home-safety considerations.
- Speech-language services: communication, cognitive-linguistic, or swallowing-related goals when clinically appropriate.
The exact discipline, frequency, duration, and start date depend on the patient’s evaluation, plan of care, orders, payer rules, location, and agency availability. Home health therapy is not a substitute for emergency evaluation.
When families may ask about therapy at home
Families often begin a conversation after a hospital stay, surgery, injury, decline in mobility, or recommendation from a physician, therapist, or discharge planner. A referral should describe the functional concern in general terms, such as difficulty walking safely, transferring, dressing, communicating, or returning to daily routines.
How to request a therapy referral
- Confirm the patient’s complete address and Miami-Dade ZIP code.
- Identify the requested therapy discipline and referring professional or facility.
- Gather available discharge instructions, orders, therapy recommendations, and payer information.
- Ask how records should be transmitted through the approved secure channel.
- Confirm the next intake and assessment step without assuming coverage or timing.
Start through the Patient Referral page or call 305-826-8800. Ameri-Care serves families in Miami Lakes, Hialeah, Doral, Kendall, Coral Gables, South Miami, Homestead, Miami Beach, and other Miami-Dade communities subject to current verification.
Questions to ask
Ask which order or documentation is needed, how the evaluation works, who communicates with the ordering provider, how changes are reported, and how coverage or financial responsibility is verified. Do not place sensitive medical information in a public form. Call 911 for an emergency.