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Bureau of Long Term Care Services |
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The Home Care Unit licenses and registers agencies that provide services and equipment to people in their home or place of residence.
To obtain license and related information click on the underlined words below:
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HOJA DE HECHOS SOBRE AYUDANTES DE SALUD EN EL HOGAR (29 kb pdf) |
Home Health Agency- are licensed to send both skilled (RN's, Therapists, Social Workers) and unskilled (home health aides, certified nursing assistants, homemaker/companions) staff into a patient's home. They may also provide staffing to health care facilities on a temporary basis. |
| Hospices - an entity that provides a continuum of palliative and supportive care for the terminally ill patient and patient's family. |
| Nurse Registry - are agencies licensed to secure temporary employment for nurses, home health aides, certified nursing assistants, homemakers, and companions) in a patient's home or in health care facilities or other locations. |
| Homemaker Companion - are agencies who employ individuals to do housekeeping, cook, run errands, and provide companionship. |
| Home Medical Equipment Provider - any person or entity that holds itself out to the public as providing HME and services or accepts physician orders for equipment that typically requires home medical services. |
| Health Care Services Pool - are staffing agencies that provide temporary employment in health care facilities, residential facilities and agencies for licensed, certified or trained health care personnel. |
Frequently Called Numbers and Links to Other Sites
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HOME HEALTH CARE CONSUMER GUIDE: "Home Health Care in Florida"
- CENTER FOR PROFESSIONS - (Dept. of Health) regulates nurses, therapists, and other health care professions (850) 488-0595
CERTIFIED NURSING ASSISTANTS - (850) 245-4567
CONSUMER COMPLAINT LINE - 888-419-3456 is the number to call to report complaints about any agency or facility licensed regulated by AHCA.
ELDER HELP LINE - 1-800-96-ELDER
BIO-MEDICAL WASTE - (Dept. of Health) (850) 245-4277
MEDICAL OXYGEN RETAILER PERMIT (Dept of Health) - (850) 245-4292
OASIS HELP DESK: (850) 412-4501
