Bright Horizon Home Health · Medicare-certified

Skilled nursing and therapy, at home, without the referral runaround

Nurses and therapists visit your home to manage recovery after surgery or a hospital stay, wounds, medications, and chronic conditions. Our own physician writes the order, so you can start with one phone call.

$0 out of pocket for eligible Medicare patients. We verify eligibility before the first visit.
No referral needed. Medicare requires a physician’s order; we arrange it for you.
Same-day response. A registered nurse, not a call center, returns your call.
Serving Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura counties. English, Spanish and Armenian spoken.

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550007849California HHA license

RN-ledOwned and run by clinicians

Since 1997Serving Southern California

What happens when you call

About 10 minutes

A registered nurse answersNot a call center. Tell us what is happening and where the patient is now.

We verify eligibility on the spotMedicare or plan information is all we need. Our physician arranges the order.

First nursing visit is scheduledUsually within days, sooner after a hospital discharge.

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What we provide at home

Six services, one plan of care, one team

Every visit follows a plan written by a physician and coordinated by a registered nurse. Most patients receive a combination of these.

Skilled nursing

Wound care, medication management and teaching, IV and infusion therapy, injections, disease monitoring, and post-surgical care from RNs and LVNs.

Physical therapy

Rebuild strength, balance and mobility after surgery, a fall or a stroke, with a fall-prevention plan for your home.

Occupational therapy

Regain the skills of daily living: dressing, bathing, cooking, and moving safely around your own space.

Speech therapy

Speech, swallowing and communication support after stroke, injury or surgery.

Medical social work

Help navigating benefits, community resources and family decisions during recovery.

Home health aide

Hands-on help with bathing and personal care, provided alongside skilled nursing or therapy as part of the plan of care.

Setting expectations

Is home health the right fit for your family?

Families often call looking for one thing and need another. Here is plainly what Medicare home health is, so you know before we spend your time.

Home health is

Scheduled visits from a nurse or therapist, typically a few times a week, each lasting about an hour
Skilled care: wound care, IV therapy, medication management, rehab after surgery or a hospital stay
For patients who are homebound and under a physician’s plan of care
Provided by licensed clinicians employed by Bright Horizon

Home health is not

An hourly, live-in or overnight caregiver staying in the home
A standalone aide for bathing or housekeeping without skilled care
A substitute for 24-hour nursing when needs are that intensive. For that, ask us about our congregate living health facilities in Sylmar and Northridge
A referral directory. You are calling the provider, not a lead-selling service

Not sure which you need? Call anyway. If home health is not the right fit, we will tell you honestly and point you to the right level of care, including the other Benchmark companies.

How it starts

From your call to the first visit

You call, or we call you back

A registered nurse asks about the diagnosis, recent hospital stay, mobility, and the patient’s Medicare or plan information. About ten minutes.

We verify eligibility and arrange the physician’s order

Medicare requires a physician’s order and a face-to-face encounter. Our physician provides both, so you do not need a referral from your own doctor to begin.

The first nursing visit

An RN completes the start-of-care assessment in your home and builds the plan of care. Therapy and other visits are scheduled from there.

Where we visit

Five Southern California counties

Our nurses and therapists are based in the San Fernando Valley and travel throughout the service area. Call to confirm start-of-care timing for your city.

Los Angeles CountyOrange CountyRiverside CountySan Bernardino CountyVentura County

Working directly with your hospital

Dignity Health: California Hospital, Glendale Memorial, Northridge Hospital, St. Mary, St. Bernardine
AHMC: Garfield, Monterey Park, San Gabriel Valley, Greater El Monte
Valley Presbyterian, Hollywood Presbyterian, and IPA networks across the five counties

Medicare home health, explained

Questions families ask before they call

Who qualifies for Medicare home health?

Medicare covers home health when a physician certifies that you need intermittent skilled nursing or therapy, you are homebound (leaving home takes considerable effort), and the care is provided by a Medicare-certified agency under a plan of care. We check all of this with you on the first call.

What will it cost?

For eligible patients, Medicare pays for covered home health visits with no copay. Durable medical equipment ordered as part of care, such as a walker or hospital bed, is covered at 80 percent after the Part B deductible. We explain any cost before care begins.

Do I need a referral from my own doctor?

No. Medicare requires a physician’s order and a face-to-face encounter, and Benchmark’s own physician provides both. If you already have a doctor involved, we coordinate with them.

How many hours of care will we get?

Home health is intermittent: visits are typically a few times a week, and Medicare limits combined nursing and aide care to fewer than 8 hours a day and 28 hours a week. It is not a caregiver in the home all day. If your family needs that, we will say so and help you find the right option.

How soon can care start?

Once eligibility is verified and the order is in place, the start-of-care nursing visit is usually scheduled within a few days, and sooner after a hospital discharge when the hospital coordinates with us. Call and we will give you a realistic date for your city.

Which plans do you work with?

Bright Horizon is Medicare-certified and works with a number of Medicare Advantage and managed-care plans. See our Insurance page for the current list, or call and we will check your specific plan. We are not able to accept Kaiser Permanente members.

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