Home Health 101

Home Health 101 is organized by Summit Professional Education and will be held on Mar 21, 2026.

Course Description:
Home health care is an exciting area of practice for all therapy disciplines. However, agency needs, often dictated by financial considerations, often push clinical staff into the field without adequate preparation. Clinical staff also havemonetary concerns that may encourage them to move into direct patient care without proper training and mentoring. Important items such as interdisciplinary collaboration, infection control, and medication management may receive discussion through a policy manual review. Accurate OASIS documentation may not even receive a mention.

This workshop will provide a high-level overview of patient care in the home, preparing the therapist and assistant for entry into home health care. Through case studies and examples, participants will develop strategies to apply and integrate the 15 CMS conditions of participation into daily patient care. Upon entry into home health (or return to practice), clinicians will be prepared for safe and compliant work in home health.

Highlights:

• Immediately improve your experience as you enter into home health
• Recognize the 15 CMS conditions of participation as they apply to home health
• Practical evidence and real-life case studies to improve care approaches in the home health setting
• Immediately improve your documentation skills in home health

Learning Objectives:

• Identify and apply the 15 CMS conditions of participation to daily patient care in the home health setting.
• Describe regulatory requirements as they apply to PT/OT/SLP assistant vs. evaluating therapist.
• Demonstrate OASIS coding with 90% accuracy.

Outline:

1. Home Health Care Introduction
   1. Home health vs. traditional settings
   2. The conditions of participation
   3. Infection control: Bag technique and your vehicle
   4. The medically complex patient
2. Documentation Requirements
   1. Understanding the homebound requirement
   2. Mandatory forms in home health
   3. Documenting skill
   4. Overview of OASIS and coding
3. Miscellaneous Topics that are Essential to Success
   1. Medication management: What is your role?
   2. Interdisciplinary collaboration and coordination of care
   3. PT/PTA and OTR/OTA supervision
   4. Hoarding in the home
   5. It is often said: Fact vs. myth in home health