Home Health Care in Fountain Valley, CA
Serving Fountain Valley, CA and surrounding cities in Orange County
Home Health Care in Fountain Valley, CA
Physical therapy at home
A physical therapist works on what you need for daily life: getting up from a chair, walking safely to the bathroom, handling the two steps at the front door, building enough strength to get to follow-up appointments. Exercises are fitted to your real furniture and your real hallway, not a clinic gym.
Occupational therapy, and a rule worth knowing
Occupational therapy focuses on everyday tasks like dressing, bathing and cooking. Medicare has a specific rule here. Your doctor or provider must first order occupational therapy together with nursing, physical therapy, or speech-language pathology. After that, you can keep getting occupational therapy on its own, even once you no longer need the other services. (medicare.gov)
Who qualifies
Medicare covers home health when you need part-time or intermittent skilled care and you’re homebound. Homebound doesn’t mean bedbound. It means leaving home is hard because of an illness or injury, for example you need a walker, a cane, special transportation or another person’s help, and leaving takes a lot of effort. A doctor or nurse practitioner must see you in person and order the care.
Before you leave either Fountain Valley hospital, you can tell the case manager which agency you’d like. Medicare says your provider should give you a list of agencies serving your area.
Local help between visits
The Center at Founders Village, the city’s senior and community center on Bushard Street, is open to adults 55 and up. According to the City of Fountain Valley, it offers free HICAP Medicare counseling, a blood pressure check once a month, support groups, and resource referrals. Residents 60 and over can also apply for the city’s HOP ON senior mobility program, which offers curb-to-curb rides within Fountain Valley and up to a mile outside it. That can make outpatient follow-up much easier once home health ends.
What sets our care apart
- People, not machines, answer our phones 24 hours a day.
- Care can often start within 24 hours.
- Online requests get a phone call back within minutes.
- Families may request a Vietnamese-speaking nurse.
- In the CMS (Medicare) October 2026 data release, our home health agency has a Quality of patient care star rating of 5 and an HHCAHPS patient survey summary star rating of 4 (survey period April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026). You can look us up on Medicare Care Compare.
See also
- Home health in Orange County
- Frequently asked home health questions
- Tiếng Việt: chăm sóc sức khỏe tại nhà
Home health care in Fountain Valley: the basics
Home health is short-term skilled care at home that a doctor orders after an illness, injury, surgery or hospital stay. Medicare Part A and/or Part B usually covers it when the patient is homebound and needs part-time skilled services; Medicare Advantage plans cover it with their own approval steps. After a joint replacement, a cardiac procedure or a fall, home health is often how recovery continues safely at home.
Who may visit your home
- A registered nurse or licensed vocational nurse for wound care, medication management, IV or injection teaching, and symptom monitoring
- Physical, occupational and speech-language therapists for strength, balance, transfers, daily tasks, speech and swallowing
- A home health aide for bathing and personal care while skilled visits are part of the plan
- A medical social worker for resources, care planning and caregiver support
Fountain Valley neighborhoods and hospitals
Fountain Valley (ZIP 92708) borders Westminster, and our office at 13800 Arizona St #200, Westminster, CA is a short drive from most of the city. We visit homes around Mile Square Regional Park, along the Brookhurst Street and Euclid Street corridors, and near the Recreation Center & Sports Park. Two hospitals are inside the city: UCI Health – Fountain Valley on Euclid Street and MemorialCare Orange Coast Medical Center on Talbert Avenue. We are an independent agency, not affiliated with either hospital.
Vietnamese-speaking and English-speaking clinicians
Our staff speaks Vietnamese and English. When you arrange care, ask for a Vietnamese-speaking nurse and we will work to match you, so exercise plans and medication changes are clear to everyone at home.
How referrals work
Surgeons, primary care doctors, hospital case managers and rehab discharge planners can refer a patient, and families can call 24/7 Care at Home directly to ask questions first. If surgery is planned, you can contact us ahead of time. We confirm the doctor’s order and coverage, then schedule the start-of-care visit to review medicines, check the home for fall risks and set therapy goals. Our agency holds a CMS Care Compare 5-star quality rating and 4-star patient survey rating (Oct 2026).
Fountain Valley home health FAQ
Is physical therapy at home covered after a knee or hip replacement?
Often, yes, if your doctor orders it and you meet Medicare’s homebound and skilled-need rules. Medicare Advantage plans may require approval first.
Can occupational therapy continue after nursing ends?
Under Medicare, occupational therapy can continue on its own once it was first ordered alongside nursing, physical therapy or speech therapy.
Do you coordinate with my surgeon?
Yes. Your doctor directs the plan of care, and our clinicians report progress and concerns to the doctor.
More home health pages near Fountain Valley
Nearby, we also provide home health care in Santa Ana and home health care in Huntington Beach. See every city on our Orange County home health service area page, or read about our care in Vietnamese: Chăm sóc sức khỏe tại nhà ở Fountain Valley (tiếng Việt).
Referral checklist for doctors and case managers in Fountain Valley
For doctors, nurse practitioners, discharge planners and case managers: what to have ready when you call. Call the home health line at (800) 651-5371.
What to have ready
- The physician order for home health (and the face-to-face visit note, if you have it)
- The face sheet
- Recent notes: discharge summary or history and physical, and the current medication list
- Insurance information: Medicare, Medicare Advantage or other plan
Please do not send patient details by email. Call first, and our team will explain how to send the records.
Our team helps coordinate with the patient's doctor on the order and the plan of care. 24/7 Care at Home is a family-owned, Medicare-certified home health agency (CCN 059110) serving Orange County families since 2007.
How do doctors and case managers refer a patient for home health in Fountain Valley?
Call the home health line at (800) 651-5371. Have the physician order, the face sheet, recent notes and the insurance information ready. Please do not send patient details by email. Our team helps coordinate with the patient's doctor on the order and the plan of care.
Our therapists also see patients farther north and provide home health care in Anaheim for families coming home from Anaheim-area hospitals.
Our therapists also provide home health care in Yorba Linda in north Orange County for patients coming home from UCI Health – Placentia Linda.
Many Costa Mesa patients come home from Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, and our nurses also provide home health care in Costa Mesa.