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Homebound Status

An individual is considered to be “confined to his home” if:

 The individual has a condition due to an illness or injury,
that restricts the ability to leave his or her home except
with the assistance of another individual or the aid of a
supportive device (such as crutches, a cane, a
wheelchair, or a walker) or if the individual has a condition
due to an illness or injury such that leaving his or her
home is medically contraindicated
 The condition should be such that there exists a normal
inability to leave home, that leaving the home requires a
considerable and taxing effort

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Definition of Homebound Status

Considerable and taxing effort may Patients who leave home
include: infrequently for short durations or
for health care MAY STILL be
considered homebound. This may
 Needs help of another person to leave
home include patients who attend:
 Needs assistive devices to leave home,
eg, cane, wheelchair, walker, crutches  Medical Day Care
 Needs special transportation  Physician medical appointments
 Leaving home exacerbates symptoms,  Religious services
eg shortness of breath, pain, anxiety,  Dialysis
confusion, fatigue  Hairdresser
 Includes cognitive or psychiatric  Family reunion, funeral, graduation
impairments such as depression, acute
anxiety, newly diagnosed dementia, or
exacerbation of bipolar disorder or
schizophrenia

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