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Home Health Care

Home Health Care includes VA’s Skilled Home Health Care Services (SHHC) and Homemaker and Home Health Aide Services (H/HHA).

Skilled Home Health Care (SHHC) Services

SHHC services are in-home services provided by specially trained personnel, including nurses, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and social workers. Care includes clinical assessment, treatment planning and treatment provision, health status monitoring, patient and family education, reassessment, referral, and follow-up.

Homemaker/Home Health Aide (H/HHA) Services

H/HHA services are personal care and related support services that enable frail or disabled Veterans to live at home.

 Home healthcare worker assisting a patient 
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