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Our guides provide you with the skills, checklists and tips for caring for your loved one. Our content is authored by highly qualified registered nurses with a combined total of 60 years of expertise in various healthcare settings such as acute, community and home care.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Nutritional Services

    Network nutritionists can assess dietary needs and ensure that diet is consistent with personal health demands and goals.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Private Duty Nursing (PDN)

    Skilled nursing care provided in the home by licensed RNs and/or LPNs/LVNs. This differs from the professional home health care benefit.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Home Health Aide, Consumer-Directed Personal Assistance Services (CDPAS)

    CDPAS is a self-directed home health aide model for Medicaid consumers who are chronically ill, physically disabled, and in need of home care services.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Foot Care (Podiatry)

    Foot care is essential for the safety and well-being of those with conditions that significantly impact the lower legs.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Durable Medical Equipment (DME)

    DME in the home for safety and support can increase independence, reduce anxiety, and enhance quality of life.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Hearing Exams and Hearing Aids

    Routine hearing exams and hearing aids provided by fully licensed network audiologists. Poor hearing impacts balance, walking, perception, and thinking.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Prosthetics and Orthotics

    Prosthetic appliances and orthotic devices replace loss of function and are aimed at restoring ability and independence.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Orthopedic Footwear

    Orthopedic footwear supports a weak/deformed ankle or foot structure, or forms an integral part of a brace.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Medical Equipment, Surgical Supplies, Respiratory Therapy, and Oxygen

    Coordination with providers and vendors for required medical equipment, supplies, respiratory therapy, and oxygen.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Social and Environmental Supports

    You and your loved one can get connected with services and items that support your loved one's medical needs.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Social Day Care

    Social day care provides protective, supervised, and structured socialization, activities, monitoring, personal care, and nutrition.

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  • VNS Health MLTC: Telehealth

    The use of electronic information and communication technologies to remotely deliver or support clinical health care.

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About us

Helpful is an app to make caregiving easier. We integrate your loved one’s insurance benefits, medical records and caregiving guides into an immediate, accessible and user-friendly experience. Helpful supports your care needs by eliminating administrative tasks and providing technology to support your caregiving experience.

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