The Empower Program is Five Star Home Health Care's self-pay option for patients who need continued skilled care after their insurance coverage has ended. Whether you need more physical therapy after a joint replacement, ongoing nursing for a complex wound, or continued support managing a chronic condition — the Empower Program ensures your recovery does not stop just because your benefits did. You keep the same clinical team, the same care plan, and the same quality of care.
Why Empower
Your Recovery
Does Not Have to
Stop
Services Available
Continue Any Home Health Service
Every service available under Medicare home health can be continued through the Empower Program on a self-pay basis.
Continued nursing care at home.
Keep building strength and mobility.
Maintain independence in daily life.
Continued communication and swallowing support.
Ongoing support navigating resources.
Personal care assistance at home.
How It Works
A Seamless Transition
When your insurance coverage ends, continuing care is simple.
When Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance stops covering your home health services, your care team will let you know.
Your Nurse Navigator explains the Empower Program, reviews your care needs, and provides transparent pricing — no surprises.
The same clinicians who have been treating you continue your care without interruption. Same team, same quality, same home.
Who Benefits
Is the Empower Program Right for You?
The Empower Program is designed for patients and families in these common situations.
Patients who need more therapy or nursing visits than Medicare will cover after a surgery or hospitalization.
Continued physical therapy after a knee, hip, or shoulder replacement to reach full recovery — not just minimum function.
Ongoing therapy for stroke, Parkinson's, or MS patients who benefit from long-term skilled support at home.
Patients with heart failure, COPD, or diabetes who need continued nursing oversight beyond what insurance allows.
Wounds that require extended skilled nursing beyond the insurance-covered period to heal properly.
Families who want professional clinical support to continue while they provide day-to-day caregiving.
Did You Know
Facts About Continuing Care
Medicare does not limit the number of home health episodes you can receive — but it does require that you meet specific criteria each time. When you no longer qualify, the Empower Program bridges the gap.
Studies show that patients who stop therapy prematurely after joint replacement are more likely to need revision surgery. Continuing care through Empower can help you reach full recovery.
The average cost of a single ER visit is over $2,000. Continued home health care through the Empower Program can help prevent the setbacks that lead to emergency room visits.
Many families do not realize they can continue the exact same home health services on a self-pay basis. The Empower Program makes this simple and affordable.
Do Not Let Your Recovery Stop Short
Contact us to learn about the Empower Program and how you can continue your care. Our Nurse Navigator will review your needs and provide transparent pricing.
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