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Celebrating 50 years as a trusted leader and pioneer in home health care improving the lives of older adults, disabled adults, and their family caregivers, UHC is committed to helping seniors to continue living independently at home for as long as possible with proven quality of life solutions delivered in the comfort of their home or in home settings.
UHC can address your immediate needs and assist you to qualify for a myriad of programs and services. UHC offers a variety of programs and works with a full spectrum of payor sources including Medicare, Medicaid, Managed Long Term Care Plans, and state, federal, and locally funded programs. The organization also works with private long-term care insurers and, as a non-profit organization, solicits charitable contributions and funding to further expand its service capabilities.
They are uniquely positioned to assist older adults and family caregivers offering a variety of programs and services to provide seniors with access-to-care that they may not be able to get while on the wait list for home and community- based or long-term care programs. These services include homemaker, personal care, emergency alert devices, consumable medical supplies, home delivered meals, nutrition counseling and meals, respite, and family caregiver support and counseling services. They can even help you with your light bill. They specialize in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia related disorders and provide seniors and their family caregivers with added value services including computer tablets and training delivered by volunteers through its nationally recognized and certified Intergenerational
Volunteer Program Model designated a Generations United Program of Distinction and selected as an intergenerational program model by National Community Care Corps.
United HomeCare® is your solution and the best choice for older adults.
UHC ranked the #1 Community Care for the Elderly (CCE) Lead Agency in Miami-Dade County and has been consecutively designated since 1979 for its exceptional quality programs and services. This comes as no surprise to those benefiting from UHC’s services who appreciate their dedication and commitment to their clients.
For both clients and managed care plans seeking exceptional quality care, United HomeCare® (UHC) is the “Premier Agency” providing home and community-based solutions for their home health and long-term care needs. UHC is a licensed Medicare and Medicaid Certified Home Health Agency with a 4.5 Star Quality Rating by Medicare.gov and is CHAP accredited. UHC also contracts with all state managed long term care plans to provide home health services in Miami-Dade and Broward counties.
Older adults transitioning to one of the state managed care long term care plans, can choose UHC as their home care services provider regardless of the plan they choose. These plans include Aetna, Florida Community Care, Humana, Molina, Simply Healthcare, Sunshine, and United Healthcare.
National surveys have shown that older adults prefer to age in place, gracefully with dignity in familiar surroundings, underscoring the fact that “There’s just no place like home.” “This is not just United HomeCare’s tagline, it’s an integral part of its corporate DNA,” said Carlos Martinez, UHC President and CEO.
UHC knows that the quality of UHC staff and volunteers is key to best-in-class care.
As one of the largest home health and community care organizations in Florida, with a staff of more than 1,145 employees and volunteers (not independent contractors, UHC serves over 3,500 clients in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Staff, leadership, and volunteers work in teams with great compassion to carry out the organization’s mission of caring enabling older and disabled adults to live comfortably at home. Clients and their families will receive personal attention delivered by licensed professionals from skilled nurses, case managers, licensed clinical social workers, home health care aides, to registered dietitians. All staff and volunteers are AHCA Level II (criminal) background screened and vetted for clients’ and families’ safety and peace of mind. UHC staff are also trained to provide care to persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
For more information about the services and opportunities United HomeCare® offers or about Home and Community- Based and Long-Term Care programs, call 305.716.0710.
