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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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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Vision Care

    Routine vision exams and standard eyewear. They say that life begins at 40, but so does faulty eyesight! Poor vision impacts safety, mood, and thinking.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Physical Therapy

    physical therapy provide essential services to improve mobility, strength, and independence, helping prevent further health complications and enhancing overall well-being.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Hospice Care

    Treatment and support at home for those with advanced illness approaching end of life - when life expectancy is months, not years.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Medical MOOP

    MOOP stands for "maximum out-of-pocket" costs, which refers to the annual limit your loved one will pay out of pocket.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Home Health Agency Care

    Intermittent skilled nursing, therapy, social work, and home health aide services provided in the home to support recovery or address functional decline.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Podiatry Services

    Podiatry is an essential service for those with vulnerable or problematic lower legs, ankles, and feet.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Urgently Needed Services (Urgent Care)

    This is not emergency care. This is care provided at an urgent care center or by an out-of-network provider because a network provider is unavailable.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Outpatient Rehabilitation Services

    Outpatient visits are most common for occupational therapy (OT), physical therapy (PT), and/or speech language therapy (ST) services.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Cervical and Vaginal Cancer Screening (Pap Smear and Pelvic Exam)

    Many older women do not realize that other problematic vaginal and pelvic issues can be addressed during these exams, not just cancer screening.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Specialist Doctor Visit

    Specialist doctor visits include consultations and treatments provided by healthcare professionals who specialize in specific medical fields.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Smoking and Tobacco Use Cessation (Counseling to stop)

    Tobacco use causes cancers throughout the body, not just in the lungs of smokers. Tobacco users spend $70 per week ($280/month) on tobacco products.

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  • Wellcare CalViva Health Dual Align (HMO D-SNP): Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP)

    A diabetes prevention program using structured health behavior change. 9 in 10 cases of diabetes can be avoided by making key lifestyle changes.

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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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