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Ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｂｅ               ｕｎｄｅｒ               ａ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ'ｓ               ｃａｒｅ               -               Ａ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ               ｗｈｏ               ｆｏｌｌｏｗｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ               ｉｓ               ｎｅｅｄｅｄ               ｔｏ               ｓｉｇｎ               ｏｒｄｅｒｓ               ｏｎ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ'ｓ               ｂｅｈａｌｆ               ａｎｄ               ａｌｓｏ               ｔｏ               ｃｅｒｔｉｆｙ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｅｄ               ｆｏｒ               ｓｋｉｌｌｅｄ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎｓｕｒａｎｃｅ               ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｓ. Ｔｈｅ               ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ,               ａｌｏｎｇ               ｗｉｔｈ               ｔｈｅ               ｓｋｉｌｌｅｄ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ｃａｒｅ               ｗｏｒｋｅｒｓ,               ｃｒｅａｔｅｓ               ａ               ｐｌａｎ               ｏｆ               ｃａｒｅ               ｔｏ               ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃａｌｌｙ               ｏｕｔｌｉｎｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｎｅｅｄｓ               ａｎｄ               ｇｏａｌｓ               ｆｏｒ               ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ.                2. Ｔｈｅ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ               ｍｕｓｔ               ｂｅ               ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌｌｙ               "ｈｏｍｅｂｏｕｎｄ"               -               Ｈｏｍｅｂｏｕｎｄ               ｉｓ               ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ               ａｓ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎａｂｉｌｉｔｙ               ｔｏ               ｌｅａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｍｅ               ａｎｄ               ｃａｎ               ａｐｐｌｙ               ｔｏ               ｔｈｅ               ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ,               ｉｎｆａｎｔｓ,               ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ,               ａｎｄ               ａｄｕｌｔｓ               ａｌｉｋｅ. Ｉｆ               ｔｈｅｒｅ               ｉｓ               ａ               ｓａｆｅｔｙ               ｒｉｓｋ               ｉｎ               ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｏｒ               ｅｖｅｎ               ａ               ｆｅａｒ               ｏｆ               ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｍｅ,               ａ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ               ｃａｎ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｙ               ｂｅ               ｇｒａｎｔｅｄ               ａ               ｈｏｍｅｂｏｕｎｄ               ｓｔａｔｕｓ. Ｅｘｃｅｐｔｉｏｎｓ               ｃａｎ               ｂｅ               ｍａｄｅ               ｆｏｒ               ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ               ｔｈｅ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｗｈｉｌｅ               ｓｔｉｌｌ               ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎｉｎｇ               ｈｏｍｅｂｏｕｎｄ               ｓｔａｔｕｓ. 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Ｎｏｔ               ａｌｌ               ａｇｅｎｃｉｅｓ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ａｌｌ               ｔｈｅ               ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ               ｓｋｉｌｌｅｄ               ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ               ａ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ               ｍａｙ               ｎｅｅｄ. Ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ               ａ               ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄａｔｉｏｎ               ｆｒｏｍ               ｔｈｅ               ｄｏｃｔｏｒ               ｏｒ               ｓｏｃｉａｌ               ｗｏｒｋｅｒ               ｉｓ               ａｐｐｒｏｐｒｉａｔｅ,               ｂｕｔ               ｐａｔｉｅｎｔ'ｓ               ｈａｖｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｒｉｇｈｔ               ｔｏ               ｃｈｏｏｓｅ               ｗｈｉｃｈ               ｈｏｍｅ               ｈｅａｌｔｈ               ａｇｅｎｃｙ               ｔｈｅｙ               ｗｉｓｈ               ｔｏ               ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ               ｔｈｅ               ｉｎ-ｈｏｍｅ               ｃａｒｅ. 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