Refer a Patient to A-Team Home Care — Philadelphia & Bucks County
Send a referral and a coordinator confirms receipt within 1 business hour. A registered nurse completes the skilled nursing assessment in the home within 24–48 hours. A-Team is ACHC-accredited, Medicare-certified, and HIPAA-compliant. BAAs available on request for hospital and SNF discharge partners.
One Phone Call. One Business Hour. RN at the Bedside Within 48.
If you have a patient ready for discharge to home care, send the referral — by phone, secure email, or this page. A-Team handles intake, insurance verification, RN assessment, and care plan setup. You get a written status update back to the referring clinician once the patient is admitted to service.
Healthcare Professionals Who Send Patients to A-Team
Most of our weekly admissions come from four professional referrer types across the Greater Philadelphia and Bucks County health system. Each one gets the same intake-coordinator response and the same RN-led assessment.
Hospital Discharge Planners
Who: Case managers and discharge coordinators at acute-care hospitals across the Delaware Valley.
Covered: Post-acute home health, skilled nursing follow-up, transition of care under Medicare or commercial insurance.
Response: Referral acknowledged within 1 business hour; RN home assessment scheduled within 24–48 hours of acceptance.
Primary Care Physicians
Who: PCPs, internists, geriatricians, and specialists managing patients aging in place.
Covered: Home health under Medicare Part A; ongoing personal care under Pennsylvania Community HealthChoices; PCA OPTIONS for Philadelphia residents.
Response: Verbal confirmation back to the practice; written status update once care begins.
Social Workers & Case Managers
Who: MSWs at hospitals, MCOs, area agencies on aging, and elder-care law practices.
Covered: Waiver-based personal care, companion care, respite, and family-caregiver enrollment under PA CHC, PCA OPTIONS, JFCS, and the VA VetAssist program.
Response: Insurance verification handled by A-Team intake; no paperwork burden returned to the referring social worker.
Skilled Nursing Facilities
Who: SNF discharge planners, rehab social workers, and elder-care attorneys placing clients back into the community.
Covered: Home health after SNF stay (Medicare), long-term personal care (CHC Medicaid), private-pay LTC insurance, and private pay.
Response: Coordination call with the SNF team before discharge so RN assessment is timed to the patient's first day home.
How an A-Team Referral Moves From Submission to First Visit
Medicare home health typically starts the same week as the referral. Pennsylvania Community HealthChoices Medicaid admissions take 7–14 days because of MCO authorization timelines.
1. Submit the Referral
Call (215) 490-9994, secure-email service@ateampa.com, or send the form on this page. Include patient name, date of birth, insurance, diagnoses, and the discharging clinician. PHI accepted; BAA available.
2. Intake Coordinator Confirms Receipt
Within 1 business hour, an A-Team intake coordinator confirms the referral, runs insurance eligibility, and identifies the payer route (Medicare Part A, CHC Medicaid MCO, VetAssist, PCA OPTIONS, LTC, or private pay).
3. RN Assessment in the Home (24–48 hours)
A Pennsylvania-licensed registered nurse visits the patient at home, completes the OASIS or care-plan assessment, validates the physician orders, and writes the individualized plan of care.
4. Care Begins · Status Back to Referrer
Medicare home health admissions typically start the same week. CHC Medicaid admissions start within 7–14 days after MCO authorization. A written status update goes back to the referring clinician once the patient is admitted to service.
What Referring Professionals Get From A-Team Home Care
Six structural reasons A-Team protects your discharge metrics, your readmission rate, and your professional reputation when you place a patient with us.
ACHC-Accredited
A-Team Home Care holds Accreditation Commission for Health Care accreditation for home health, the same nationally recognized standard required by Medicare-certified hospitals for post-acute partners.
Medicare-Certified Home Health
A-Team is a Medicare-certified home health agency. Patients discharging from acute care under Medicare Part A skilled benefit can be admitted directly without a private-pay bridge.
HIPAA-Compliant Intake · BAA Available
A-Team operates a HIPAA-compliant intake workflow with role-based access, encrypted PHI handling, and audit logging. Business Associate Agreements available for hospital and SNF partners on request.
All Major PA CHC Plans In-Network
In-network with Keystone First Community HealthChoices, UPMC Community HealthChoices, and PA Health & Wellness Community HealthChoices. Also in-network with Philadelphia Corporation for Aging OPTIONS and VA Community Care.
RN-Supervised Plan of Care
Every plan of care is written and reviewed by a Pennsylvania-licensed registered nurse, with periodic re-assessment visits per state and Medicare regulation. Direct Care Workers are paid bi-weekly under W-2 employment.
Status Updates Back to the Referrer
Once the patient is admitted to service, a written admission status note goes back to the referring clinician. Discharge planners and PCPs stay informed without having to chase A-Team for confirmation.
Payer Routes A-Team Accepts
A-Team intake verifies eligibility on every referral and identifies the correct payer route before the RN assessment. The list below covers the great majority of referrals from Greater Philadelphia and Bucks County.
Don't see a plan listed? Call (215) 490-9994 — A-Team intake will run eligibility on the patient's specific policy.
Frequently Asked Questions From Referrers
The six questions discharge planners, PCPs, social workers, and SNF staff ask before sending us a patient.
How fast can A-Team start care after the referral?
Do you accept HIPAA-compliant electronic referrals?
What is A-Team's geographic service area?
Can we send patient charts and physician orders before the assessment?
How do referring clinicians get status updates?
What if a patient needs both skilled nursing and personal care?
Two Offices · Five Counties
Local intake teams, local supervisory RNs, and local Direct Care Workers across the Greater Philadelphia and Bucks County health system.
2751 N. 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19133
(215) 490-9994
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2 Park Lane, Suite 106
Feasterville-Trevose, PA 19053
(215) 490-9994
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Send a Patient Referral
Submit the form below or call our intake line at (215) 490-9994 — we respond within 1 business hour during weekdays, same day for evenings and weekends.
Irina Rabovetsky
Our intake team coordinates directly with discharge planners, physicians, social workers, and SNF partners. Send a referral and we handle insurance verification, RN assessment, and care plan setup end-to-end.
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Melinda Piechoski, RN · Director of Nursing · PA License RN641214