LifeForce Healthcare
LifeForce Healthcare is a family-owned medical practice offering in-home primary care to elderly patients and residents of senior living communities in North Central Florida.
Ocala · Takes Medicare, Medicaid +3
At a glance
- Insurance
- Medicare · Medicaid · United Healthcare · Humana · Aetna
- Self pay
- Private payment
About
Robert and Jennifer Zylis founded the practice in 2009 to address the difficulty elderly patients have getting out to doctor appointments in their local community.
The practice focuses on providing medical services to the elderly in their homes, senior living communities, and skilled nursing facilities, and it works with nurses and therapists to help patients stay as independent as possible.
- In-home primary care
- Coordinated therapy and nursing
- In-home diagnostic testing
Concerns they commonly address
Diabetes
The practice provides diabetes treatment during residential home visits and senior living community visits.
COPD, CHF and hypertension
The practice provides management of COPD, CHF, and hypertension.
Wound care
The practice offers wound care, including through specialists who can make in-home visits.
Services
Residential home visits
In-home primary care for home-bound patients, including the elderly and those who have difficulties with leaving the home.
Senior living community visits
Visits in senior living communities, including skilled nursing, assisted living, independent living, and group homes.
Home health and hospice coordination
The practice coordinates with the home health or hospice agency the patient chooses when those services are needed.
Transitional care after hospital stay
After a hospital stay, the practice offers a follow-up visit within 7-14 days of discharge, medication reconciliation, and review of discharge paperwork.
In-home laboratory and x-ray
Diagnostic testing such as laboratory studies, ultrasounds and x-rays can be arranged in the home.
Founder
Robert Zylis and Jennifer Zylis, APRN
Robert and Jennifer Zylis founded LifeForce Healthcare in 2009 as a solution to a problem within their local community.
Insurance, self-pay and costs
Insurance listed by the practice
Medicare, Medicaid, United Healthcare, Humana, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield. Confirm your benefits with the practice and your insurer.
Self-pay
Private payment: .
Insurance verification
The practice verifies insurance coverage before the first visit.
What to know before contacting
Who it sees
Elderly patients, Home-bound patients.
Not an emergency service
In the event of an emergency, you should always dial 911.
Questions families ask
What insurance does LifeForce Healthcare list?
Medicare, Medicaid, United Healthcare, Humana, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield. Always confirm coverage with the practice and your insurer.
What are the self-pay rates?
Private payment: .
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