You’re not fighting traffic or asking someone to drive you. You’re not sitting in a waiting room wondering if you’ll make it through the appointment without exhausting yourself. Our physical therapist shows up at your door with everything needed to evaluate your movement, address your pain, and build a plan that actually fits your day.
That means fall prevention work happens in the rooms where you actually walk. Balance training uses your own furniture, your own floors, your own stairs. Gait training isn’t done on a treadmill in a clinic – it’s practiced in your hallway, your driveway, the path to your mailbox.
If you’re recovering from surgery or managing chronic joint pain, you’re working with someone who sees how you move in the space that matters most. Therapeutic exercise gets built around what you need to do at home, not what works well in a gym. Stroke rehabilitation and neurological rehabilitation become more functional because we can see what’s hard in real time – getting out of your chair, reaching into your cabinet, stepping into your shower.
You stay in control of your environment. Your energy goes toward recovery, not logistics.
Medcare Therapy Services has been delivering in-home physical therapy and occupational therapy across Suffolk County for over 14 years. Every therapist on our team is licensed, and every visit is built around what you’re dealing with right now – whether that’s post-surgery rehab, injury rehabilitation, or just trying to stay steady on your feet.
Calverton residents deal with the same challenge most of Long Island does: getting to appointments isn’t always simple. Distance, mobility limits, and lack of reliable transportation all make clinic-based care harder than it should be. That’s why we bring therapy to you.
Medicare and most commercial insurance plans cover these services. You don’t pay extra for convenience – you’re just using your benefits in a way that makes sense for your situation.
First, you call or get referred by your doctor. Someone from our team confirms your insurance, asks a few questions about what’s going on, and schedules your first visit at a time that works for you.
Our physical therapist comes to your home with the tools and equipment needed for your evaluation. We’ll watch how you move, ask about your pain or limitations, and figure out what’s keeping you from doing what you need to do. Then we build a treatment plan with you – not for you.
Each session after that is hands-on. You might work on strength training to support a weak knee. You might practice balance exercises to reduce fall risk. If you’ve had a stroke or deal with a neurological condition, we help retrain your movement patterns using neuromuscular re-education techniques.
Sessions are scheduled around your life, not the other way around. We track your progress, adjust your plan as you improve, and communicate with your doctor so everyone’s on the same page. When you hit your goals, you’re done. No drawn-out timelines, no upselling.
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Every session is one-on-one with a licensed physical therapist or occupational therapist. You’re not splitting time with other patients or getting passed off to an assistant halfway through.
Treatment can include joint pain management, therapeutic exercise, resistance and strength training, gait training to improve how you walk, and balance work to prevent falls. If you’re recovering from surgery – whether it’s a knee replacement, hip repair, or spinal procedure – we guide you through pre and post surgery rehabilitation at a pace that matches your healing.
For those dealing with stroke recovery or conditions like Parkinson’s, MS, or neuropathy, our neurological rehabilitation focuses on rebuilding coordination, strength, and independence. Occupational therapy helps you relearn daily tasks – getting dressed, cooking, bathing – when injury or illness has made them harder.
One in three adults over 65 falls each year, and many of those falls happen at home. That’s why fall prevention is a core part of what we address here in Calverton. We evaluate your home environment, identify risks, and teach you how to move more safely in the spaces where you spend your time. It’s not about bubble-wrapping your life – it’s about keeping you mobile and confident.
Yes. Medicare Part B covers in-home physical therapy when it’s medically necessary and ordered by your doctor. That means if you’re homebound – meaning leaving your home takes considerable effort due to illness, injury, or disability – and your doctor prescribes therapy, Medicare typically covers it.
You’ll still have your standard Part B cost-sharing, which is usually 20% of the Medicare-approved amount after you’ve met your deductible. Most supplemental insurance plans cover that remaining portion. We handle the billing and work directly with Medicare, so you’re not stuck managing paperwork or fighting for reimbursement.
The key qualifier is being homebound. You don’t have to be bedridden, but leaving home should require significant effort or assistance. If you’re already making it to a clinic three times a week without issue, Medicare won’t cover in-home services. But if getting out the door is a real barrier – whether due to mobility limits, post-surgical restrictions, or chronic conditions – you likely qualify.
Most sessions run 45 minutes to an hour. That’s enough time for us to assess how you’re progressing, work through your exercises, and make adjustments without wearing you out.
The first visit usually takes a bit longer – closer to an hour – because we’re doing a full evaluation. We’re learning about your medical history, testing your range of motion and strength, watching how you move, and building your treatment plan. After that, follow-up sessions are more focused on the work itself.
Frequency depends on what you’re recovering from and what your doctor recommends. Some people need therapy two or three times a week in the beginning, especially after surgery or a major injury. Others might start with twice a week and taper down to once a week as they improve. The goal isn’t to keep you in therapy forever – it’s to get you functional and independent again, then step back.
We treat a wide range of conditions, but the most common are post-surgical rehab, fall-related injuries, stroke recovery, chronic joint pain, and mobility issues tied to aging or neurological conditions.
If you’ve had a joint replacement, spinal surgery, or fracture repair, we work with you through each phase of healing – managing pain and swelling early on, then rebuilding strength and movement as you progress. For people recovering from a stroke, therapy focuses on regaining motor control, balance, and the ability to perform daily tasks safely.
Chronic conditions like arthritis, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, and neuropathy are also treated regularly. The goal there isn’t to cure the condition – it’s to help you manage symptoms, maintain mobility, and prevent decline. If you’re dealing with balance problems or have already had a fall, we can assess your risk and teach you strategies to stay safer at home.
Injury rehabilitation covers everything from sprains and strains to more complex soft tissue or ligament damage. And if you’re preparing for an upcoming surgery, pre-surgery conditioning can help you go into the procedure stronger, which often leads to better outcomes and faster recovery.
Yes. For Medicare and most insurance plans to cover in-home therapy, you need a referral or prescription from your doctor. That’s standard across the board – not specific to Medcare.
Your doctor doesn’t need to write out a detailed treatment plan. They just need to confirm that therapy is medically necessary and that you meet the criteria for home-based care. If you’ve recently been discharged from the hospital or a rehab facility, that referral is usually included in your discharge paperwork.
If you don’t have a referral yet but think you’d benefit from in-home therapy, call your primary care doctor or specialist and ask. Most are familiar with the process and can send one over quickly. We can also help walk you through what’s needed and communicate with your doctor’s office if there are any gaps.
Once the referral is in place, our intake team verifies your insurance, confirms coverage, and gets you scheduled. The whole process usually takes a few days, not weeks – unless there’s a holdup on the insurance side, which we’ll help troubleshoot.
Physical therapy focuses on movement – strength, balance, mobility, pain management. Occupational therapy focuses on function – the tasks you need to do every day, like dressing, cooking, bathing, and getting around your home safely.
There’s overlap, and many people benefit from both. If you’re recovering from a stroke, our physical therapist might work on your ability to stand and walk, while our occupational therapist helps you relearn how to button a shirt or use utensils. If you’ve had a hip replacement, the physical therapist rebuilds your strength and range of motion, and the occupational therapist shows you how to get in and out of bed or on and off the toilet without damaging the new joint.
Both are licensed professionals. Both create individualized treatment plans. And both come to your home with the same goal: help you regain independence and get back to your life. Which one you need – or whether you need both – depends on what you’re recovering from and what’s been affected.
Your doctor’s referral will specify which type of therapy is recommended, but the therapist who evaluates you can also identify if the other discipline would help. We provide both services, so if you’d benefit from a combined approach, that’s easy to coordinate.
It depends on the surgery, but in many cases, therapy can start within a few days of coming home. For joint replacements, spinal procedures, and some orthopedic repairs, early movement is part of the recovery protocol – not something you wait weeks to begin.
Your surgeon will give you specific instructions about when therapy should start and what restrictions you need to follow. Our therapists work within those guidelines. If you’re not supposed to bear full weight on a leg yet, we won’t push it. If certain movements are off-limits for the first few weeks, the plan is built around what’s safe.
Starting therapy early doesn’t mean you’re doing intense exercise right away. The first few sessions might focus on gentle range-of-motion work, managing swelling, and teaching you how to move safely while you’re still healing. As your body tolerates more, the intensity increases.
If you’re being discharged from the hospital or a rehab facility, the discharge planner usually coordinates the referral and gets therapy scheduled before you even leave. If you’re having outpatient surgery and going straight home, your surgeon’s office should provide the referral ahead of time so therapy can start as soon as you’re cleared. Either way, the sooner you get moving – within the boundaries of what’s safe – the better your recovery tends to go.
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