House call doctor in Randolph, NJ

Primary care that comes to you in Randolph

Randolph's hilly streets and long driveways are a real obstacle in winter for anyone unsteady on their feet. A home visit removes the icy walk to the car entirely.

Where Randolph goes for hospital care, and why that matters

For hospital care, Randolph residents generally head to Saint Clare's in Denville or to Morristown Medical Center, both a drive along Route 10 or Sussex Turnpike. The distance is manageable in good weather. In January, on a hill, with ice on a long driveway and a walking frame, it is a different proposition entirely, and it is the reason a lot of appointments here quietly get cancelled rather than rearranged.

The homes we visit in Randolph

Large lots on hilly, winding roads, with long driveways and often a flight of steps to the front door. The houses were built for families and are now frequently occupied by one or two people in their seventies or eighties. Getting from the door to a parked car is often the hardest twenty yards of the day.

Life Primary Care is a house call practice based in East Hanover, and Randolph sits inside our regular Morris County route. A clinician comes to your home with a portable exam kit and your chart already open. A first visit runs 45 to 60 minutes, which is time enough to examine you properly, go through every medication in the house and write a plan your family can actually follow.

We visit private homes, apartments, condominiums, family members' houses, independent living and assisted living residences in Randolph and nearby Denville, Mine Hill, Dover, Mendham and Chester.

People look for this under several names: a house call doctor in Randolph, a visiting physician, a mobile doctor, in-home medical care, or simply a doctor who comes to your house. They all describe what we do. Homebound seniors are a large part of the practice, though you do not need to be homebound to be seen.

What we handle at home

Routine primary care and annual physicals, chronic conditions such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heart failure and COPD, Medicare Annual Wellness Visits, care in the days after a hospital discharge, dementia and geriatric care, and same-day urgent problems for established patients. We draw blood, run EKGs and arrange mobile imaging without you leaving the house.

After a hospital stay

If you or a relative in Randolph has just been discharged from Morristown Medical Center or Saint Clare's Denville, the first two weeks are the risky part. We can usually visit within two to three days to reconcile the discharge medication list against what is really in the cabinet and confirm that home health has arrived. We are independent and not affiliated with any hospital system.

Insurance in Randolph

We accept Original Medicare, most Medicare Advantage plans and major commercial insurers, and we bill exactly as a clinic would. There is no charge for coming to Randolph. Call 973-607-4911 and we will check your specific plan before anything is scheduled.