House call doctor in Hillsborough, NJ
Primary care at your kitchen table in Hillsborough. No clinic, no waiting room, no travel fee.
Primary care that comes to you in Hillsborough
Hillsborough is spread over a big footprint with very limited transport, and its adult communities are home to a lot of people managing multiple chronic conditions.
Where Hillsborough goes for hospital care, and why that matters
Hillsborough residents travel mainly to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville, with some going toward New Brunswick for specialist care. The township is spread over a very large area with essentially no useful public transport, so every appointment depends on somebody being free to drive. That dependency is the thing families most often want to reduce.
The homes we visit in Hillsborough
A mix of newer subdivisions, older farmhouses and several adult communities. In the adult communities we see a lot of residents managing two or three chronic conditions at once, which is precisely the situation where regular visits prevent hospital admissions.
Life Primary Care is a house call practice based in East Hanover, and Hillsborough sits inside our regular Somerset 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 Hillsborough and nearby Somerville, Manville, Branchburg, Montgomery and Millstone.
People look for this under several names: a house call doctor in Hillsborough, 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 Hillsborough has just been discharged from Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset in Somerville or Morristown Medical Center, 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 Hillsborough
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 Hillsborough. Call 973-607-4911 and we will check your specific plan before anything is scheduled.
House calls in Hillsborough: common questions
Do you visit the adult communities in Hillsborough?
Yes, and they are among the easier places for us to schedule, since we can often see several residents on the same trip.
How often would you visit someone with several conditions?
Typically every four to six weeks while things are unsettled, and every two to three months once stable, with our line available in between for weights, blood pressures and blood sugars.
Do you make house calls in Hillsborough?
Yes. Hillsborough is inside our regular Somerset County route and we visit homes, apartments and assisted living residences there. Call 973-607-4911 to book.
Do I have to be homebound to be seen at home in Hillsborough?
No. You do not need to be homebound for a primary care house call. Many patients simply prefer care that does not cost them half a day.
Do you charge extra to drive to Hillsborough?
No. There is no travel fee, concierge fee or membership charge. We bill your insurance for the visit exactly as an office would.
Can you draw blood at my home in Hillsborough?
Yes. We bring phlebotomy, EKG, urine testing and rapid testing with us, and we arrange mobile X-ray and ultrasound when they are needed.
Book a house call in Hillsborough
Call and speak with a real person. We will confirm your insurance, find a time and come to you.
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