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EDITORIALFEATURE
Bell Tech Enterprises, Inc. –
Raffy Bell and Kikelomo Bello
A Solid Commitment to High Quality
Home Health Care & Beyond
Raffy Bello and his beautiful wife Rashidat were recognized in the 67th
edition of “Who’s Who in America”. Together they have created a home
healthcare business that could be the model for all others.
Photo by Gwen Juarez.
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affy Bell and his wife, Kikelomo Bello, co-owners and founders of Bell Tech Enterprises, Inc., have successfully created a
company that offers the highest quality of home and community-based health services to children, seniors, and the
mentally and physically challenged. After spending some time
working with the Houston Independent School District, they
decided to begin their business with the mission to provide the
highest standard of care to each individual within a safe, supportive and responsive environment. “We want to ensure that the
respect of individual’s humanity and dignity is preserved and that
patient is each patient is given the care and tools to maximize
their full potential,” explained Raffy and Kikelomo.
Bell Tech Enterprises, Inc. has served patients in Texas for the past 16
years with Home and Community-based Services (HCS),Texas Home
Living (TxHmL), comprehensive pediatric home services, and general
home health care to homebound patients. The newest addition to
Bell Tech Enterprises, Inc. is its Licensed Vocational Nursing Program,
which provides students with a rigorous one year route to a Vocational
Nursing license.
Bell Tech Enterprises, Inc.’s HCS is designed for individuals with mental retardation or related conditions living in the community who are
Medicaid eligible and for individuals residing in state supported living
centers who desire to reside in the community. Each individual is assigned a Case Coordinator who is responsible for a patient’s plan of
care, coordinating services, recording keeping, progress reports, transportation, and more. Within HCS, there are three residential assistance
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options an individual may choose. These are Supported Home Living,
HCS Foster/Companion Care and Residential Support. Residential assistance services also include direct personal assistance with a patient
from grooming and eating to transportation and assistance with housekeeping.
“We believe it’s also important to facilitate inclusion in community
activities though social interaction, participation in leisure activities and
developing socially valued behaviors. Of course, there’s also our Day
Habilitation,” remarked Mr. Bell. Day Habilitation is an opportunity to
participate in a day activity, pre-vocational or vocational setting six hours
per day, five days per week as determined by individual needs. Activities
are aimed at helping the individual acquire, retain, and/or improve selfhelp, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to reside successfully
within their community. TxHmL is a Medicaid waiver program that
provides community-based support and services to individuals with
mental retardation who live in their own homes or with their families.
The programs is a service option to those individuals who are currently
on the HCS waiting list.
In addition to offering home-based and community-based services for
individuals in need of them, Bell Tech Enterprises, Inc. also assists people with receiving adaptive aids, such as lifts, hearing and communication
aids, as well as, minor home modifications, such as wheelchair ramps,
modifications/additions to bathrooms or kitchens, and more. In addition,
Bell Tech offers counseling and therapeutic services, such as audiology
services, occupational therapy services, social work services, psychology
services, dietary services, and more. Bell Tech Enterprises, Inc. is able to
contract with any Mental Retardation Authority (MRA) in Texas.
The pediatric services provide a patient with private nursing care up
to 24 hours a day and are able to assist at home with a whole host
of needs, including tube feedings, tracheostomy care, ventilator care,