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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. R 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 22 SMALL BUSINESS TODAY MAGAZINE [ MARCH 2015 ] 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,