Estelle Gilliam
Physical Therapist and owner
- Physical Therapist · FL Lic. 000000
Started Sidecar to bring physical therapy to people at home. Leads balance and fall prevention care and answers families' questions.
Home physical therapy around Tampa Bay
Physical therapy that comes to your front door
A licensed physical therapist visits you at home and works with your own stairs, chairs and hallways. Family is welcome at every visit.
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Where we go
Five counties around Tampa Bay
We visit homes, apartments and senior living communities in the towns below. Some addresses outside our counties carry a travel fee; we tell you before we book.
- Pinellas County: St. Petersburg, Safety Harbor, Largo, Pinellas Park, Dunedin, Seminole, Gulfport, Tarpon Springs
- Hillsborough County: Brandon, Riverview, Temple Terrace, Carrollwood, Lutz
- Pasco County: Land O' Lakes, Wesley Chapel, New Port Richey, Zephyrhills
- Manatee County: Bradenton, Palmetto, Parrish
- Hernando County: Spring Hill, Brooksville
At every visit
What your therapist brings
Everything arrives in one bag and one folding table, so your home stays as it is.
A folding treatment table
For when lying down helps. A sofa, a bed or a chair works too, and we ask first.
Resistance bands and light weights
Sized to you, so your first exercises don't need a trip to a store.
A balance pad and a gait belt
To steady you while you practice standing and walking, with a hand on you.
A blood pressure cuff and pulse monitor
We check how you are before and after the exercises.
A tape measure and a stopwatch
To measure how you move, so changes show on paper: steps, reach, time to stand.
Large-print exercise sheets
Pictures and plain words, in the order you do them, with room for your questions.
Getting started
From your call to your first visit
Step 1: You call or send a message
Give us your name, your address and who is helping. Please keep health details for the visit.
Step 2: We check what your plan pays
Before we book, we check your benefits and tell you what we find.
Step 3: We book a time that suits the household
A time when you are rested, and when a family member can join if you like.
Step 4: Your therapist visits
The first visit takes about an hour. You and your therapist agree on goals and a plan.
Medicare at home
Medicare Part B and care at home
Medicare Part B can cover outpatient physical therapy at home if you are not getting home health at the same time. You do not need to be homebound for outpatient therapy. The Medicare home health benefit is a different program with its own rules. If a home health agency already visits you, tell us before we book, because the two can't run at the same time.
What to know
Your doctor or another provider signs off on your plan of care
Part B usually leaves you a share of the cost; a supplement plan may cover it
We check your coverage and tell you before we book
Care at home
What we help with
Visits in senior living
We see people in apartments and cottages in senior living communities, too.
Where we go
Your therapists
Seven licensed physical therapists
You meet your therapist by name before the first visit, and we keep to the same therapist when we can.
Enrique Estevez
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · FL Lic. 000000
Works with people recovering from hip and knee surgery, and with the family members who help them.
Navjot Grewal
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · FL Lic. 000000
Focuses on strength, walking and getting up from a chair or the sofa.
Subhash Dubey
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · FL Lic. 000000
Teaches family members how to help with stairs, car transfers and getting up from a fall.
Maurice Rollins
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · FL Lic. 000000
Works with people on joint and back pain, and on the steps and stairs at home.
Kathleen Shea
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · FL Lic. 000000
Plans care after hospital stays and works with discharge teams and families.
Maria Fajardo
Physical Therapist
- Physical Therapist · FL Lic. 000000
Focuses on balance practice in apartments and senior living communities.
From families
What clients and families say
“She used my own rug and the step by my back door instead of a gym. I was glad to stay put.”
Odell W.Client
“We could all be in the room, and the therapist explained each exercise to my dad and to me.”
Paula S.Daughter of a client
“The same therapist came each time. Calling the office was easy, and they knew who I was.”
Lucio R.Client
Sample reviews.
Questions
Before you call
Do I need a referral?
In Florida you can start physical therapy without a referral. Your plan may still ask for one, and Medicare asks your doctor or another provider to sign your plan of care. We tell you what applies before the first visit.
Does my plan cover this, and do you take Medicare?
We bill Medicare Part B and many other plan types. Medicare Part B can cover outpatient physical therapy at home if you are not getting home health at the same time. We check your benefits and call you before the first visit.
What do I need to have ready?
A chair with arms, a clear stretch of floor, comfortable clothes and the shoes you wear at home. Tell us if there are pets, so we can plan for them.
Can my family be there?
Yes. You choose who is in the room. A family member who lives far away can join by phone or video.
What if I live in a senior living community?
We visit apartments in senior living communities. We ask the community's front desk about parking and sign-in before the first visit.
Request a home visit
Tell us how to reach you and we will call to set up a time. For anything urgent, call us.
Phone(727) 555-0101
Hours
- Monday – FridayToday
- 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
- Saturday – SundayToday
- Closed
Home visits are booked between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekdays.