Home Health Care : An Indicator Of Quality Of Care

1. Home Healthcare Case: Given what you have learned about the accessibility and financing of home care services, are such services as readily available to other consumers as they were to Joan and Jerry? In this particular case regarding Joan and Jerry, and the availability of home health care services compared to that of others is a quite simple. Lack of knowledge and understanding is of the utmost detrimental in medical terms due to the fact that there are many programs that are available to help those with disabilities or home bound. In this case, perhaps Joan and Jerry 's daughter should have been more involved with the medical needs of both her parents. Especially due to the age of her father who was in desperate attempt to keep his disabled wife comfortable in their home. Home health care services are readily available to covered members of Medicare/Medicaid or other third-party payers. Although in Joan 's later days of life, her medical needs were being attended to by home health care professionals, perhaps her life could have been extended and foreseen medical conditions that could have prevented another stroke. "Being an informal caregiver plays a huge role in providing care and relief to long-term consumers (Pratt, 2010)." If Jerry would have taken advantage of home health care and it 's available services at an earlier stage, then perhaps he would not have to have had a hip replacement by having more rest to take care of himself. "As with other forms of long-term

Assisted living helps each person value life to its fullest potential. When it comes to making an older individual feel more at home and also be able to focus more on non-stressful activities, they need to be ensured the best care. “Families feel more confident and are less ‘protective’ when there is continuity in staff and they are deemed competent. Staff are more likely to be retained where they feel valued”2 part of the quote which is especially conducive to the argument is, “where they feel valued.” When picking and choosing a nursing home that fits individual the best, and will provide them with the care needed, it is important to make sure that everyone is valued in the process. This quote is important because if the workers are not being taken care of, then they are less enthusiastic and also less likely to give someone’s loved one the care needed and to know what is expected from them. It is assumed that when picking an assisted living home, that the well being of the person and also many other characteristics are taken into

Our elderly population is living longer than ever before and not all of them are entering into a nursing home. They are choosing to stay in their own home or their caregiver is choosing it for them. Some caregivers are choosing to move their ageing love one in the home with them. Whatever the case may be, there is an increased need for some type of home health as it applies to the elderly population. “Medicare will pay the full cost of professional help only if the physician

This is because social services have seen research which shows more elderly people are living longer if they stay in their own homes. To identify main concerns within health care, the government are reviewing the NHS to support health and social care policy. Practice: research for health and social care practice will include, the needs of each individual within the setting, making sure that all resources are used efficiently, reducing risks to each individual, for example MRSA, and improving the care which is given to each individual. Improving the practice would include changing how the staff work together, adjusting the care plans, allowing more independence and giving individual choice. If a health and social care professionals identifies that the care for one of the residents could be improved, then he/she would need to carry out research within their daily responsibilities, which will then make improvements to the

Benefit provisions vary from one state program to another, but federal guidelines require all states to provide a minimum benefit package, including hospital inpatient and outpatient care, physician care, and many other services. In the area of long-term care, all states are required to pay for nursing home care, and they must also pay for home healthcare for those who are “nursing home eligible” which are those who would need nursing home care if they did not receive home care. And although federal guidelines do not require it, an increasing number of states also pay benefits for home and community-based services. These services may include personal care, home health aide services, rehabilitation, therapies, intermission care, homemaker services, and other services. In addition, a few states pay for long-term care services received in an assisted living residence. Unlike Medicare, with its highly restrictive conditions for payment of nursing home or home care benefits, Medicaid generally meets the need for long-term care (for those who eligible). Medicaid pays benefits for personal and supervisory care even if skilled care is not needed, and the program covers ongoing care needed to cope with a chronic impairment, not just care required for a short time to facilitate recovery from an acute illness or injury. However, there are some important limitations to Medicaid long-term care benefits: (1)

In these services they would usually be offered help with activities of daily life, such as eating or bathing. Some home services also give them other benefits such as residential services, personal care or case management. To give more open details on experiences of Medicaid beneficiaries who need home and communities based services Musumeci and Reaves discuss nine seniors who are disabled and who live in different states. Those include people with different kind of disabilities which can be either developmental, physical or intellectual and issues such as autism, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and their functional limitations that are there because they aged (Musumeci & Reaves, 2014). Based on interview that were given from these people to the Kaiser Commission in 2013 based on Medicaid and uninsured, these peoples’ profiles clearly show us how beneficiaries funds, well-being, status of their employment are affected by the coverage of Medicaid and the role these services play in their daily lives (Musumeci & Reaves, 2014). In the last years states are trying to work on rebalancing long-term care system by dedicating more spending to home and community care rather than institutional care. The reason is this being the efforts that are driven by beneficiaries who are

Home care for the elderly is too expensive. While the care is not free, when compared to a nursing home or assisted living community, in home senior care is very affordable. Of course, some of the costs are going to depend on the type of services provided. Does your loved one require partial assistance or 24-hour care? Do they need non-medical support or private-duty nursing? Beyond the financial cost, consider the emotional and social costs of care as well. In home care has been shown to speed the healing process while reducing stress and

What actually is residential care and who we care for? Residential care is for people who can not continue living in their own home, even with support from home care services. You can stay in residential care for a short time known as respite care, over a longer period or permanently. There is a wide range of reasons for needing this type of support, for example, if a person has significant physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental ill health, an alcohol or drug dependency, or is at risk of injury or abuse. This often has serious impacts on their life-opportunities - for example, working, having sexual relationships, or starting a family. Residential care can

Will mom or loved one receive better care at home or in a nursing home? This is a hard choice to make, but which is the best? In this paper, it examines the efficiency of home care programs, assisted living and long-term care programs. It examines the care and cost of the different programs with respect. The decision of whether or not to place an aging parent (or a loved one) into a long-term care facility, or to try and to keep them in their own home or yours is one that many American families are facing each day. Factors in dealing with this decision are too numerous to count, but we will address a few of them in the following paper, like the

People are living longer and want to live independently as long as possible, but the aged people living alone with chronic diseases face threats on their safety and well-being. The patient Salle Mae Fisher featured in “The Home Visit with Sallie Mae Fisher” (Grand Canyon University, 2016), is an eighty two years old woman who has been recently discharged from hospital after her chronic disease conditions are intensified. She has been scheduled for a homecare visit by the nurses. In this paper prioritized problems and identified risks during the home visits, will be described with evidence, as well as the recommendations and interventions to help make Sallie Mae safer at home.

Activities of Daily Living can include just that, such as cooking/eating, bathing, personal care, toileting and help with medications. This around the clock care can be quite expensive for anyone, especially those who have already retired and were living on a fixed income, including retirement and social security. In the facility that I observed to live on the skilled care side and receive care twenty four hours a day seven days a week in a semi private room (double occupancy room), the cost was nearly $11,000 a month for each resident. The average cost across the country is $248 per day for a private room and $222 daily for a semi-private room (Costs Of Care), which for a private room can add up to over $90,000 a year. While that number is quite high assisted living can be much cheaper, at an average of $3,300 a month for the “base fee”, however each additional service that they require help from staff to complete is an additional fee. In the facility observed there was a fee for every action that staff completed or assisted with, including assistance with medication, trash, cleaning, and applying treatments such as a breathing machine. Though the cost may seem high many who do not have children or other family members to help provide care for themselves or have a condition that cannot be managed at home (due to physical or financial restraints) have no choice but to enter a long term care facility to receive help completing tasks needed for simple

The demographic of clients in the long term care delivery model has a range that starts in infants and ends with the elderly, this care also includes persons with disabilities (mental and physical). According to Hooyman (2014),”to address escalating health and long-term care costs, the locus of care for older adults and persons with disabilities is shifting from institutional to community-based settings (p.25). Community based settings would fall under the realm of assisted living, nursing homes where there would be onsite staff that included nutritionist to ensure residents had a balanced diet, physicians, certified nurse aides or medical assistants, nurses, physical therapists, pharmacy technicians, and a health care administrator, but a large portion of long term care is also carried out by family members and friends due to the financial costs associated with facility care which offsets the coverage provided by private insurance, Medicaid and Medicare. The ultimate goal is to have a positive outcome and assist the person receiving care in regaining their

A study that used data from the National Long-Term Care Survey (NLTCS) was conducted at the Center for Demographic Studies at Duke University to look at who receives in-home care from a sample of 2428 adults. They found that overall the odds of receiving at least one hour of home care services were about 2 times greater for older people with family incomes over $75,000 per year and at the same time, the odds for receiving the same services for individuals with family incomes over $30,000 were .22 times the odds of families in the lowest income category (Alexander L. Janus1* and John Ermisch2). The same study showed that 63% of caregivers were paid by personal sources and 28% by Medicaid (Alexander L. Janus1* and John Ermisch2). This means that only 9% of the caregivers work with individuals that fall between the highest income category and the lowest income category further showing the lack of HCBS services accessible to the population of people 65 and older who do not fall in the middle income

Home Care may be a suitable option for someone suffering from Dementia, and this is because it gives them the opportunity to receive the care and support that they need whilst at home. This can be particularly beneficial for those suffering from Dementia as it gives them a sense of familiarity, which can make them feel more comfortable.

Christina- exactly this service can be a stress relief not only for the individual needing the long0term care, but surrounding family members. As a caretaker I, encourage people to invest into long-term care insurance while they are younger. Try not to wait until the last min to purchase this service because it can become a struggle to maintain. The only part downfall is majority of people today can’t afford to purchase this coverage. “There are many different types of insurance that are considered long term care which includes, life insurance, living facilities, nursing homes, at home care, and hospice”. Yes, people often times do not realize that long-term health insurance can assist with all aspects of medical/health care, including home