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Hrm 531 Week 2 Community Resources Paper

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Community Resources In Greensboro area, there are a lot of communities that can provide assistance to an older adult at different level. My patient is n general an independent one in all aspects of her life and she would like to be in control in everything regarding her life. She is leaving in her nice apartment by herself but in the same time she enjoy being in company of other people, especially people on her age or closer. Therefore, I consider that the best community for her to attend will be a day care community, where she can go almost every day and she can spend some quality time with other older adults. I chose a day care community because I know she needs company to avoid episodes of depression that she has occasionally, accordingly with what she told me at one of my visits. Also, at the day care, besides all the activities that are organized there she can benefit of medical assistance in case of need, and meals …show more content…

They are ready to expand their services to meet the growing need for health care for frail, lower income elderly and disabled adults who present the most complex and costly challenges to the Medicaid system. They reduce the need for costly, long-term nursing care. Because this program is responsible with all costs, they will do their best to keep participants as healthy as possible, to practice preventative measures, to monitor conditions, to prevent falls and to keep participants out of expensive hospitals, emergency rooms and nursing homes. PACE of the Triad does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.What is more important for my adult is that they keep people in the community and out of nursing homes, reducing hospitalizations, and saving people money while providing quality outcomes for

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