Initially we had difficulty obtaining his discharge orders as the hospital care manager replied she had forwarded the documentation, but neither I nor Mrs. Bianco had received a copy. Mrs. Bianco made a visit to Mills Creek and met with Mr. Smith at that time she was made aware of an appointment that Mr. Smith attended. Mr. Smith attended a physician appointment on June 28, 2017 with Dr. Leonard, Orthopedic trauma. Mills Creek assisted with the transportation and a mobile x-ray unit was coordinated to obtain x-rays of the femur at the facility as Mr. Smith didn’t bring his slide board to the appointment and couldn’t get onto the radiology table.
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
Your senior loved one is important and there are many different senior care services available. What do you do, how do you decide what service is best? In short, with all of the other choices in the market, why choose Comfort Keepers?
a. As current enlisted soldier in the Army I feel that the care that veterans get upon return from war is mediocre at best. They have good health care and pensions , if you don’t suffer from PTSD they don’t care enough for these individuals. Yes they have some help for them but the government looks for ways to not help or to give them as little help as possible. These are men and women are willing to give there life, see people die, kill others, and leave there families all in order to protect our country and they can't get help with the problem they get from going to war.
Throughout history, veterans have suffered after fighting in wars. Millions of veterans were killed and injured. Veterans do not receive all the care they need. Many veterans are currently homeless or suffering due to the fact that the government is not providing enough. Taking care of veterans costs a lot. Healthcare is needed throughout the world. Veterans need healthcare after serving in wars to treat their problems and injuries. Jobs are also important to everyone. Veterans are jobless after fighting in wars. The government continues to attempt helping veterans but it is not enough.
****On April 28, the U.S. Justice Department announced that it had filed charges against 25 Miami-area individuals for allegedly taking part in schemes to defraud Medicare of $26 million through the Medicare Part D program.
Payment was denied due to the lack of documentation to support continued need for home care.
NHHCS stands for National Home and Hospice Care Survey. This survey is designed to gather information on home health and hospice agencies, their services, their patients, and their staff. This survey was first conducted in 1992 and was most recently conducted in 2007. According to the 2007 survey there were 14,500 hospice care and home health care agencies in the United States. Of those agencies 75% only provided home health care, 15% only provided hospice care, and 10% offered both services. The average home health care only agency served 109 patients. The average hospice care agency served 78 patients. A total of 1,036 agencies participated in the 2007. Data was collected on 9,416 current hospice discharges and home health patients
Proposing that Abundant Home Healthcare accept HMO and PPO patients. A lot of Abundant Home Healthcare patients are leaving the traditional Medicare and joining the Medicare HMO/PPO Plans.
As a kind hearted individual who treats everyone with respect and dignity, I feel as though I will be an advantage to this Veteran center nursing program. My last assignment in the military was on a medical surgical unit in which the majority of our census were veterans. During this time, I was able to develop a rapport with our patients that had major health issues. Although these patients were sick, I enjoyed being able to see them and help them whatever they needed. I perceived as though my patients felt better after our encounter and all left with a positive sentiment about me. One example that comes to mind is of a homeless patient I had. Once he was admitted to the floor, I overheard the ER staff stating that he smelled, I immediately
This evidenced-base proposal paper is to address the lack of communication with the multidisciplinary team with home healthcare cases. This is a problem that is faced everyday by home healthcare nurses and other providers. Home healthcare is independent care provided at home these services can be provided over time and across geographic locations. Home care nurses tackle many responsibilities that include not only the patients but also family concerns and problems. Nurses are at the home front on a daily basis with individuals and need a decision/guidance support system to manage the different levels of care demands. One of the most important factors in maintaining continuity of care is the compliance with documentation. In order for providers to communicate with one another documentation needs to be clear and also requires a standardized nursing language (SNL) (Lee Eun, Lee, & Moorhead , 2009).
I discussed about the importance of having certain equipment and machines available at home that will be beneficial and necessary in the care of the patient. I also listed supplies needed and recommended where they can get it. I wanted to make sure that the place was conducive in providing palliative care, because as a nurse, i should not only be a patient advocate to their rights in making health care decisions but I also knew and I kept in my mind that as a palliative care nurse, I have to make sure that I should also promote and improve the quality of life of my patients during their illness. (C.#72) (C. #77) (C.#113a – Accountability &
One way in which the professionals working at Homelea’s care home could benefit from taking a holistic approach to planning a support plan for Annie is that they would be able to recognize what they need to do and whom they need to join or speak with in their multi-disciplinary team. Once the multi-disciplinary team is formed, they will be able to discuss what they think would be best for Annie and finding all the resources in which will effectively contribute to meeting her needs. To add to this, when working in a multi-disciplinary team, professionals would be open to many suggestions in which they wouldn’t have initially thought of themselves, working together as a team full of professionals from different organizations or services will
As a home care nurse, I am designated to care for a 56-year old female patient that presents with lymphoma which has metastasized to her spine, and is presently in quest for chemotherapy treatment.
The Primary Healthcare Approach (PHC) aims to provide healthcare for all in South Africa. One of the principles of the PHC approach is that of multi-professional teams. As a developing Integrated Health Professional (IHP), I will be a part of the healthcare system as a doctor, and therefore play a critical role in the comprehensive care approach within the broader PHC.