Home Health Care

This paper will explain the components of the Home Health Care delivery system of continuum. The reader will be able to understand some of the services provided by the home health care system and how they fit into the continuum of care. It will give details on how the entity does or does not contribute to the overall management of healthcare resources.

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.

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

Johns Hopkins Home Care Group (JHHCG) established in 1983 is a subsidiary of Johns Hopkins Medicine, one of the nation’s leading health systems. It provides home medical equipment, specialty infusion services, pediatrics at home, home health services, personal care and nursing, hospice care, and pharmacy—specialty and community services. JHHCG provided services all over Maryland and in some portions of northern Virginia and southeast Pennsylvania to pediatrics and adults in the comfort of their living space.

Hederson, S., Princell, C. O., and Martin, S. (2012, December). The patient-centered medical home. American Journal of Nursing, 112(12), 54 59. doi: 10.1097/

The medical home model has improved health care by five functions: (a) comprehensive care, (b) patient-centered care, (c) coordinated care, (d) accessible services and (e) quality and safety.

Mr. Mendivil was referred to the STAR CAST on January 1, 2018, by SGPRC due to his noncompliance with treatment and medical appointments. He is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and is prescribed insulin four times a day. Nursing staff from Care Unlimited Home Health come to the house every day to check his blood sugar, check his blood pressure, and administer insulin as ordered. However, Jesus is reported to often refuse to have blood sugar checked and to have insulin shots. This noncompliant behavior to treatment poses a high risk for complications from poorly controlled diabetes.

****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.

This Network is dedicated towards providing a truly interactive patient care experience where the patient, family and their partners in care are active, engaged and empowered participants in their care continuum. By engaging the patient throughout their care, we improve: patient satisfaction, quality and safety, and finance & operations. It allows patients and their families to take a more active role in the care process by learning more about their condition, communicating with caregivers, preparing for discharge and caring for themselves at

For this report, I visited the Banner Home Care facility located at 275 East Germann Road, Suite 110, Gilbert, AZ 85297. Each home visit is conducted within the individual patient’s home. To maintain patient confidentiality, I was unable to visit any patient’s homes so am only able to describe the actual home care site. Nonetheless, I did visit the main hub that houses the administrative structure for the facility. This site has a typical business office layout with cubbies separating each employee. It is a quiet, professional facility with a very friendly, open staff. While at the facility, I interviewed the Home Care Director, Stephen M. Sadecki. Mr. Sadecki described the characteristic services offered, the administrative structure of their

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

Governmental Health Agencies; are primarily funded by tax payers. Furthermore, governmental health agencies are a part of the various government entities. The government entities that health agencies are usually associated and provide service to are at federal, state, and local levels. In addition,

Healthcare in the United States and around the world has always been a problematic issue when discussing on how clients should be housed and cared for in different healthcare environments. The demographic for Acute care applies with any individual regardless of age or condition while long term care facilities usually only apply for patients with similar conditions and the elderly. Americans who are seeking the best quality of the healthcare rely on the establishment with assistance from nurses and doctors to provide that top care. The intent for both care facilities also differ due to their intentions, whereas Hospitals work on treatment and to ultimately cure their clients, nursing homes are designed for giving a client the best quality of life and long term therapy. Precautions and provisions have been taken place at both care facilities to ensure the patient’s health is in its best interest. For the best care and top ongoing assistance for patients long term facilities are a better option than hospitals due to the nurses quality of service, cost of housing and care, and therapy.

If you’re looking for personalized and cost-effective home care service in Moraine, OH, then look no further than at Guardian Angel Homecare. We are an independent firm that gives our clients the choice to function independently in their communities, and we offer highly personalized service for everybody involved. Our compassionate and experienced caregivers are equipped to do everything from bathing, errands, and basic household chores. It doesn’t matter what you’re looking for, our team can make a difference in your life.

This is one of the several scope of nursing in rendering specialized services of nursing care in the home environment of clients as prescribe by their doctor.