PATH ALONG Transitional Consultant Inpatient Risk Of Infection

Current data indicates 5 to 10 percent of all patients nation wide are exposed to and develop an infection with a hospital or nursing home stay.  Wisconsin's PATH ALONG program coordinates an inpatient consultant who can assist seniors with a customized plan of care.

Technology today is testing a breath analyzer (Isomark Canary Breath Analyzer) where infection can be noted in the body up to 2 days before an elevated white blood cell count would display for inpatient lab staff.  That sneaky infection is brewing even before the traditional blood lab test can detect it. 

Every individual discharging from a hospital or nursing home carries a risk of infection with them in to the home setting.  This can be especially problematic for frail elders who just desperately want to be home.

An infection can cause some inpatient discharges to revert from the in home recovery stage back to the acute need for rescue stage .  PATH ALONG consultants work with the elder to determine where the chronic event resides on the health continuum.  This can bring the most likely expression of acute symptoms to light.

The connection to proper treatment is strengthened by defining the primary care rapid path.  This is an evidence based approach that fulfills the care assurance role.  This is an imperative  piece of delivering a measure of prevention while improving the seniors quality of life.  Some elders transitioning from a hospital or nursing home to a community dwelling can benefit from the service a PATH ALONG Transitional Consultant can deliver.

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 Home Care Path  www.homecarepath.com and the Wisconsin PATH ALONG model deliver an advanced supportive care service.  Helping seniors in the home, with clinic visits, at the hospital, nursing home and assisted living facility.  Helping seniors downsize with a move in to an adult child's home. 2014 rates are 20.00 per hour.  Simply call 608-432-4286 to schedule an interview.  We can be there when you are working.  We accept long term care insurance.  Services can be tax deductible.  Help with resources and the transition from private payment to public funded programming.  Valuing home and human life