Sunday, October 5, 2014

Filling Wisconsin's Assisted Living Need

Wisconsin families seeking placement within a local assisted living facility can soon expect support from a service being developed by the staff of Home Care Path  (https://homecarepath.sharepoint.com/Pages/default.aspx).   The rural Wisconsin landscape is populated by burgs which tend to be communities about 20 miles apart.  Families touring an assisted living facility in their burg of residence can find a lack of available room.  This forces the family to temporarily place the senior in an assisted living facility in the next burg over where vacant space is available.

Long term care coordinators no longer consider this the best option.  This leaves the family with a time consuming round trip that often results in less family contact.  Worse, the senior is exposed to the disruptive acclimation process only to be uprooted and moved again when the desired assisted living facility lists an opening.  Two major moves in a relatively short period of time can be traumatic for some individuals.

Thankfully Home Care Path is testing a service that will support the seniors personal and supportive care needs in their existing dwelling until the desired assisted living location becomes available. 
Currently the team is delivering support for an elder male who is waiting for his room which will include a private bath room to open up. Having his own bathroom was identified as being very important. 

The team is working with the selected assisted living facility which includes a series of visits to help with the seniors transition.  This provides the elder and family extra time to arrange for the change (pets, plants, mail, medications) that comes with a geographical move.

Home Care Path celebrates 4 years of successfully serving seniors in South Central Wisconsin


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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 

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