Friday, November 21, 2014

Senior Living Policy Strengthens Communication

Home Care Path is developing an RN assisted living policy enrichment service.  This is a business to business contract billed at 59.00 per hour.   An aging of the population means more complicated symptoms related to chronic conditions.  Combine this with a tightening of public funded health benefits which creates a shift of acuity down the health care delivery continuum.  The result is the need for (UAP) unlicensed assistive personnel to serve an assisted living population with more complex disease processes.

As expectations change the unlicensed assistive personnel model can benefit from policy that strengthens communication between the medical providers and the direct service staff.  In house policy serves as an effective guide for diagnosis specific data collection.  For a diagnosis of congestive heart failure staff would be trained to consistently record a body weight, taking medications, salt content of meals, and fluid intake.  You want everyone performing these tasks at about the same times daily and in the same manner.

Delegation is a product of analysis and evaluation of the policy assigned recorded values. 
The registered nurse is looking at frequency and severity of undesired symptoms ( shortness of breath, weigh gain, swelling in ankles- stomach, chest pain) in relation to the proper collection of values.  Is the activity that forms to encompass the daily tasks being conducted on behalf of this senior helping control the undesired symptoms of the listed diagnosis.

These are the prioritized findings that need to be communicated to the medical clinic staff and the primary doctor.  If everything being done within the frame work of the assisted living policy is not effectively managing the undesired symptoms an intervention from an outside source may be required.  Delegation can help identify the proper outside source for the needed change and communication will facilitate delivery.

The needed change will involve staff training, delegation,  consumer specific (care plan) policy adjustment, and review.  The transitioning of individuals from unlicensed assistive personnel staffed facilities can take time.  Having policy in place and access to a registered nurse consultant seems to help with these exacerbations of the progression of medical diseases effecting more of our elders.

Home Care Path celebrates 5 years of successfully serving seniors in  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.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Home Care Path Celebrates Approaching 5 Year Birthday!

In January of 2015 Wisconsin's Home Care Path will celebrate 5 years of successfully caring for elders needs.  Advanced models of service provision offer the community access to much needed senior living solutions.

-Elder Home Care Assistants 20.00 per hour
     in home help with ADL's and IADL's

-Inpatient Transitional Care Support 29.00 per hour
     PATHALONG Trademarked Copyright Original Model

-Senior Living Analysis and Consultation 39.00 per hour
     Basin offers a comprehensive discharge to placement support

-RN Assisted Living Policy Enrichment 59.00 per hour
      RN consultation a business to business model

-Reducing Home Contents 24.00 per hour
     Downsizing in preparation for a move

Home Care Path is Wisconsin's premiere senior living support organization.  Serving elders needs since January of 2010.  Covering a geographical area from Tomah to Madison.  Delivering advanced program models that help families and strengthen communities.  Help with in home staffing, inpatient care transitions, comprehensive inpatient to long term care support, reducing home contents, and registered nurse consultation for assisted living providers.  Known for conducting a family friendly and flexible approach to effectively planning with care providers.  This is personal/ supportive care senior living solutions for a consolidating health care delivery market. 

Home Care Path celebrates 5 years of successfully serving seniors in  Central Wisconsin

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 App  http://appsmakerstore.com/appim/j6kcdet8xvwk4s


Blog  http://homecarepathseniorcare.blogspot.com/

 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.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

Family Care Program To Expand In To North East Wisconsin

On Wednesday November 12, 2014 The Department of Health Services announced the Wisconsin Legislatures Joint Committee on Finance approved Family Care contracts for the Northeast Region. 
Two (MCO) Managed Care Organizations: Care Wisconsin and Lake Land Care District have been awarded State contracts.

Family Care serves individuals who financially qualify for Medical Assistance, and per (FES) functional eligibility screen meet a nursing home level of care, while choosing to receive services in a community dwelling.  The (MCO) Managed Care Organizations contract with community health providers  (Home Care Path https://homecarepath.sharepoint.com/Pages/default.aspx ) who deliver personal- supportive care services to Family Care Program members. 

This expansion will improve program access to individuals residing in Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Marinette, Menomonee, Oconto, and Shawno Counties.  Home Care Path would like to take this opportunity to wish the contracted MCO's much success in their effort to expand service across the Northeast Region of Wisconsin.

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

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Blog  http://homecarepathseniorcare.blogspot.com/

 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.