PATH ALONG Understand Changes In Care Transition

The focus on transitions of care as a way to reduce hospital readmissions is secondary to the new health system landscape in Wisconsin.  CMS certified health care providers are being challenged to participate in the long term care that is being practised nationally.  The traditional bubble of clinic to hospital to nursing home is no longer practised. 

The Wisconsin Partnership Program and the Family Care Managed Model have clearly demonstrated an individual at nursing home level of care can be safely served in their home setting, saving the State money.  This is federal pay sources pushing acuity down the continuum of care where the persons home is identified as the safer alternative to the big motel like buildings devoted to long term care.

Todays provider must  transcend past experience to effectively participate in a role that facilitates the delivery of needed resources to the individuals chosen residence.  This is a pardigm shift that the medical community and the over all service population will be going through in the next few years.

Supportive home care providers (www.homecarepath.com) recognize collaboration, cooperation and communication as the pertinent tasks for improving the quality of service.  Individuals are being served by multiple providers at the same time.  The challenge is to maintain contact while avoiding duplication.

The health care system as a whole must adapt to continue to serve more older individuals.  Regions will look to community providers capable of adding (PATH ALONG) service to support existing basic health care delivery.  Simply the populations size, age and needs are changing and the delivery of care model needs to update their practise to be reponsive and effective.

PATH ALONG is an original Wisconsin model that connects inpatient providers to community staff who support the patient during health system transitions.  PATH ALONG is a registered trademark of Home Care Path www.homecarepath.com a leading senior care provider serving south central Wisconsin.  Home Care Path and PATH ALONG are active participants in the coming changes designed to keep our seniors safe.