Did you know????? One in four people over the age 75 have sight impairments affecting their ability to care for themselves safely? What does this mean to health care providers? Find out how HomeSight has enabled providers to effectively deal with the functional deficits from sight loss that can negatively impact your patient's other disease processes, adverse events and outcomes.
3. Your Vision with Diabetic Retinopathy
As America ages, Diabetes is becoming increasingly more prevalent! As seniors face more and
more uncertainty with cost of medical care, we are seeing an increase in delayed diagnosis,
inability to self-administer medication, and poor diet management. All of this results in a lack of
disease management, resulting in contributing factors to related vision loss!
4. SIGHT LOSS STATISTICS
• Affects 1 in 3 Americans over the age of 75
• One of the top 4 causes of falls
• Leading cause of long term care admittance
• Exacerbates every other disease process
• Increased risk of falls, medication errors, cuts, bruises, decreased
orientation, and depression
As a home health provider you currently have patients on your census
that suffer with visual impairment and the functional deficits
associated with decreased visual acuity.
5. HOW DO WE TREAT THE EYE DISEASE?
• Environment Modification
• Adaptive Devices
• Implementation of
Compensatory Techniques
• Transition to Safety and Independence
in Performance of ADL’s
Patients with low vision can be identified using an M1200 Report. Those
patients who score either 1 or 2 are viable candidates for low vision therapy.
6. • Immediate ROI
• Better Evaluations
• More Thorough Documentation
• Accurate Coding and OASIS Data
• Higher HHRG’s
• Improved Outcomes
• Decreased Adverse Events and Hospitalizations
• New and Unique Referrals
• Increased Quality of Life for Your Patients!
Develop relationships around outcomes and case
management with SNF’s, LTACH’s and ACO’s, proving
your agency to be a valuable partner in helping these
organizations achieve their goals and initiatives.
7. • Developed by Lisi Coleman, BSN/RN,
Agency owner, HomeSight HomeCare
CEO,HomeSight and LiveAbility
• Supported by More Than 14 Years of Field
Research and Development
• The Nation’s First Fully Systematized and
Integrated Low Vision Program
• Creator of New Marketing and Clinical
Strategies in Home Care
Our team of experienced nurses, therapists, and marketers provide
support and coaching for your organization through the stages of
Implementation, Adoption, and Success !
8. • Trains clinicians, administrators, marketers and business office
personnel to efficiently treat patients, bill correctly, and develop
referral sources within your first 30 days of implementation!
• Creates business development opportunities, as well as a specialty
service line and a niche marketing program.
• Provides unique Medicare referrals and admissions from current as
well as new referral sources. Marketers are given entrée to
previously unavailable targets as a result of HomeSight.
• Empowers patients by improving quality of life, optimizing
functional independence, enhancing wellness, and alleviating
caregiver burdens associated with care of low vision patients.
9. • For scheduled dates and times email us at info@liveability.net
• To speak to a HomeSight representative call #866-434-6901
• Ready to sign with us? Request a pricing proposal : info@homesight.biz
• To request pricing and a personal one-on-one consultation: info@liveability.net
Visit us at our website and learn more about HomeSight and
LiveAbility at www.liveability.net or www.homesight.biz
10. “HomeSight
gave me my
life back!”
-Teresa Limerick
Teresa is a loving mother, adored grandmother, loyal friend, and
wonderful neighbor. She is also an 86 year old patient who lives
safely and independently with Macular Degeneration in her own
home, thanks to the HomeSight program!