I will be giving this presentation to the Richardson Center in Commerce Twp, on May 6th.. I am available to present this information or other presentations to senior communities.
Case Study Six: LifeLinks
A case study showing how integrated care is working across Eastern Cheshire.
Shown at the Caring Together Stakeholder event at Poynton Civic Centre, 20 July 2015
www.caringtogether.info
Health Care Consent, Aging and Dementia: Mapping Law and Practice in BCBCCPA
In October 2016, the Canadian Centre for Elder Law working with ASBC started a 16 month project on the law and practice around health care consent in BC with a focus on older adults and adults with dementia. This project will address issues around health care consent with a focus on older adults and adults with dementia. Along with addressing the legal framework surrounding health care consent it will highlighted related issues such as polypharmacy, etc.
Presented by:
- Krista James, National Director, Canadian Centre for Elder Law
- Alison Leaney, Provincial Coordinator, Vulnerable Adults Community Response, Public Guardian and Trustee
- Barbara Lindsay, Director, Advocacy and Education
Enhancing Efficiency and Best Outcomes in Community Care: CBI’s Transitional ...BCCPA
In October 2016, CBI opened its first transitional and residential care in Burnaby, BC. Led by a multidisciplinary team that includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, speech therapists, dieticians, behavioural interventionists and personal support workers, the facility provides specialized health care to support patients leaving hospital who are not yet able to return to their own home. This unique service also decreases hospital length-of-stay, admission and readmission to the hospital and wait times in emergency rooms. Join us and learn more about how our Transitional Care model helped patients, hospitals and funders to achieve excellent health and financial outcomes.
Presented by: Poonam Jassi, Director of Operations BC, CBI Health Group
Home health care service is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home services include geriatric care, hospice care, Neurological care.For detailed information, Visit here http://healthheal.in/
Case Study Six: LifeLinks
A case study showing how integrated care is working across Eastern Cheshire.
Shown at the Caring Together Stakeholder event at Poynton Civic Centre, 20 July 2015
www.caringtogether.info
Health Care Consent, Aging and Dementia: Mapping Law and Practice in BCBCCPA
In October 2016, the Canadian Centre for Elder Law working with ASBC started a 16 month project on the law and practice around health care consent in BC with a focus on older adults and adults with dementia. This project will address issues around health care consent with a focus on older adults and adults with dementia. Along with addressing the legal framework surrounding health care consent it will highlighted related issues such as polypharmacy, etc.
Presented by:
- Krista James, National Director, Canadian Centre for Elder Law
- Alison Leaney, Provincial Coordinator, Vulnerable Adults Community Response, Public Guardian and Trustee
- Barbara Lindsay, Director, Advocacy and Education
Enhancing Efficiency and Best Outcomes in Community Care: CBI’s Transitional ...BCCPA
In October 2016, CBI opened its first transitional and residential care in Burnaby, BC. Led by a multidisciplinary team that includes nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, speech therapists, dieticians, behavioural interventionists and personal support workers, the facility provides specialized health care to support patients leaving hospital who are not yet able to return to their own home. This unique service also decreases hospital length-of-stay, admission and readmission to the hospital and wait times in emergency rooms. Join us and learn more about how our Transitional Care model helped patients, hospitals and funders to achieve excellent health and financial outcomes.
Presented by: Poonam Jassi, Director of Operations BC, CBI Health Group
Home health care service is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home services include geriatric care, hospice care, Neurological care.For detailed information, Visit here http://healthheal.in/
Is Home Really Best? Private Home Care Agencies and Technology Can Make Home ...BCCPA
This presentation is about how technology can increase family involvement in person-centred care planning in home care. The Conference will be the first time the results from this UBC Masters Research project will be presented.
In a 2017 UBC survey of home care agencies in greater Vancouver the study aimed to determine
1) what are these home care agencies challenges in providing quality person centred care to their clients
2) home care agencies perceived benefits and barriers in using health information technologies.
Survey findings will help both public and private care providers understand how to better collaborate in caring for aging seniors.
Presented by: Christina Chiu, CEO, CareCrew, MHA Candidate
Evidence-Informed Guidelines for Recreation Therapy programs to Enhance the M...BCCPA
This presentation will provide an overview of the BCCPA Mitacs-SFU project to develop a best practices guide for recreational therapy (RT). OLTCA and ACCA are also partners in this project. Along with reviewing the results of a survey on recreational therapy in LTC that was undertaken in BC, Alberta and Ontario it will present the final RT best practices guide.
Presented by:
- Dr. Kim van Schooten, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia
- Dr. Yijian Yang, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia
- Brenda Kinch, President, BC Therapeutic Recreation Association
Leadership at the Bedside – Making the Change that Needs to HappenBCCPA
This panel presentation looks at the role of LPNs and HCAs within the context of the continuing care system. Along with changes to the regulation of LPNs, HCA education has changed including skills to work in both acute, residential and community setting with higher complexity of residents / client. Despite this there is little support for the transition for care needs. The HCA is the unrecognized leaders that support RN/LPN teams and have taken on many roles and responsibilities. The problem that has plagued the LPN and HCA working relationship has been the absence of role clarity for both professions and enhancing value for both working together collaboratively. The presentation will look at a LPN/HCA model that could better serve the health system.
Presented by:
- Anita Dickson, President, Licensed Practical Nurses Association of BC (LPNABC)
- Brenda Childs, Treasurer, LPNABC
This presentation by Craig Cooper (NAPWA) explores a client-centred service delivery approach in the context of mainstreaming HIV care. It also looks at the inhibiting and driving factors that activate or derail service
delivery collaboration for HIV services.
This presentation was given at the AFAO Positive Services Forum 2012.
Is Home Really Best? Private Home Care Agencies and Technology Can Make Home ...BCCPA
This presentation is about how technology can increase family involvement in person-centred care planning in home care. The Conference will be the first time the results from this UBC Masters Research project will be presented.
In a 2017 UBC survey of home care agencies in greater Vancouver the study aimed to determine
1) what are these home care agencies challenges in providing quality person centred care to their clients
2) home care agencies perceived benefits and barriers in using health information technologies.
Survey findings will help both public and private care providers understand how to better collaborate in caring for aging seniors.
Presented by: Christina Chiu, CEO, CareCrew, MHA Candidate
Evidence-Informed Guidelines for Recreation Therapy programs to Enhance the M...BCCPA
This presentation will provide an overview of the BCCPA Mitacs-SFU project to develop a best practices guide for recreational therapy (RT). OLTCA and ACCA are also partners in this project. Along with reviewing the results of a survey on recreational therapy in LTC that was undertaken in BC, Alberta and Ontario it will present the final RT best practices guide.
Presented by:
- Dr. Kim van Schooten, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia
- Dr. Yijian Yang, Centre for Hip Health and Mobility, University of British Columbia
- Brenda Kinch, President, BC Therapeutic Recreation Association
Leadership at the Bedside – Making the Change that Needs to HappenBCCPA
This panel presentation looks at the role of LPNs and HCAs within the context of the continuing care system. Along with changes to the regulation of LPNs, HCA education has changed including skills to work in both acute, residential and community setting with higher complexity of residents / client. Despite this there is little support for the transition for care needs. The HCA is the unrecognized leaders that support RN/LPN teams and have taken on many roles and responsibilities. The problem that has plagued the LPN and HCA working relationship has been the absence of role clarity for both professions and enhancing value for both working together collaboratively. The presentation will look at a LPN/HCA model that could better serve the health system.
Presented by:
- Anita Dickson, President, Licensed Practical Nurses Association of BC (LPNABC)
- Brenda Childs, Treasurer, LPNABC
This presentation by Craig Cooper (NAPWA) explores a client-centred service delivery approach in the context of mainstreaming HIV care. It also looks at the inhibiting and driving factors that activate or derail service
delivery collaboration for HIV services.
This presentation was given at the AFAO Positive Services Forum 2012.
Would you like to learn more about in-home care for your loved ones? View this presentation to find out how FirstLight can make a difference in your family\’s lives.
Our goal is to cover the wide areas of overlap and similarities between the two disciplines, and to also make the differences between the two clearer for you.
"putting patients at the heart": the workforce implicationsJeremy Taylor
Slides I presented at the NHS Employers autumn workforce summit on 13 October 2015. They set out National Voices' perspective on what good person centred, community-focussed care looks like, and the implications for the healthcare workforce of making it real.
Defecation
Normal defecation begins with movement in the left colon, moving stool toward the anus. When stool reaches the rectum, the distention causes relaxation of the internal sphincter and an awareness of the need to defecate. At the time of defecation, the external sphincter relaxes, and abdominal muscles contract, increasing intrarectal pressure and forcing the stool out
The Valsalva maneuver exerts pressure to expel faeces through a voluntary contraction of the abdominal muscles while maintaining forced expiration against a closed airway. Patients with cardiovascular disease, glaucoma, increased intracranial pressure, or a new surgical wound are at greater risk for cardiac dysrhythmias and elevated blood pressure with the Valsalva maneuver and need to avoid straining to pass the stool.
Normal defecation is painless, resulting in passage of soft, formed stool
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is a symptom, not a disease. Improper diet, reduced fluid intake, lack of exercise, and certain medications can cause constipation. For example, patients receiving opiates for pain after surgery often require a stool softener or laxative to prevent constipation. The signs of constipation include infrequent bowel movements (less than every 3 days), difficulty passing stools, excessive straining, inability to defecate at will, and hard feaces
IMPACTION
Fecal impaction results from unrelieved constipation. It is a collection of hardened feces wedged in the rectum that a person cannot expel. In cases of severe impaction the mass extends up into the sigmoid colon.
DIARRHEA
Diarrhea is an increase in the number of stools and the passage of liquid, unformed feces. It is associated with disorders affecting digestion, absorption, and secretion in the GI tract. Intestinal contents pass through the small and large intestine too quickly to allow for the usual absorption of fluid and nutrients. Irritation within the colon results in increased mucus secretion. As a result, feces become watery, and the patient is unable to control the urge to defecate. Normally an anal bag is safe and effective in long-term treatment of patients with fecal incontinence at home, in hospice, or in the hospital. Fecal incontinence is expensive and a potentially dangerous condition in terms of contamination and risk of skin ulceration
HEMORRHOIDS
Hemorrhoids are dilated, engorged veins in the lining of the rectum. They are either external or internal.
FLATULENCE
As gas accumulates in the lumen of the intestines, the bowel wall stretches and distends (flatulence). It is a common cause of abdominal fullness, pain, and cramping. Normally intestinal gas escapes through the mouth (belching) or the anus (passing of flatus)
FECAL INCONTINENCE
Fecal incontinence is the inability to control passage of feces and gas from the anus. Incontinence harms a patient’s body image
PREPARATION AND GIVING OF LAXATIVESACCORDING TO POTTER AND PERRY,
An enema is the instillation of a solution into the rectum and sig
Empowering ACOs: Leveraging Quality Management Tools for MIPS and BeyondHealth Catalyst
Join us as we delve into the crucial realm of quality reporting for MSSP (Medicare Shared Savings Program) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs).
In this session, we will explore how a robust quality management solution can empower your organization to meet regulatory requirements and improve processes for MIPS reporting and internal quality programs. Learn how our MeasureAble application enables compliance and fosters continuous improvement.
Global launch of the Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index 2nd wave – alongside...ILC- UK
The Healthy Ageing and Prevention Index is an online tool created by ILC that ranks countries on six metrics including, life span, health span, work span, income, environmental performance, and happiness. The Index helps us understand how well countries have adapted to longevity and inform decision makers on what must be done to maximise the economic benefits that comes with living well for longer.
Alongside the 77th World Health Assembly in Geneva on 28 May 2024, we launched the second version of our Index, allowing us to track progress and give new insights into what needs to be done to keep populations healthier for longer.
The speakers included:
Professor Orazio Schillaci, Minister of Health, Italy
Dr Hans Groth, Chairman of the Board, World Demographic & Ageing Forum
Professor Ilona Kickbusch, Founder and Chair, Global Health Centre, Geneva Graduate Institute and co-chair, World Health Summit Council
Dr Natasha Azzopardi Muscat, Director, Country Health Policies and Systems Division, World Health Organisation EURO
Dr Marta Lomazzi, Executive Manager, World Federation of Public Health Associations
Dr Shyam Bishen, Head, Centre for Health and Healthcare and Member of the Executive Committee, World Economic Forum
Dr Karin Tegmark Wisell, Director General, Public Health Agency of Sweden
Explore our infographic on 'Essential Metrics for Palliative Care Management' which highlights key performance indicators crucial for enhancing the quality and efficiency of palliative care services.
This visual guide breaks down important metrics across four categories: Patient-Centered Metrics, Care Efficiency Metrics, Quality of Life Metrics, and Staff Metrics. Each section is designed to help healthcare professionals monitor and improve care delivery for patients facing serious illnesses. Understand how to implement these metrics in your palliative care practices for better outcomes and higher satisfaction levels.
CHAPTER 1 SEMESTER V - ROLE OF PEADIATRIC NURSE.pdfSachin Sharma
Pediatric nurses play a vital role in the health and well-being of children. Their responsibilities are wide-ranging, and their objectives can be categorized into several key areas:
1. Direct Patient Care:
Objective: Provide comprehensive and compassionate care to infants, children, and adolescents in various healthcare settings (hospitals, clinics, etc.).
This includes tasks like:
Monitoring vital signs and physical condition.
Administering medications and treatments.
Performing procedures as directed by doctors.
Assisting with daily living activities (bathing, feeding).
Providing emotional support and pain management.
2. Health Promotion and Education:
Objective: Promote healthy behaviors and educate children, families, and communities about preventive healthcare.
This includes tasks like:
Administering vaccinations.
Providing education on nutrition, hygiene, and development.
Offering breastfeeding and childbirth support.
Counseling families on safety and injury prevention.
3. Collaboration and Advocacy:
Objective: Collaborate effectively with doctors, social workers, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to ensure coordinated care for children.
Objective: Advocate for the rights and best interests of their patients, especially when children cannot speak for themselves.
This includes tasks like:
Communicating effectively with healthcare teams.
Identifying and addressing potential risks to child welfare.
Educating families about their child's condition and treatment options.
4. Professional Development and Research:
Objective: Stay up-to-date on the latest advancements in pediatric healthcare through continuing education and research.
Objective: Contribute to improving the quality of care for children by participating in research initiatives.
This includes tasks like:
Attending workshops and conferences on pediatric nursing.
Participating in clinical trials related to child health.
Implementing evidence-based practices into their daily routines.
By fulfilling these objectives, pediatric nurses play a crucial role in ensuring the optimal health and well-being of children throughout all stages of their development.
ICH Guidelines for Pharmacovigilance.pdfNEHA GUPTA
The "ICH Guidelines for Pharmacovigilance" PDF provides a comprehensive overview of the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) guidelines related to pharmacovigilance. These guidelines aim to ensure that drugs are safe and effective for patients by monitoring and assessing adverse effects, ensuring proper reporting systems, and improving risk management practices. The document is essential for professionals in the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory authorities, and healthcare providers, offering detailed procedures and standards for pharmacovigilance activities to enhance drug safety and protect public health.
R3 Stem Cells and Kidney Repair A New Horizon in Nephrology.pptxR3 Stem Cell
R3 Stem Cells and Kidney Repair: A New Horizon in Nephrology" explores groundbreaking advancements in the use of R3 stem cells for kidney disease treatment. This insightful piece delves into the potential of these cells to regenerate damaged kidney tissue, offering new hope for patients and reshaping the future of nephrology.
Leading the Way in Nephrology: Dr. David Greene's Work with Stem Cells for Ki...Dr. David Greene Arizona
As we watch Dr. Greene's continued efforts and research in Arizona, it's clear that stem cell therapy holds a promising key to unlocking new doors in the treatment of kidney disease. With each study and trial, we step closer to a world where kidney disease is no longer a life sentence but a treatable condition, thanks to pioneers like Dr. David Greene.
One of the most developed cities of India, the city of Chennai is the capital of Tamilnadu and many people from different parts of India come here to earn their bread and butter. Being a metropolitan, the city is filled with towering building and beaches but the sad part as with almost every Indian city
Deep Leg Vein Thrombosis (DVT): Meaning, Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Mor...The Lifesciences Magazine
Deep Leg Vein Thrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms in one or more of the deep veins in the legs. These clots can impede blood flow, leading to severe complications.
CHAPTER 1 SEMESTER V PREVENTIVE-PEDIATRICS.pdfSachin Sharma
This content provides an overview of preventive pediatrics. It defines preventive pediatrics as preventing disease and promoting children's physical, mental, and social well-being to achieve positive health. It discusses antenatal, postnatal, and social preventive pediatrics. It also covers various child health programs like immunization, breastfeeding, ICDS, and the roles of organizations like WHO, UNICEF, and nurses in preventive pediatrics.
Antibiotic Stewardship by Anushri Srivastava.pptxAnushriSrivastav
Stewardship is the act of taking good care of something.
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
WHO launched the Global Antimicrobial Resistance and Use Surveillance System (GLASS) in 2015 to fill knowledge gaps and inform strategies at all levels.
ACCORDING TO apic.org,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a coordinated program that promotes the appropriate use of antimicrobials (including antibiotics), improves patient outcomes, reduces microbial resistance, and decreases the spread of infections caused by multidrug-resistant organisms.
ACCORDING TO pewtrusts.org,
Antibiotic stewardship refers to efforts in doctors’ offices, hospitals, long term care facilities, and other health care settings to ensure that antibiotics are used only when necessary and appropriate
According to WHO,
Antimicrobial stewardship is a systematic approach to educate and support health care professionals to follow evidence-based guidelines for prescribing and administering antimicrobials
In 1996, John McGowan and Dale Gerding first applied the term antimicrobial stewardship, where they suggested a causal association between antimicrobial agent use and resistance. They also focused on the urgency of large-scale controlled trials of antimicrobial-use regulation employing sophisticated epidemiologic methods, molecular typing, and precise resistance mechanism analysis.
Antimicrobial Stewardship(AMS) refers to the optimal selection, dosing, and duration of antimicrobial treatment resulting in the best clinical outcome with minimal side effects to the patients and minimal impact on subsequent resistance.
According to the 2019 report, in the US, more than 2.8 million antibiotic-resistant infections occur each year, and more than 35000 people die. In addition to this, it also mentioned that 223,900 cases of Clostridoides difficile occurred in 2017, of which 12800 people died. The report did not include viruses or parasites
VISION
Being proactive
Supporting optimal animal and human health
Exploring ways to reduce overall use of antimicrobials
Using the drugs that prevent and treat disease by killing microscopic organisms in a responsible way
GOAL
to prevent the generation and spread of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Doing so will preserve the effectiveness of these drugs in animals and humans for years to come.
being to preserve human and animal health and the effectiveness of antimicrobial medications.
to implement a multidisciplinary approach in assembling a stewardship team to include an infectious disease physician, a clinical pharmacist with infectious diseases training, infection preventionist, and a close collaboration with the staff in the clinical microbiology laboratory
to prevent antimicrobial overuse, misuse and abuse.
to minimize the developme
Navigating Challenges: Mental Health, Legislation, and the Prison System in B...Guillermo Rivera
This conference will delve into the intricate intersections between mental health, legal frameworks, and the prison system in Bolivia. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current challenges faced by mental health professionals working within the legislative and correctional landscapes. Topics of discussion will include the prevalence and impact of mental health issues among the incarcerated population, the effectiveness of existing mental health policies and legislation, and potential reforms to enhance the mental health support system within prisons.
How many patients does case series should have In comparison to case reports.pdfpubrica101
Pubrica’s team of researchers and writers create scientific and medical research articles, which may be important resources for authors and practitioners. Pubrica medical writers assist you in creating and revising the introduction by alerting the reader to gaps in the chosen study subject. Our professionals understand the order in which the hypothesis topic is followed by the broad subject, the issue, and the backdrop.
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How many patients does case series should have In comparison to case reports.pdf
Homecare options 4.30.14
1. An Introduction to In-Home Care
Options
Robert Dickinson
Owner, Trillium HomeCare
2. Trillium HomeCare
• Our Mission and Core Values
• Home Care Services
• Home Health Care Services
• Hospice Services
• Family Caregiver and Respite
• Ask Questions
• Payment Options
3. Trillium HomeCare
A Passion for Making a Difference in the Lives of the
Jewels of Our Community
Core Values
Integrity is the Foundation
Treat Each Other with Respect
Teamwork Empowers us to Excel
Setting Higher Standards of Excellence
4. Home Care
• Includes non-medical, personal care &
companion care
• Services are tailor-made to clients, based on
needs and wants
• Care is often supervised by a nurse
• Care can be provided privately, by a registry,
family or an agency
• Minor medical services may be available
5. Home Care Services
• Meal Preparation
• Home Safety Supervision
• Housekeeping & Laundry
• Accompany to
Appointments
• Medication Reminders
• Shopping, Errands &
Transportation
• Bathing, Dressing & Oral
Hygiene
• Assistance in the
bathroom
• Vital signs
• Monitoring oxygen
• Colostomy care
• Recording overall
physical and mental
health
• Medication Set Ups
6. Home Care
PROS
• Security and comfort
• Dignity and
independence
• Flexibility of scheduling
• Customized care (1:1)
• Can be cost-effective
• May use hospice and/or
home health agency as
care needs increase
CONS
• Agency services & quality
can vary widely
• Medicare or commercial
carrier will not reimburse
• Can become costly
7. Home Health Care
• Medical services (skilled and therapeutic) delivered to
client in their place of residence
• Usually prescribed by MD
• Care providers are nurses, physical, occupational and
speech therapists, social workers and home health aides
• Often used only temporarily, during a period of rehab
• Can hire privately, but an agency is generally the safest
& most comprehensive source of assistance
8. Home Health Services
• Rehabilitation- physical,
occupational & speech-
language
• Medical social services &
counseling
• Infusion therapy
• Specialized high-tech
services
• Respiratory therapy
• Laboratory & diagnostic
services
• Case management
• Nutritional support
therapies & counseling
• Behavioral and mental
health counseling &
support services
9. Home Health Services
PROS
• Stay in the comfort of
home while rehab
• Medicare or other
insurance pays for many
of these services (but
only for a short time)
• Can maintain a higher
quality of life- physically
and emotionally- when
rehabilitate at home
• Limited risk of
communicable diseases
CONS
• When skilled or
therapeutic services are
no longer needed,
Medicare will not continue
to pay for care by HHA’s
• May lose “personal touch”
if using home telehealth
care
10. Family Caregiving and Respite
• Family members (or friends & neighbors)
provide care to clients in their place of residence
• Because of the demands on time, care is often
augmented or substituted by volunteers or a
home care agency (respite care)
11. Family Caregiver and Respite
PROS
• Respite care provides
more flexibility & stress
relief for family caregivers
• Can be cost effective for
client
• Client has close contact
with family members
CONS
• Caregivers may or may
not have appropriate
skills
• Caregiver burnout is
common
• Caregivers’ own health
can suffer
• Client may need to move
into adult children’s home
12. What Hospice Care Is
• Comfort oriented care
• Wide array of services
– Physicians
– Social Worker
– Spiritual Care
– Nurses
– Volunteers
• Extensive family support
• High touch
13. What Hospice Care Isn’t
• Not “all or nothing.”
The patient identifies the services they want Hospice to
provide.
• Not a place or person.
Hospice is a philosophy that can be applied anywhere:
– Private Home
– Adult Foster Care
– Nursing Homes
14. Ask Questions
• Insurance and bonding
• Licensing or certification
• Employee verification- background & reference
checks, motor vehicle records & check nurse
aide registry
• What payer sources do they accept?
• Minimum number of hours
• How quickly can they find a caregiver
15. Ask Questions
• What will this cost?
• If a home care/home health agency:
– Does the agency take care of quarterly taxes and
worker’s compensation insurance or is client
responsible?
– Are quality assurance programs in place (ongoing
education, supervision, care calls & weekly updates)?
– Are caregivers trained and experienced?
16. Payment Options
• Private Pay (accounts for 90% of payments for
ALFs and home care)
• Long Term Care Insurance is your best bet
• Medicare & Medicaid (hospice and skilled care
only)
• Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension
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www.trilliumhomecare.com
Editor's Notes
Hospice care is comfort oriented care. The focus is on caring, not curing.
Patients are cared for via a team approach, as medical care, pain management and emotional and spiritual support are tailored to the patient's needs and wishes.
Hospice care also differs from conventional medical care in that it does not focus solely on the patient. Families are offered their own opportunity for bereavement support.
Hospice care is not “all or nothing.” The patient identifies the services they want Hospice of Michigan to provide.
Hospice care is also neither a place or person. Its is a philosophy that can be applied anywhere, from an adult f0oster care center to a nursing home to the patient’s own residence.