Home HealthAdult Day Care Network

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Home Health/Adult Day Care Network

• St. Louis model
• Presented by
• Sylvia Nissenboim, Mo ADCA
• Jeff Crowley,

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GOALS OF NETWORK

• Provide a comprehensive service package to
  community residing older adults
• Delay or postpone unnecessary institutionalization
  
• Strengthen the HH/ADC industry relationships in
  our community
• Educate professionals and caregivers of the
  benefits of complementary services in and out of
  home

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Medicare Homebound Status definition change
2/01

• Any absence from the home attributable to the
  need to receive health care treatment, including
  regular absences for the purpose of participating
  in therapeutic, psychosocial, or medical
  treatment in a license adult day program will not
  negate the beneficiaries homebound status.

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Network Initiation

• Invitation to all providers
• Presentation of potential impact for
  patients/participants
• Discussion of changes in Medicare definitions
• Invitation to all present to continue meeting
  monthly to sketch out mission, goals and
  objectives

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Strategic Plan

• Development of information packet
• Mutual marketing effort
• Reciprocal survey
• Internal referrals among network partners

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COMPLEMENTARY SERVICES

• ADULT DAY CARE-(MON-FRI 6-6)
• NURSING
• MEALS
• TRANSPORTATION
• ACTIVITIES
• SOCIAL WORK SUPPORT
• RESPITE AND SUPPORT GROUPS FOR CAREGIVER
• IN HOME PROVIDERS-(ALL DAYS/TIMES)
• PERSONAL CARE
• UP TUCK
• EVENING AND WEEKEND
• MEAL PREP
• RESPITE TO CAREGIVER

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Benefit Analysis

• Improve health status of client and caregiver
• Maintain patient in community for longer periods
  of time
• Minimizing unnecessary institutional placements
• Broaden referral base for each industry
• Establish positive working relationships among in
  home and adult day providers

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TOGETHER WE PROVIDE A STRONGER SERVICE PACKAGE!!