If you’re a hospital administrator, discharge planner, or social worker, you know how the hospital readmission penalties set forth in the Affordable Care Act can affect a hospital’s bottom line. The caregivers from Assisting Hands Home Care Columbus are able to help seniors and their healthcare teams address each of these four identified triggers that could cause patients to be readmitted to the hospital within 30 days:
- Not attending follow-up appointments with doctors
- Taking medication incorrectly or not taking it at all
- Not having an understanding of the disease process
- Not having adequate social support
If you need a partner in transitional care and discharge planning, we’re here to help.
You can avoid hospital readmission penalties if your patients follow the plans your staff gives them when they’re discharged. Regrettably, some patients don’t have family members or other loved ones who can help them follow their plans, but our caregivers can step in and provide the assistance they need. Our licensed and bonded caregivers are knowledgeable about the disease process, and they can make sure clients take medications on time and have reliable transportation to follow-up appointments with their physicians.
Companionship is also an essential part of the healing process, and our caregivers are here to provide that to our clients. We offer other beneficial services as well, including ensuring safety and preventing falls, helping clients with exercising, bathing, grooming, dressing, and oral hygiene, preparing meals, shopping for groceries, taking out the trash, making beds, washing dishes, dusting, and feeding and caring for pets.
