Discharge planners, hospital executives, and social workers understand how hospital readmission penalties can impact their bottom line. Fortunately, Assisting Hands Home Care Northwest Las Vegas can address each of the four identified triggers that can result in a patient returning to a facility within the first 30 days, including:
- Absence of social support
- Medication mismanagement
- Failure to understand the disease process
- Missing follow-up medical appointments
Assisting Hands Home Care can be a valuable ally in transitional care and discharge planning.
Penalties for hospital readmissions can be avoided if patients follow the plans the hospitals lay out for them when they’re discharged. However, some patients don’t have the support of family members or friends who can help them follow their plans. That’s where we come in. We can ensure patients take their medication on time and provide transportation so they’re able to attend follow-up appointments with their doctors. In addition, our licensed and bonded caregivers are trained to understand disease processes.
Companionship is a vital part of the healing process, and our caregivers are able to provide that to your loved one as he or she recovers. We also offer other essential services, such as grocery shopping, meal preparation, bathing and dressing, oral hygiene and other personal care, safety and fall prevention, incontinence care, pet care and feeding, and assistance with mobility and exercise.
We’re here for you when you can’t do it all. If your loved one needs compassionate professional in-home assistance, give us a call.