The Importance of Transitional Care for Your Aging Loved One
What is Transitional Care?
A 2009 study reported that approximately 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries discharged from hospitals was re-hospitalized within thirty days and that 34 percent were readmitted within ninety days. Nearly 13 percent of Medicare beneficiaries discharged from hospitals experienced three or more provider transfers during a thirty-day period. This “churning”—or movement of patients from hospitals to the community and back again—accounts for an estimated $15 billion in annual Medicare spending. According to our source. To interrupt patterns of frequent use of health care services among the chronically ill and to address the negative effects on quality and costs, innovative solutions aimed at improving integration and continuity across episodes of care have emerged. Collectively, these solutions are referred to as “transitional care.”
Transitional care refers to the care provided following hospitalization or a stay in a rehabilitation center. Leaving the hospital or a skilled nursing facility to go home could lead to critical health and social problems for individuals, but in many cases this can be prevented.
Professionally delivered home care can help reduce undesirable outcomes like re-hospitalization, medication errors, falls, and it may even reduce long-term healthcare costs by helping to prevent the worsening of health conditions. BrightStar Care® offers the services and expertise to help you make a safe and healthy recovery at home and lower the likelihood of a return trip to the hospital.
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BrightStar Care of Boulder/ Broomfield provides a full continuum of home care services comprised of companionship, personal care, dementia care, transportation, medication assistance, skilled nursing and more to improve clients’ health and quality of life.
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