Did you know that, according to The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS):
· One third of all Medicare patients are readmitted to the hospital within 90 days of discharge; and
· Americans, 65 years of age, with two or more chronic diseases, see an average of seven physicians every year?
NVNA and Hospice has designed a one-hour presentation to help seniors and their caregivers learn how to navigate through the many health care settings they might find themselves in, such as the emergency room, hospital, rehab facility, nursing home, and back home again. Participants receive a health care communication tool to assist them with the coordination of and communication with multiple physicians. Using a patient-centered care model, participants develop self management skills. Participants also learn about the four pillars of care:
- medication self-management,
- personal health record,
- primary care and specialist follow up, and
- “red flag” disease management.
In addition, each participant receives his/her own personal health record and three chronic disease “red zone” pathways.
To register, please call 781-659-2342.
This program is funded in part by a Title IIID grant of the Older Americans Act through South Shore Elder Services, Inc.