Much is written about Fall Prevention in the home. Rightly so as most falls do occur in and around the house. Hospitals and Rehab facilities are thought to be safe and secure environments. For the most part, they are. But, patients do fall while being treated in these environments. Learn some tips to minimize … Read more
What About Falls in the Hospital or Rehab Center?
Posted by in Aging | Alzheimer's | Caregivers | Dementia | Fall Prevention - (0 Comments)Boca Home Care Services offers suggestions on how to “humanize” yourself or loved one to hospital staff. Hospitals are busy places and staffs are often overworked or stressed. Not the best environment to be able to spend time to get to know a patient when tending to their medical needs. Feeling like a number … Read more
ACO: Accountable Care Organization – The New Buzz in Health Care
Posted by in Aging | Alzheimer's | Cancer | Caregivers | Dementia | Fall Prevention | Health | Home Health Care | Long Term Care Insurance | Medicare | Nutrition - (0 Comments)ACOs are the Latest Attempt at Better Managing Medical Care and Costs. Learn How They May Work and How Boca Home Care & Boca Home Care Services in South Florida are Already Using a Medical, Social Work and Caregiver model to Optimize the Person’s Care, Follow Their Discharge Plan and Avoid Preventable Re-Hospitaliztions Within … Read more
You Can Help Yourself Stay Out of the Hospital After Discharge
Posted by in Aging | Caregivers | Fall Prevention | Health | Home Health Care | Medicare | Nutrition - (0 Comments)This Fall and into 2013 Hospitals Will Be Penalized for Preventable Readmissions within 30 Days of Discharge. Few People Want to Go into the Hospital and There Are Steps You Can Take to Follow Your Discharge Plan and Help Minimize a Re-Hospitalization. Patient, Family Boca Home Care Services and Boca Home Care (Medicare) Can … Read more
Discharged from Hospital – and How to Not Go Back!
Posted by in Aging | Caregivers | Health | Home Health Care | Hospice | Medicare - (0 Comments)Come the Fall of 2012 and into 2013 Hospitals and Physicans will be held accountable for preventable hospital re-admissions. Some penalties will be imposed n order to reduce these events. Careful planning post discharge is key to keeping you on the road to recovery and out of the Hospital. Discharging from the hospital and … Read more

