Health care workers often encounter situations where patients and caregivers speak different languages, which can cause a slew of issues for home-based care providers, including increased hospital readmissions and employee turnover. While at-home care providers can struggle to engage interpreter services, those that successfully leverage technology and prioritize hiring bilingual workers can enhance care quality, […]
Rory Meyers College of Nursing
Continuity of care — or pairing the same medical professionals with the same patients — is incredibly important in the delivery of home health services. It’s even more essential when caring for people living with dementia, a new study suggests. If home health patients with dementia are seen by the same clinicians visit after visit, […]
Failure to adhere to a medication regimen is often cited as the No. 1 reason people — especially older adults with multiple chronic conditions — are sent back to the hospital following discharge. To change that, many home care providers have started to make in-home medication management a core component of their operations. That group […]