Best Practices Journal
Capacity and Success are Not one and the
Week of: May 21
Capacity and Success are Not one and the Same
usiness people all too often become
comfortable in the wrong way and for the
wrong reason.
How and why is that?
Well since this week’s edition focuses on small
scale assisted living we will restrict
this...
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Best Practices Journal Capacity and Success are Not one and the Week of: May 21 Capacity and Success are Not one and the Same usiness people all too often become comfortable in the wrong way and for the wrong reason. How and why is that? Well since this week’s edition focuses on small scale assisted living we will restrict this business model. Let’s just imagine operating an eight, (8) bed program. Finally you have reached capacity, every bed is full. Of course we know we are dealing with humans so there is really no constant. Some r others require a higher level of care or move simply due to a change in personal or family preference. It happens every day, all day long. Similarly with t Chrysler don’t think for a mom The same has to be true of the small businessperson in assis whose program reaches occupant capacity. Considering so many variables could affect your capacity at any given time, your first and more important expense has to be the ongoing marketing campaign to keep
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Assisted Living Providers Must Not Roll Over in the Presence of False Allegations;
Civil Litigation Can Disprove Fired Employee’s Claims
Week of: May 14
Assisted Living Providers Must Not Roll Over in the Presence of False
Allegations; Civil Litigation Can Disprove Fired Employee’s Claims
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Best Practices Journal Assisted Living Providers Must Not Roll Over in the Presence of False Allegations; Civil Litigation Can Disprove Fired Employee’s Claims Week of: May 14 Assisted Living Providers Must Not Roll Over in the Presence of False Allegations; Civil Litigation Can Disprove Fired Employee’s Claims roviders of care make as many mistakes as any oth special consideration in many in for another human being. The care business also brings special direct care arena can attract people with odd psychological makeups such as those with a “God Complex”. And what is that? Some direct care staff convince themselves the care environment cannot function without them. This is the mentality that leads them into some pretty reckless behavior, some involving their attendance and other actions affecting the discharge of their job. When called to task or when fired, they resort to the sort of behavior that is designed to tear down the care environment which previously employed them. In t
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Project Admit
Illinois: 1507 E 53
Michigan
www.
americancasemanagementinc.
com
bed.
The process of seeking admission includes demographic prefe
designated representatives.
The Process
Ideally the service is introduced at the time a patient is admitted.
This requires real professional
discernment on the part of nursing home...
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Project Admit Illinois: 1507 E 53 Michigan www. americancasemanagementinc. com bed. The process of seeking admission includes demographic prefe designated representatives. The Process Ideally the service is introduced at the time a patient is admitted. This requires real professional discernment on the part of nursing home admissions personnel as they gage the preparedness of the patient and family to make post-discharge arrangements. It is better t and related processes early in order to avoid snags at discharge and having to re uncompensated care. A Project Admit counselor can visit or interact with assistance. This assistance includes help in completing the Medicaid app, filing for benefits due a disabled veteran or surviving spouse or even explaining the different program model types in assisted living, helping to locate the right financial and cli Continued on next page…. Project Admit – A Clearinghouse • Fact Sheet 2012 1507 E 53rd Street, #828 • Chicago, IL 60615-4509 • 8
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Systems and Consistency are Key to any Success
Week of: April 23
Systems and Consistency are Key to any Success
but
ome health agencies document patient care on every level.
The
physician practices.
Nursing visits, pa
medication adjustments and more.
Some highly sophisticated systems are used to operate
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Best Practices Journal Systems and Consistency are Key to any Success Week of: April 23 Systems and Consistency are Key to any Success but ome health agencies document patient care on every level. The physician practices. Nursing visits, pa medication adjustments and more. Some highly sophisticated systems are used to operate these business models and document daily activity These systems are real necessities, after all they enhance the quality of services and protect against That being said these same companies will acknowledge that no matter how effective they are in care ori they lack both a system and consistency i services. A visiting physician practice that caters to the elderly has no clue how many households the 50 zip codes they may service. A home health ag does not publish a monthly newsletter that is distributed to every local hosp endocrinologist in their primary service area and if they do it is spasmodic, no consistency or professional development. Without any defi
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Nursing Homes Can Better use Admissions Process to
Week of: May 7
Nursing Homes Can Better use Admissions Process to
Minimize Discharge Anxiety
amilies face major anxiety when the phone rings and it is
either the business office or social work in a nur
urging more family involvement in transitio
of a facility....
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Best Practices Journal Nursing Homes Can Better use Admissions Process to Week of: May 7 Nursing Homes Can Better use Admissions Process to Minimize Discharge Anxiety amilies face major anxiety when the phone rings and it is either the business office or social work in a nur urging more family involvement in transitio of a facility. Often there is a need for Medicaid application process and transition to a long a different facility. The very process scares a family and the nursing home is panicky about rendering weeks of uncompensated care. The question is how can we routinely improve th better use of the admissions process. The right questions asked in the beginning but in order to enact such a routine we have to the profits accorded during this rehabilit condition? Is there a long-term insuran active no-fault auto claim? Has the family demonstrated a since term well-being? Do we need to recommend patient and designated representatives explore post nursing home options? F Best Pra
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The Wrong Business Partner Can Create Lifetime Pain.
How Do You Select the Right one
for the Care Business? A Recipe
Week of: April 30
The Wrong Business Partner Can Create Lifetime Pain.
How Do You
Select the Right one for the Care Business? A Recipe
eople select a business partner for a va
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Best Practices Journal The Wrong Business Partner Can Create Lifetime Pain. How Do You Select the Right one for the Care Business? A Recipe Week of: April 30 The Wrong Business Partner Can Create Lifetime Pain. How Do You Select the Right one for the Care Business? A Recipe eople select a business partner for a va required financing or a degree of expertise the tackle a new business initiative Regardless of your reason for seeking and selecting a business partner its important to be on the lookout for the right mix. The care b someone you can work well with to avoid. The Money Grubber Some indivi living, home health care, visiting physician practices centered at all. Their vision does they have little to no co those they serve. They take little time to encourage, uplift, inspire or dignify others. So if you ar balance the financial with humanitarianism then you P Best Practices Journal – Week of April The Wrong Business Partner Can Create Lifetime Pain. How Do You Select the Ri
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Can Television Help Your
Week of: April 16
Can Television Help Your
Program? If so,
ssisted living programs which provide supervision,
medication management and meals for people who
really should not live alone are growing in scope and
capability.
Challenges remain, after all no one can develp
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Best Practices Journal Can Television Help Your Week of: April 16 Can Television Help Your Program? If so, ssisted living programs which provide supervision, medication management and meals for people who really should not live alone are growing in scope and capability. Challenges remain, after all no one can develp the perfect environment, but ma made. Among the chief complaints heard from assisted living and their families is a lack of socialization. This can be hard to organ resident has their own social preferences, prejudices and histories and many do not care for too much intera However, there are lessons we can learn from watching television. When famed television producer Fred Silverman was asked what were the major ingredients in successful network television progams he said, “good guest stars like variety and surprise. ” How could living? A Best Practices Journal – Week of April Can Television Help Your Small Scale Assisted Living Program? If so, 16, 2012 • Subscribe at:
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“Project Admit-a Clearinghouse” Brings Peace
of Mind to Families and Nursing Homes
SERVICE
DELIVERY
NEWS
April
2012
Bob Macdonald, dealing with
his own serious limitations
was overwhelmed with all of
the legwork involved in trying
to find a nursing home which
would accept his wife’s admission.
A fall added to her
complex medical...
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“Project Admit-a Clearinghouse” Brings Peace of Mind to Families and Nursing Homes SERVICE DELIVERY NEWS April 2012 Bob Macdonald, dealing with his own serious limitations was overwhelmed with all of the legwork involved in trying to find a nursing home which would accept his wife’s admission. A fall added to her complex medical condition and she was on a 30-Day Notice of Involuntary Discharge from the non-Medicaid participating nursing home. The solution? Project-Admit. A care planning counselor jumped in, made contact with over 25 Medicaid participating homes and arranged for one to accept Mrs. Macdonald’s admission. The discharging nursing home was notified to supply all the required documentation and the matter proceeded expeditiously. Rita Mason’s situation was a bit more complicated. She was told her HMO would only pay a few more days or she needed $9000. 00 to keep her husband in the current nursing home. Arrangements for prompt discharge were needed. She spoke to an at
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Medicare’s Independence-at-Home Program Could
Week of: April
Medicare’s Independence
edicare’s Independence at Home
based primary care services to
improve patient outcomes and save the program money through decreased
hospitalizations and emergency depa
practitioners will direct teams of health professionals...
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Best Practices Journal Medicare’s Independence-at-Home Program Could Week of: April Medicare’s Independence edicare’s Independence at Home based primary care services to improve patient outcomes and save the program money through decreased hospitalizations and emergency depa practitioners will direct teams of health professionals to coordinate primary home care. If they are able to reduce Medicare costs by at least 5% compared with more traditional office- and hospital-based care, the teams will receive a share of any savings beyond that threshold. Recently two, (2) United States senators made requests of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid services regarding this progr including: Specify that home care physicians and other health care professionals receive 80% of any savings beyond 5%, as an added incentive for them to participate. Negotiate enough Independence at Home agreements with health care professionals to ensure that at least 5,500 chronically ill Medicare beneficiarie
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April 9, 2012
T
his is the only on-line journal in the State of
Michigan which specifically speaks to vacancies
and program descriptions in assisted living.
Where possible photos are included.
There is
also attention drawn to adult day health care, on-site
physician care and other community based care initiatives.
It is...
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April 9, 2012 T his is the only on-line journal in the State of Michigan which specifically speaks to vacancies and program descriptions in assisted living. Where possible photos are included. There is also attention drawn to adult day health care, on-site physician care and other community based care initiatives. It is also a part of a wider effort to help nursing homes to interact with one another to advertise the availability of and need to transition patients to Medicaid reimbursed, long-term beds. Nursing home participation is governed by a simple subscription service discussed in one of this week’s feature articles. Our goal is to provide families, case managers, family caregivers, area agencies on aging staff along with hospital and nursing home discharge personnel a glimpse into what is available along the spectrum of community based and sometimes institutional care. This is an important resource. Continued in next column…. Special Notes: No
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