Broward Health North (BHN) offers a geriatric assessment program for seniors living in the BHN area. This program is devoted to enhancing hospital care by connecting BHN with seniors at their residence or living facility after their hospitalization.
The program not only provides assistance with post-hospitalization care, it also has a care manager whose goal is to increase the quality of life for patients and provide a five-star experience for patients when hospitalized.
The care manager provides services that include comprehensive clinical assessments at the client’s residence after discharge from the hospital, supportive counseling to clients and their family members and advocates for the client and their next of kin if hospitalized at BHN. The care manager also facilitates communication between the acute care team at the hospital, family members, living facility and physician; alerts primary care physicians, specialists and living facility to any changes found during assessment; and connects the client with community resources and services base on assessment.
“By having a care manager, Broward Health North has been able to successfully transition patients to residential care facilities,” said Gavin Malcolm, regional case manager at BHN. “While families and patients might be able to facilitate this process independently, to have a care manager capable of taking over the process alleviates stress and makes the move more seamless for the patients and family.”
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