Blog Post: Stop the Merry-Go-Round; I Want to Get Off!

I thought about using a quote from Groundhog Day to start this off. You remember, the movie where Bill Murray is a weatherman that finds himself living the same day over and over again.  Do you ever get that feeling when you are dealing with the same patients that come back for the same issues? Over and over again.

So you stabilize them and before they go you try to teach them. You hope the teaching sinks in and takes hold. Maybe they won’t come back – again.

The reality is it takes more time. In the hospital diet is controlled; in the home the fridge is always open. In the hospital it’s the right patient, right medicine, right dose, right time; at home two out of five ain’t bad.  In other words, it is takes more time and exposure to make changes in lifestyles.

So what if you had the chance to make a difference in whether that person came back or not? Would that be more rewarding than treating them? Prevention is the key to making a difference in today’s community.

Our agency offers a 3-1 solution focused on preventing hospitalizations. We offer cutting edge care in the home setting. Medicine management and keen diagnostic skills help us prevent signs from becoming symptoms.

We offer programs for a variety of patients, including:

• Cardiovascular Home Care - Patients with COPD/CHF/and other heart diseases
• Orthopedic Home Care - Orthopedic patients
• Safe Choices - Hard to discharge patients or patients w/ frequent rehospitalizations

For more information on our services, please contact us at 817-847-8888 x121.

If you are a nurse, therapist or home health aide that is looking for the opportunity to join a progressive company that makes a difference in the patient’s disease process please click on the links below to submit your resume/application.