Question

a description of trends in post acute care?

atleast two unique terms used in skilled nursing and home health?

Answer 1

Postacute Care is the care comes after acute care Improves the transition from the hospital to the community
+Provides services to patients needing additional support following discharge from a hospital
+Recuperation
+Rehabilitation
+Nursing

It may be inpatient or outpatient

Trends:

Diminish the use of cost-containment incentives

Cost Reduction

Avoid un-necessary re-admission

Skilled nursing care is typically provided for rehabilitation patients that do not require long-term care services.

Home health care is clinical medical care provided by a registered nurse, occupational therapist, physical therapist or other skilled medical professionals, and is often prescribed as part of a care plan following a hospitalization.

*Activities of Daily Living (ADLs): Daily functions such as getting dressed, eating, taking a shower or bath, going to the bathroom, getting into a bed or chair, or walking from place to place. The amount of help a person needs with ADLs is often used as a measure to determine whether he or she meets the requirements for long-term care services in a nursing home as well as a government subsidized home and community-based services.

*Person-Directed Care/Person-Centered Care: An approach to care in which the voices of individuals needing care and those working closest with them always comes first. Core person-directed values include dignity, respect, purposeful living and having the freedom to make informed choices about daily life and health care. It involves a continuing process of listening, trying new approaches, seeing how they work, and changing routines.