ADVENT ADDS PERSONAL TOUCH TO IN-HOME CARE
QUALITY IN-HOME CARE THROUGH EDUCATION AND EMPOWERMENT
/// BY NICOLE WEDDINGTON
People who suffer from chronic illnesses or catastrophic injuries that limit or omit their ability to breathe on their own know all too well the discomfort that comes with living in a hospital. Even the most top-notch medical facilities can’ t compare to the comfort one feels when they finally get to come home.
These patients have to find a way to deal with their ailments in a way that preserves their quality of life. That is why it is so important to find a reliable company to help with the transition back into their homes.
At ADVENT Home Medical, a staff of licensed registered respiratory therapists will provide training, instruction and follow-up care in the patient’ s home. Each therapist has years of experience in hospital critical care units and continues to offer that same high level of care to the home-bound infant, pediatric and adult patients.
ADVENT provides patient support that follows each patient home with top-quality medical equipment. While the patient is at the facility ADVENT instructs the family and / or caregivers on the proper usage of equipment, doing everything possible to assure a smooth transition from hospital to home.
“ The biggest difference [ between ADVENT and other in-home care companies ] is that we are more clinically focused; we approach it from a more clinical perspective,” said Roger Essenmacher, respiratory therapist and general manager of ADVENT.
The Advent team are registered respiratory therapists brings years of experience in both adult and pediatric care. A registered respiratory therapist does a patient assessment and a home evaluation to assure that the patient meets the criteria for going home. The next step is teaching the family members and / or caregivers the proper way to use the equipment, once the care team agrees the patient is ready and a discharge date is set.
While other companies offer ventilators for the patients, it’ s up to the family and the caretakers to set it up, explained
Essenmacher.“ They don’ t have the personal touch that ADVENT has in making sure that patients are comfortable and safe in their home setting,” he said.
When a patient retains the services of ADVENT, a staff member meets them at the hospital and escorts them to their home. They set up all the equipment and physically hook up the patient. The staff member then thoroughly instructs the family care providers in all necessary home care procedures, assessing and evaluating the home environment for the demands of high-tech home care equipment.
Additionally, ADVENT provides ongoing follow-up care after discharge to ensure compliance to each patient’ s prescribed care plan, starting with a followup phone call that night. The ADVENT staff member goes back to the house the next day and every day after that for a week. They will reduce the amount of visits the following week to four days per week, continuing to taper off as the patient gets more comfortable using the equipment.
ADVENT also coordinates all aspects of home inventory including stocking and recording of disposable supplies, and communicates promptly and effectively with the physician to provide updates on the patient’ s status.
ADVENT is available to its patients 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
“ Our whole approach is to educate and empower. They
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Innovative Health- Winter 2017