MOUTH NOT IN YOUR HANDS" WAS
CREATED 8 YEARS LATER IN 1949.
>> Tati: IT’S "LIVE IN THE D" HEALTH WEEK.
HEALTH WEEK.
ALL WEEK LONG, WE’RE HELPING
YOU NAVIGATE THROUGH THE
HEALTH CHALLENGES YOU MAY
ENCOUNTER, WHETHER IT’S
QUESTIONS ABOUT YOUR OWN
HEALTH OR CARING FOR A LOVED ONE.
AND YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO WIN
$500 THAT COULD HELP ALONG THE
WAY.
AND IT’S MADE POSSIBLE BY
THESE SPONSORS. ONE OF THE MOST UNEXPECTED
ONE OF THE MOST UNEXPECTED
CHALLENGES CAN BE PREPARING
FOR AND GETTING HEALTH CARE
ASSISTANCE AT HOME. FOR GUIDANCE, WE’RE JOINED BY
FOR GUIDANCE, WE’RE JOINED BY
DR. MORER, PRESIDENT AND CEO
OF AMERICAN ADVANTAGE HOME
CARE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
>> MY PLEASURE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >> Tati: IT’S A PLEASURE TO
>> Tati: IT’S A PLEASURE TO
HAVE YOU AS WELL.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR COMPANY.
>> IT’S A MEDICARE CERTIFIED PROVIDER OF SKILLED HOME
PROVIDER OF SKILLED HOME
HEALTH CARE SERVICES, SO WE
OFFER SKILLED NURSING,
PHYSICAL THERAPY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK,
THERAPY, MEDICAL SOCIAL WORK,
AND HOME HEALTH AID ASSISTANCE
TO HOMEBOUND PATIENTS
THROUGHOUT METRO DETROIT AND
WE’VE BEEN DOING IT SINCE
2012. >> Tati: OKAY.
>> Tati: OKAY.
BUT HOW CAN PEOPLE TELL IT MAY
BE TIME TO GET HEALTH CARE
ASSISTANCE IN THE COMFORT OF
THEIR OWN HOME?
>> WELL, THAT IS A GREAT
QUESTION. IF A PERSON IS PLANNING AN
IF A PERSON IS PLANNING AN
ELECTIVE SURGERY FROM A
HOSPITAL AND THEY’LL BE
DISCHARGED AND BELIEVE THEY’LL
NEED SOME ASSISTANCE ONCE THEY GET HOME, THEY CAN BEGIN TO
GET HOME, THEY CAN BEGIN TO
IDENTIFY HOME HEALTH CARE
PROVIDERS.
AND WE DON’T ONLY SERVE
PATIENTS WHO ARE BEING
DISCHARGED FROM THE HOSPITAL. IF A PERSON HAS A CHRONIC
IF A PERSON HAS A CHRONIC
ILLNESS OR IF THEY’RE REFERRED
BY THEIR PHYSICIAN FOR
ASSISTANCE WITH MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, ADAPTING TO NEW
MANAGEMENT, ADAPTING TO NEW
DEVICES SUCH AS WALKERS,
CANES, AND POWER WHEELCHAIRS,
WE ASSIST THERE AS WELL.
SO THERE ARE A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT WAYS THAT A PERSON CAN IDENTIFY THE OPPORTUNITY
CAN IDENTIFY THE OPPORTUNITY
TO BE SERVED BY A SKILLED
CLINICIAN IN THE COMFORT OF
THEIR OWN HOME AND THEIR
INSURANCE PLAN WILL MOST
LIKELY COVER THOSE FEES. >> Tati: OKAY.
>> Tati: OKAY.
SO HOW QUICKLY CAN YOU START
WORKING WITH NEW PATIENTS?
>> YEAH, SO WHEN WE GET A
REFERRAL, WE’RE ABLE TO GO OUT AND SEE A PATIENT WITHIN 24-48
AND SEE A PATIENT WITHIN 24-48
HOURS OF RECEIVING THE
REFERRAL.
A REGISTERED NURSE AND/OR
PHYSICAL THERAPIST WILL DO A
SKILLED OBSERVATION AND AN ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THAT
ASSESSMENT OF WHAT THAT
PATIENT’S CARE NEEDS OR CARE
PLAN SHOULD LOOK LIKE.
THERE WILL BE TEACHING AND
TRAINING OF THAT PATIENT AND
THEIR CAREGIVER, AND THAT SKILLED CLINICIAN WILL BEGIN
SKILLED CLINICIAN WILL BEGIN
NOT ONLY AFTER THE ASSESSMENT
BUT WILL BEGIN APPLYING TECHNICAL SKILLS, WHETHER IT’S
TECHNICAL SKILLS, WHETHER IT’S
WOUND CARE, OSTOMY CARE, AND THAT’S WITHIN 24-48 HOURS.
THAT’S WITHIN 24-48 HOURS.
>> Tati: HOW DO THEY MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS TO RECEIVE THIS
CARE IN THEIR HOME?
>> CALL OUR NUMBER. AND PATIENTS ARE CALLING NOW.
AND PATIENTS ARE CALLING NOW.
THEY CAN CALL US AT
313-914-2296.
AND THEIR DOCTOR CAN ALSO SEND
A REFERRAL VIA FAX TO US.
AND WE ALSO TAKE REFERRALS VIA
E-MAIL.
>> Tati: ALL RIGHT, SUCH GREAT
INFORMATION AND EASY TO GET IN
CONTACT WITH YOU.
CLEARLY THE PHONES ARE RINGING
OFF THE HOOK ALREADY WHICH IS A GOOD THING.
A GOOD THING.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
IT’S NOT PHYSICAL THERAPY
AWARENESS MONTH, SO WE’RE
REALLY BUSY OUT THERE WORKING ON PATIENTS IN METRO DETROIT.
ON PATIENTS IN METRO DETROIT.
>> Tati: THAT IS ALWAYS A GOOD
THING.
DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR JOINING
US.
>> MY PLEASURE.
THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
>> Tati: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT
AMERICAN ADVANTAGE HOME CARE AND HOW THEY MAY HELP YOU OR A
AND HOW THEY MAY HELP YOU OR A
LOVED ONE AT HOME, VISIT THEIR WEBSITE OR CALL:
TFRNLT AND WE’RE GIVING AWAY
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THAT COULD HELP YOU INVEST IN
YOUR HEALTH AND IT’S MADE
POSSIBLE BY THESE SPONSORS.
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