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At Golden Rule Hospice, we offer five levels of care. These include the four levels of care that Medicare covers, along with an additional level of care called Transitional Care.
1. Routine Home Care
One of our goals at Golden Rule is to ensure that our patients can spend as much time at home as possible.
With Routine Home Care, our interdisciplinary team visits the patient in their residence. That might be their home, your home, an assisted living facility, a nursing home, or another location.
We administer care at home so that patients can stay where they feel safest and most at ease with minimal disruptions.
2. Continuous Care
This level of care also takes place in the patient’s home. Whereas routine home care is about the management of daily symptoms and needs, Continuous Care is what we provide during a medical crisis.
What constitutes a crisis is based on Medicare’s definitions, since Medicare covers the cost of this level of care.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations state: “Continuous home care may only be provided during a period of crisis, as necessary to maintain an individual at home. A period of crisis is a period in which a patient requires continuous care that is predominantly nursing care to achieve palliation or management of acute medical symptoms.”
Symptoms which call for continuous care include:
During each 24-hour period, we administer care for a minimum of 8 hours. This is a short-term service, unlike Routine Care and is revisited every 24 hours.
Continuous Care is one of two levels of care that fall into the category of “Supportive Care.” The other is Transitional Care.
3. Respite Care
Respite is a service in which the patient is placed in a contracted nursing facility, contracted hospital, or an inpatient facility, for up to 5 consecutive days.
This type of care allows the caregiver to rest. It also allows the caregiver to fulfill obligations that may take them out of town or provide time for healing, if they encounter a medical emergency.
Finally, burnout provides sufficient grounds to request Respite Care. Caregiver burnout and compassion fatigue can have serious health consequences for both caretaker and dependent. For that reason, Respite Care is available to offer a much-needed break.
4. In-Patient Care
At times, it may be necessary for a patient to be treated in a clinical setting, such as a contracted hospital, contracted nursing facility, or an in-patient facility. In-patient care usually lasts 8 days or less.
With In-Patient Care, our goal is to get the patient’s symptoms under control so that they can return to at-home care.
Here are some symptoms which would warrant in-patient care:
Those are just some examples. There are other cases that necessitate In-Patient Care as well.
Golden Rule uses In-Patient Care facilities that offer peaceful, comfortable environments for patients. Homey, inviting settings and caring staff help patients to feel as “at home” as possible while they are under In-Patient care.
Transitional Care is a benefit unique to Golden Rule Hospice. Routine Home Care, Continuous Care, Respite Care, and In-Patient Care are all covered by the Hospice Medicare benefit. At Golden Rule Hospice, we know that there will be times when additional supportive care is needed. When we identify that a hospice patient is actively declining and they do not qualify for Continuous Care under CMS’ regulation but additional support is needed, Transitional Care is initiated.
Here are some examples of types of decline that may make Transitional Care an option:
Should one of these types of decline take place, we contact the family and ask whether they would like to receive support through our Transitional Care program.
Transitional Care is not a reimbursable level of care. It is strictly a supportive care service by Golden Rule Hospice. Support is often provided by a certified nursing assistant.
The goal of Supportive Care is to ensure that our patients transition with peace and dignity and the family can focus on their loved ones.
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Golden Rule Hospice provides more support in the last 7 days of life than 90% of area hospices. We were voted the best hospice in Alpharetta in 2019.
With our five levels of care, our compassionate team is ready to provide the considerate and dignified treatment your loved one needs in any situation.
To find out how we can help now, please call (470) 395-6567 to set up your consultation.
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