Disease Management
ANGMAR's disease management programs are designed to teach the patient and their caregivers about their disease and how to manage it to prevent exacerbations and decrease hospitalizations. By learning to take control of their health through education and life-style changes our patients are able to maintain their independence longer!
Qualified patients are eligible for these services under the Medicare Home Care Benefit. Program may include the following services: Skilled Nursing, Therapy (Physical, Occupational and/or Speech), Medical Service Workers and Health Aids.
While each program is designed to be nine weeks in length, we will continue to work with our patients until all goals are met, providing that they continue to meet the Medicare qualification guidelines.
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Alzheimer's Disease
CHF
COPD
Diabetes
Falls Prevention
Hypertension
Light Step
Parkinson's
Stroke/TBI
How Do I Qualify?
Alzheimer's Disease
This unique program is designed to provide services to family members with skills they need to enable them to keep their loved ones home longer. Teaching includes important information about the disease and what to expect as it progresses.
Includes Therapy for patient to improve gait and balance and OT to improve fine motor skills. Teaching focuses on the caregiver to help them understand and deal with the disease process and to improve care-giving skills.
CHF
Our skilled nursing focuses on patient self-management through education of symptoms, daily weighing, recording and monitoring, activity and exercise regimen, medications and dietary recommendations. This program may include Physical Therapy, Home Health Aide and/or Medical Social Worker. The goal of this program is to help seniors improve the quality of their life, promote independence and prevent hospitalization time.
COPD
Skilled nursing focuses on patient self-management though education on energy conservation, medications, reducing risk of infection, activity and exercise regimen. Program includes patient self-care workbook and educational tools for patients. Program may include Physical Therapy, Home Health Aide and/or Medical Social Worker. While COPD cannot be cured, our program can provide the education the patient needs to make life style changes that may stop the progression of the disease.
Diabetes
This program includes skilled nursing but can also include Therapists (Physical, Occupational and/or Speech Therapy), Medical Social Worker and/or Home Health Aides. Patient teaching includes self-management, monitoring blood glucose levels, diet and exercise as well as administering insulin injections, wound evaluation and care and monitoring medication regimen. Program includes a free glucometer that produces printouts of results for patient’s physician. Patients are educated on the importance of self-testing and how to manage their Diabetes from the test results.
Falls Prevention
Using both Physical Therapy and Anodyne (noninvasive light therapy to decrease pain and increase circulation) the patient is able to increase participation in their exercise program. The combination of therapies increases the effectiveness of therapy and decreases chances of future falls and hospitalizations. This program is designed to reduce the risk of falls and a comprehensive assessment by a Registered Nurse allows us to look at possible reasons a patient may be at risk of falls.
Hypertension
Skilled nursing focuses on patient self-management through education on symptoms, blood pressure monitoring, medication, diet, prevention strategies and includes a comprehensive cardiac assessment. The patient is also educated on the DASH eating plan which reduces the patient’s intake of salt by teaching them how to read labels, to shop and prepare meals that are low in sodium.
Light Step
Designed for patients to increase circulation and decrease pain due to diabetic neuropathy. Pain, numbness and tingling may be signs of poor circulation. The use of Anodyne® (a form of invasive, infrared light therapy) increases the circulation in the extremities, reducing pain and decreasing the effects of neuropathies to the patients’ extremities.
Parkinson's
This program provides skilled nursing that focuses on both patient and family. Skilled education includes understanding the disease and its progression as well as coping strategies, self-management, symptom management and medication. Comprehensive assessment includes a depression assessment for both the caregiver and the patient.
Stroke/TBI
Program designed for both patient and caregiver to help patient rehab at home and provide caregiver education.
How Do I Qualify
To qualify for home health benefits under the Medicare program, you must be under the care of a physician who orders the care provided. You must be in need of skilled care and you must be home-bound. You may request home care by either talking directly with your physician or requesting a member of our staff to contact your doctor.
Homebound: This requirement is met if the patient leaves home infrequently, and it is a difficult and taxing effort for them to do so. The patient may leave their home for medical appointments.
Patients Right to Choose:
A patient may request home health services through the Medicare program from their physician. (See patient criteria above). The patient has the right to choose which agency will provide services in their home.
