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1 in 9 people age 65 and older has Alzheimer's disease

$34 billion
$34 billion Annual cost of complications from falls
$300 billion
$300 billion Annual cost of medication mismanagement
$903 billion
$903 billion Estimated yearly Medicare spending by 2023
50% of seniors do not take medications properly
90% of seniors have difficulty utilizing health information resources
By 2050, nearly 50% of the population will be non-white, with differing ethnic and cultural traditions in diet and healthcare consumption

We Support an Effective, Coordinated Continuum of Care

We aim to earn your trust and have a long-term relationship with you and those you provide care to.

Communication:
We keep care providers informed on status updates that are critical to overall care and avoiding complications - everything from changes in mental or physical function, to identification of red flags, to changes in family dynamics, and more. Communication from care providers is in turn equally valuable so we can make timely and appropriate adjustments to the plan of care. When it comes to communication, we are in this together to support an individual’s well-being and health outcomes.
Transportation:
We ensure patients can get to and are prepared for procedures and appointments, as well as takes notes during, and help them run errands, such as to the pharmacy, which are particularly important to adherence when patients should not be driving, and no family caregiver is available.
Meal Preparation:
We support patients in staying compliant to dietary restrictions and nutritional goals through shopping and meal preparation of healthy options, while honoring cultural traditions.
Medications:
To improve adherence, our caregivers provide medication reminders based on a doctor's prescription, including when to take them, how to take them, and why they are taking them. Additionally, family members and other care providers can be notified of any missed dosages and possible side-effects.
Safety:
To help avoid injury and hospitalization, our trained caregivers address risks associated with memory impairments, such as wandering from home or leaving the stove on, as well as with impaired functional status, such as falls, particularly associated with bathing and transfers.
Companionship/ Engagement:
By helping patients stay engaged in their lives, we help them stay engaged in their care.
Telehealth:
We can help patients prepare for and get connected to telehealth appointments with care providers. We can answer questions and take notes for the individual and family, as well as provide information to providers in advance. We also help the person stay connected with their friends and family to reduce loneliness, which data has shown has a significant impact on health outcomes.
Bridge Care:
When someone plans to transition from home to a care community, but the move is delayed, we will partner with the community to help keep those individuals invested in the community. We can provide support by caring for the individual in their current home and can stay with them through the move as they settle in and become residents at the community. We will work to introduce them to the new environment and encourage them to engage in meaningful activities and outings with the community staff and residents who already live there to help them become familiar with the day-to-day life so when it is time to move in, they are excited and fully engaged.

The Homewatch CareGivers approach to care helps avoid the setbacks that can lead to expensive and difficult readmissions to the healthcare system. As a result, we achieve the aim of reducing costs and improving outcomes while patients can remain in their homes.

It all starts with working together. Let's start, today.

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Reviews from Health Care Providers

“Homewatch CareGivers is always great to work with when attempting to meet my clients needs. They have been able to staff fairly quickly and work hard on matching my clients with appropriate caregivers. When there are caregiver issues Homewatch CareGivers is quick to get them resolved. This is a difficult time for everyone with the shortage of quality caregivers but they continue to provide excellent care. I look forward to working with Homewatch CareGivers in the future.”

- MKiser

“As a social worker, I've referred many individuals & families to HWCG. In my experience they are absolutely dependable & reliable, and consistently provide an impressive level of quality, kind and compassionate personal care. Management staff always aware of patient/family/staff needs.”

- DFenske

Medicare

Over $1 trillion estimated yearly Medicare spending by 2023
Congress of the United States Congressional Budget Office
Federal Health Care Spending: Why is it Growing? What could be done about it?
Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, November 13, 2013
https://www.cbo.gov/sites/default/files/presentation/44761-wharton0.pdf
Medication Mismanagement

“Between $100 and $300 billion of avoidable health care costs have been attributed to nonadherence in the US annually, representing 3% to 10% of total US health care costs.”
US National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Risk Manag Healthc Policy. 2014; 7: 35–44.
Published online 2014 Feb 20. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S19801
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3934668/
Cost of Falls

Annual cost of complications $50 billion as of 7/09/2020 according to the CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Costs of Falls Among Older Adults
Medication Mismanagement

“50% of patients do not take their medications as prescribed”
US National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Mayo Clin Proc. 2011 Apr; 86(4): 304–314.
doi: 10.4065/mcp.2010.0575
PMCID: PMC3068890
Medication Adherence: WHO Cares?
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068890/
1. Sabaté E, editor. , ed. Adherence to Long-Term Therapies: Evidence for Action. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 2003.
2. Lee JK, Grace KA, Taylor AJ. Effect of a pharmacy care program on medication adherence and persistence, blood pressure, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006;296(21):2563-2571 [PubMed]
Treatment Non-Adherence

“When preventive or treatment regimens are very complex and/or require lifestyle changes and the modification of existing habits, nonadherence can be as high as 70%”
US National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Ther Clin Risk Manag. 2005 Sep; 1(3): 189–199.
Published online 2005 Sep.
PMCID: PMC1661624
The challenge of patient adherence
Leslie R Martin,¹ Summer L Williams,² Kelly B Haskard,² and M Robin DiMatteo²
(Dishman 1982, 1994; Brownell and Cohen 1995; Katz et al 1998; Chesney 2000; Li et al 2000).
17. Brownell KD, Cohen LR. Adherence to dietary regimens. 1: an overview of research. Behav Med. 1995;20:149–54. [PubMed]
Loneliness

“…loneliness has twice the impact on early death as obesity does…”
UChicagoNews
AAAS 2014: Loneliness is a major health risk for older adults
Alzheimer’s Disease

“Of the 5.4 million Americans with Alzheimer's, an estimated 5.2 million people are age 65 and older, and approximately 200,000 individuals are under age 65 (younger-onset Alzheimer's).”
“One in nine people age 65 and older has Alzheimer's disease.”
Alzheimer's Association 2013 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures
www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_facts_and_figures.asp. The full report will also appear in the March 2013 issue of Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association (Volume 9, Issue 2).
Health Information Comprehension

“Nearly 9 of 10 adults have trouble using the everyday health information that is routinely available in our health care facilities, retail outlets, media, and communities.”
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
The State of Aging and Health in America 2013
Kutner M, Greenberg E, Jin Y, Paulsen C. The Health Literacy of America’s Adults: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy. Washington, DC: National Center for Education Statistics, US Dept of Education, 2006. NCES publication 2006-483.
Frequency of Falls

“More than one in three people age 65 years or older falls each year.”
National Institute on Health
NIHSeniorHealth
Multiple Chronic Conditions

“80% of people 65 and older live with MCC” [multiple chronic conditions]
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
MultipleChronic Conditions Chartbook
2010 MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY DATA
Additional source information:
US National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Public Health Rep. 2011 Jul-Aug; 126(4): 460–471.
PMCID: PMC3115206
Demographic Shifts

“By 2050, the racial and ethnic diversity of older U.S. adults will have changed even more profoundly. Older non-Hispanic white adults, long deemed the “majority population,” will account for only about 58% of the total population aged 65 or older”
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
The State of Aging and Health in America 2013
https://www.cdc.gov/aging/pdf/state-aging-health-in-america-2013.pdf

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