Category 'RightTransitions'

Readmissions Rise for Hip Replacement Patients’

A new report released by the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that  patients who have hip replacement surgery are being released much earlier than 20 years ago.  An analysis of Medicare recipients found that more of these earlier-release patients make return trips ...

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Most Hospital Readmissions Are Preventable

Most of those readmissions are preventable with a little extra attention and care. That's exactly what Right at Home's RightTransitions program offers.

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Right at Home Services Can Improve Transitions of Care

The Hospital to Home pilot program that Right at Home has been involved with in Winston-Salem, N.C., resultedin a 53 percent reduction in hospital readmissions during the first year of the study.

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Extra Attention and Care Eases Hospital Transition for North Carolina Woman

Elizabeth’s situation is a prime example of what happens when patients are discharged from the hospital but aren’t yet back to full health.

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Caregiver Stories

RIght at Home In Home Care

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Wiser and Older: Empowerment and Education Series for Adult Children and Seniors

Right at Home Central Oregon Presents Wiser and Older: Empowerment and Education Series for Adult Children and Seniors   Legacy Coach Ali Davidson Featured in Four Workshops To Be Held from February through May 2011     Bend, OR----In-home care agency Right At Home of Central Or...

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Right at Home Launches New Care Transitions Initiative

We wanted to let all of our readers know about the rollout of the Right at Home care transitions initiative, RightTransitionsSM.  The program was developed by a task force comprised of the Right at Home corporate team and a group of Right at Home franchisees.  The program offers best pract...

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New Deductibility Levels for Long Term Care Insurance

New Deductibility Levels for Long Term Care Insurance posted by Angel Carl on November 10, 2010 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently announced increased deductibility levels for long-term care insurance policies purchased in 2011.  Some long term care insurance help those insured pay...

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There's No Place Like Home

In its first year, the Hospital to Home Program reported a 53 percent reduction in hospital readmissions within the first 30 days. The first of its kind in North Carolina, the Hospital to Home program has been successfully addressing the complex needs of discharged patients to ensure a strong, home-based recovery.

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