Category 'RightTransitions'

Mom/Dad is Returning Home from the Hospital in Kansas City

by Scott Sjoberg on September 27, 2011 0 Comments

Mom/Dad is returning home from the hospital

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Right at Home Care in Olathe, Kansas

by Scott Sjoberg on September 27, 2011 0 Comments

Right at Home Care in Olathe, Kansas

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How transportation services for seniors can help in Overland Park, Kansas

by Scott Sjoberg on May 17, 2011 0 Comments

transportation for seniors in Overland Park

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Readmissions Rise for Hip Replacement Patients’

by acarl on April 27, 2011 0 Comments

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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Hospital to Home Transition Care in Overland Park

by Scott Sjoberg on March 29, 2011 0 Comments

If you have a loved one that will be returning home from the hospital, make sure you are prepared.  Things to think about....  you might need to make a run to the grocery store, who's going to help take care of mom or dad?   You might need to  make modifications to the ...

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Most Hospital Readmissions Are Preventable

by Angela Roeber on February 01, 2011 2 Comments

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

by Angela Roeber on February 01, 2011 0 Comments

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

by acarl on January 13, 2011 0 Comments

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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Right at Home Launches New Care Transitions Initiative

by acarl on December 07, 2010 2 Comments

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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There's No Place Like Home

by acarl on July 27, 2010 6 Comments

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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