NECTAR
This is the N in NECTAR. Some examples are food resources, who cooks meals at home, and how groceries are obtained.
What is Nutrition?
This LAMC unit is our first unit to specially pilot our 65 and Thrive program.
What is 7 West?
IPC stands for this.
What is Inpatient Palliative Consult?
Patients returning to the hospital within 30 days are termed this.
What are 30 day Readmissions?
A support network for geriatrics patients and their caregivers
What is the Geriatrics Support Group?
Free/ Discounted meal programs for seniors
What are Nutrition Resources (ie. Meals on Wheels, Mom's Wheels)?
An individual that makes decisions for a patient who cannot make their own decisions (confused, no capacity, demented, unconscious, etc.)
What is DPOA?
A living arrangement ideal for seniors who need help with some activities of daily living (ADLs) but are interested in leading a social, active lifestyle.
What is assisted living?
Increase of HCAHPS scores shows this.
What is patient satisfaction?
Objective: To provide the Kaiser Permanente geriatric population with age-specialized holistic care
What is 65 and Thrive?
ACCESS, Medi-Cal benefits for free rides, Lyft/Uber, are examples of this.
What are transportation resources?
A legal document that lets you
1) Designate a health care agent
2) Express your values, hopes, and priorities
3) Provide instructions about your medical care in situations in which you are unable to make your own decisions.
What is an Advanced Directive?
Some of the basic criteria to qualify for this insurance for a single individual are:
1) Asset limit of $2000
2) Income Limit of $1,235
What is Medi-cal/Medicaid?
The action of getting patients out of bed, increasing range of motion, and preventing deconditioning.
What is mobility/ambulation?
A specialized volunteer program aimed to prevent physical and mental decline, targeting to reduce hospital-induced conditions such as delirium, depression, and falls.
What is Silver Angels?
Medi-Cal is the only insurance that pays for housecleaning, meal preparation, laundry, grocery shopping, personal care services, accompaniment to medical appointments, etc.
What is In Home Supportive Services (IHSS)/caregivers?
Mobility, Mentation, Medication, and What Matters are examples of this.
What are the 4Ms?
What makes up an Age-Friendly Health system?
These are houses in residential neighborhoods that are equipped, adapted, and staffed to care for a small number of residents, usually between two and 10. These facilities will provide individualized assistance with ADLs (Activities of Daily Living).
What is Board and Care?
ALOS of 5.6
What is the average length of stay for age 77+ patients?
Initial assessments and reassessments are done by UM department to secure a patient's long view of care by looking at these.
What is NECTAR?
Nutrition, Exercise, Caregivers, Transportation, Advance Directives/POLST, and Resources
This is done by the RN Case manager upon a patient's arrival to the hospital (within 24-48 hours)
What is Initial Assessment?
Be alert to signs of abuse. Ask in a compassionate way. Give patient opportunity to bring up concerns, but if necessary, raise the issue yourself.
What is Elder Abuse/Neglect?
These operate during the day and provide a variety of services and activities, such as socialization, exercise, physical therapy, assistance with ADLs, etc.
What are Adult Day Care/Senior Centers?
Reducing Length of Stay (LOS) will lower this.
What is PDR (Patient Day Rate)?
Sepsis, organic disturbances/intellectual disability, and heart failure/shock make up 44% of this.
What are the top DRGs of 77+ patients?
DRG= diagnostic related grouping