Visiting Physician Care
If you have a parent or a senior loved one that is living in an assisted living facility and you live far away making sure that your loved one gets the medical care they need can be a challenge. Visiting physician care makes home visits in an assisted living facility is the answer that you and your senior loved one need. Doctor visits for the elderly in assisted living typically mean that you have to arrange for transportation for your senior parent and manage getting them to the medical center or doctor’s office. That’s very difficult to do when you don’t live in the area. But now physician house calls in assisted living are possible. Here’s how it works:
A home visit doctor in your senior loved one’s area will contact your loved one’s facility to set up an appointment time. Then then in -home doctor visits your senior loved one at the assisted living facility and can provide medical care in their room. Any prescriptions that need to be filled or changed will be given to the nursing staff at the facility to be filled or changed through the facility’s normal process. If your senior loved one needs medical tests or other medical care that can’t be done on site the doctor can coordinate that with you and your senior loved one. But in most cases having a private in-home doctor visit in assisted living will provide all the care your senior loved one needs. Your senior parent won’t need to go through the stress of getting to the appointment, waiting alone, and getting back to the assisted living facility. And you can may even be able to observe the appointment through secure video chat.
In Home Remote Patient Monitoring
Some seniors need frequent patient monitoring of certain health conditions or need regular tests to check whether or not their medications need to be adjusted. In-home doctor visits are a great option, but telemedicine is an option too. Telemedicine for seniors make it possible for a doctor to monitor your senior loved one’s health remotely, which will ensure that your senior loved one gets the individualized care they need.
Remote patient monitoring done by a trusted doctor eliminates all of the hassles of getting your senior one to a medical appointment. There’s no transportation to arrange, or worrying about whether or not your senior loved one can get to the appointment safely. The biggest concern that family members have about remote patient monitoring for their senior loved ones in assisted living is accessing the equipment that their senior loved one needs for a telemedicine visit. But many assisted living facilities have tablets that seniors can use for telemedicine if they don’t have smartphone capable of conducting a telemedicine visit. And the staff at the assisted living facility can help seniors get connected to the secure video feed for the appointment. Telemedicine and home visits in assisted living by doctor will give you the peace of mind of knowing that your senior loved one is getting the best possible health care.
Primary Care @ Home treats patients between ages 18-100+ years of age. We specialize in Primary & Preventive Care, Chronic Conditions, Homebound Patients, Geriatrics and Intellectually Disabled patients all in the comfort of our patient’s own homes. If you or an aging loved one could use Physician Care in Indianapolis, IN could benefit from our services please contact us today! (317) 471-0774
Dr. Horine treats adults including seniors and those with special needs. Dr. Horine Graduated from Indiana University and completed his residency in Internal Medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, where he practiced until 2019.
He has a special interest in assisting home-bound patients to remain in their homes and out of the hospital.
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