SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Senior Information Guide
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Senior Information Guide
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY Senior Information Guide
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In-Home Care Solutions<br />
4. Are supervisory visits made by a registered nurse or<br />
supervisor to ensure your satisfaction and monitor<br />
client care? Is a supervisor available 24 hours to<br />
handle problems?<br />
5. If the health care has been requested by your doctor,<br />
will the company discuss your case with the doctor<br />
and obtain medical records if appropriate?<br />
6. Will a supervisor be sent to the hospital or your<br />
home to meet the client and personally discuss the<br />
services to be provided?<br />
7. Will the company contact insurance carriers to determine<br />
what services are covered and to directly bill the<br />
appropriate party?<br />
8. Will a written estimate of weekly costs be provided<br />
before service starts? Is the client to pay all or any<br />
portion of the costs?<br />
When in doubt, ask questions. Make sure you are comfortable<br />
with the people providing your care.<br />
Telephone Reassurance<br />
Are You O.K.? or R U OK?<br />
Daily telephone contact with the homebound person. If no<br />
response, or a continual busy signal, the system will contact<br />
selected persons. This program is limited to the residents of<br />
Morro Bay.<br />
Marian Home Care<br />
Receive Marian Medical Center’s high quality care in the<br />
comfort of your own home. Marian Home Care’s team of<br />
experienced and compassionate healthcare providers make<br />
health recovery and management easier by providing an<br />
array of in-home medical services so patients can spend more<br />
time doing what they like to do and less time at the hospital.<br />
Inspired healthcare.<br />
Then. Now. Always.<br />
66 2007-2009 <strong>SAN</strong> <strong>LUIS</strong> <strong>OBISPO</strong> <strong>COUNTY</strong> SENIOR INFORMATION GUIDE<br />
Telephone reassurance services are also available.<br />
This service is generally a volunteer who calls daily at a predetermined<br />
time. The time can be selected to be a reminder<br />
for taking medications or to eat a meal. Also this service<br />
can be obtained for a fee through local telephone answering<br />
services.<br />
Also consider emergency response systems which are described<br />
in the Equipment and Special Needs section.<br />
Home Visitors<br />
There are many friendly visitor programs available. Some<br />
are limited to the membership of a group or church. Others<br />
welcome anyone as either volunteers or the person to be<br />
called. Some visitors will do other services, such as grocery<br />
shopping, reading mail and helping with errands.<br />
Postal Carrier Alert<br />
The U. S. Postal Services maintains a list of seniors for<br />
which the letter carriers will pay special attention. If<br />
they notice signs of potential trouble, they will report to<br />
the appropriate responders.<br />
Memory Disorders Program<br />
A Memory Disorders Program assists patients, families<br />
and caregivers in managing the many challenges of cognitive<br />
impairment. A multi-disciplinary team is coordinated<br />
to assist in the patient’s and caregiver’s needs to<br />
enhance emotional and functional ability.<br />
Marian MC Home Care<br />
Thanks to Marian Home<br />
Care, Fred is receiving the<br />
care he needs while doing<br />
the things he loves best.<br />
A Judeo-Christian healthcare ministry | Marian Home Care | 504 E Plaza Drive, Santa Maria, CA 93454 | 805-739-3830 | www.marianmedicalcenter.org
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