With in-home primary care from CareBridge, patients’ quality of life improves for a number of reasons. Here are some of the ways in-home primary care helps patients:

• 24/7 clinical support by phone (including holidays)
• Ability to follow patients as they change level of care
• Care management of high-risk patients
• Medication management and adherence strategies
• Monthly, routine visits in the home setting (if no changes of conditions have been noted)
• Physician oversight while in UC West Chester, Atrium or Fort Hamilton Hospital
• Post-hospitalization discharge follow-up
• Preventative care, including health assessments, immunizations and functional assessments
• Proven reduction of emergency department use and hospitalization
• Same day/next-day symptom management visits
• Sick visits upon request
• Social worker and chaplain visits available upon request
• Weekly medical assistance and rounds made internally at facilities that list us as a preferred provider

During the first primary care home visit, the CareBridge team spends at minimum one hour with the new patient. By learning more about each person and their distinctive needs and wishes, the team can take a more complete and holistic care approach.

In addition, CareBridge can help provide assistance with history and physicals in an expedited fashion if nursing home and assisted living communities need a fast move-in (patient should approve of transferring to our program indefinitely).

Should the patient have a preference on having a female or male primary care option, CareBridge can meet that request. Finally, in-home primary care will ensure continuity of care when a patient needs end-of-life care, due to the Hospice of Southwest Ohio partnership.