What is it all about?
This five-week program involves skilled nurses, home health aides, physical therapists, medical social workers, and registered dietitians. Together they ensure clients are fully educated about their disease and become independent.
This five-week program involves skilled nurses, home health aides, physical therapists, medical social workers, and registered dietitians. Together they ensure clients are fully educated about their disease and become independent.
Who is eligible?
Any CHF client is eligible for the program. Clients can be referred through a physician's office, emergency department, rehabilitation unit, extended care, or after being discharged from an acute care facility. What does the program include?
The CHF program promotes independence and self-monitoring through instruction in:
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How does the patient benefit?
With this approach, there are many benefits. These include:
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How does the physician benefit?
Knowing you make a difference in a client's life is the biggest benefit in healthcare. However, this is not the only benefit this program provides. Others include:
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