Home Health and Hospice Care Overview

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What was one of Lillian Wald’s famous innovations in home care?

Establishment of insurance coverage for home care (correct)
Introduction of advanced technologies for home care
Creation of the first hospice care center
Development of specialized training for home health aides

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Medicare home health benefit?

To fund research on palliative care
To improve hospital facilities
To provide home health care for non-acute patients (correct)
To offer financial support for hospice care

What historical event made it possible for women to become nurses trained in the manner of Florence Nightingale?

The 19th century (correct)
The establishment of the Medicare home health benefit
The introduction of advanced technologies for home care
The founding of the Ladies Benevolent Society in Charleston, South Carolina

What led to the need for health care at home according to the text?

Drastic changes in financing and more people living with complex illness (D) Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant impact of hospitals becoming more effective in providing acute care?

More people survived to live with debilitating chronic illness and disability (C) Signup and view all the answers

Describe the historical evolution of home health and hospice care throughout human history.

Throughout human history, health care has been provided at home by family members. In the USA, the Ladies Benevolent Society in Charleston, South Carolina, made the earliest known 1813 organized effort to care for the sick poor at home. In the 19th century, it became possible for women to become nurses trained in the manner of Florence Nightingale. In 1893, Lillian Wald began home visiting in New York City. One of Wald’s famous innovations was the establishment of insurance coverage for home care. Between 1909 and 1952, 100 million home visits were made to the policy holders of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. In the later half of the 20th century, as hospitals became increasingly effective in providing acute care, more people survived to live with debilitating chronic illness and disability, and referral to home care was used to discharge those nonacute patients from the hospital. The Medicare home health benefit was established with certain goals in mind. Signup and view all the answers

How did the establishment of the Medicare home health benefit impact the provision of health care at home?

The establishment of the Medicare home health benefit impacted the provision of health care at home by providing certain goals in mind, such as addressing the needs of individuals with complex chronic conditions and promoting effective and efficient care delivery in the home setting. Signup and view all the answers

What was a significant impact of hospitals becoming increasingly effective in providing acute care, as mentioned in the text?

As hospitals became increasingly effective in providing acute care, more people survived to live with debilitating chronic illness and disability, leading to the need for referral to home care to discharge those nonacute patients from the hospital. Signup and view all the answers

What was one of Lillian Wald’s famous innovations in home care, as mentioned in the text?

One of Lillian Wald’s famous innovations was the establishment of insurance coverage for home care. Signup and view all the answers

What factors contributed to the need for health care at home according to the text?

Drastic changes in financing and more people living with complex illness have contributed to the need for health care at home. These include early hospital discharges, a growing population that survives yet suffers from complex illness, advanced technologies available for home care, and an aging population. Signup and view all the answers

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What was one of Lillian Wald’s famous innovations in home care?

What was the primary reason for the establishment of the Medicare home health benefit?

What historical event made it possible for women to become nurses trained in the manner of Florence Nightingale?

What led to the need for health care at home according to the text?

What was a significant impact of hospitals becoming more effective in providing acute care?

Describe the historical evolution of home health and hospice care throughout human history.

How did the establishment of the Medicare home health benefit impact the provision of health care at home?

What was a significant impact of hospitals becoming increasingly effective in providing acute care, as mentioned in the text?

What was one of Lillian Wald’s famous innovations in home care, as mentioned in the text?

What factors contributed to the need for health care at home according to the text?

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