How integrated approaches to home care can benefit patients

As the home care industry evolves to serve even more pre-acute and post-acute patients, an integrated approach to home care services is needed now more than ever. Throughout the healthcare industry, the number of patients receiving care in a home-based environment is rapidly growing. In fact, CMS has projected an annual growth in home care expenditures of nearly 7% over the next five years. As the home care industry evolves to serve even more pre-acute and post-acute patients, a new approach an integrated approach to home care services for patients is now needed more than ever. Most importantly, home care is also proven to correlate with better patient outcomes. In an independent study, researchers found that hospital discharges with home health care services were associated with a significantly decreased hazard of readmission and death. Home care services have proven to be especially effective to safely treat the care needs of patients after an inpatient discharge.