SPANNING THE CONTINUUM OF CARE PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO CARE MANAGEMENT PART 2: MANAGING A GERIATRIC CLIENT WITH A CVA

Course overview

PART 1: AN INTRODUCTION TO CARE MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES The Case Manager will be able to: 1. Explain the evolution of care management. 2. Identify five conditions that produce major long-term impairments among the elderly. 3. Define disability. 4. Distinguish between the role of Medicare and Medicaid. 5. Describe five components of community-based services. 6. List seven care management activities OUTLINE A. COMMUNITY-BASED CARE SERVICES B. CARE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES Bio-psychosocial Assessment Biological Component Psychological Component Social Component Plan Development Staffing Monitoring Activity Management and Service Coordination Record keeping and Case Review PART 2: MANAGING A GERIATRIC CLIENT WITH A CVA OBJECTIVES The Case Manager will be able to: 1. Describe the process of developing and implementing a care path. 2. Explain the purpose of obtaining an MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination) Score. 3. Define variance and explain the differences between a positive variance and a negative variance-using examples. 4. Compare/contrast a typical care path with a care path documentation tool OUTLINE A. INTRODUCTION B. CARE PATH DEVELOPMENT C. CASE STUDY Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Admission to Sub-acute Rehabilitation Unit Discharge from the Sub-acute Rehabilitation Unit Home Visit Benefits of Case Management for Albert D. PHYSICIAN INVOLVEMENT E. CONTINUUM OF CARE F. DOCUMENTATION G. ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES H. CONCLUSION