A mobile healthcare company is looking to partner with senior living and care facilities for its “Clinic Days” initiative.
The program focuses on helping establish remote patient monitoring for older adults with chronic diseases, as well as offering care for older adults who lack a primary care physician.
The Clinic Days program was launched this month by Hospital in Your Home, which is actively seeking long-term care partners for its events, the company announced.
Almost 95% of older adults have at least one chronic condition, according to the National Council on Aging. The most common chronic diseases that older adults suffer from include hypertension, high cholesterol and arthritis, the NCOA reports.
A study by the NORC at the University of Chicago using NIC MAP Vision data to segment Medicare claims data found that nursing home residents average 16.3 chronic conditions, assisted living residents average 14.4 chronic medical conditions, memory care residents average 13.8 conditions, independent living residents average 13.2 conditions, and continuing care retirement community residents average 12.2 conditions.
Although many senior living and care operators have some form of monitoring in place — often to prevent falling emergencies — not all older adults take advantage of monitoring technology to keep track of their health, including those who have heart conditions.
Hospital in Your Home recently opened its flagship clinic in the Atlanta metro area, which is intended to be a hub for its virtual healthcare programs.
In addition to helping enrolling seniors in monitoring systems, the Clinic Days program includes education and resources for seniors to learn more about healthier aging, and on-site wellness exams or screenings for older adults who lack access to a primary care provider, the company said.
Mobile health and telehealth providers, which became vital during the pandemic, have continued to cater to both at-home older adults and senior living and care communities, as those options can often be cost-effective and allow for older adults to get care and services without having to leave their residence.
It is one example of a growing number of mobile care companies. Another mobile care startup, Vera Medical Vehicles, began deploying a fleet of healthcare buses all around Florida earlier this year for preventive care and dental services, and is hoping to offer similar programs in other states in the near future, McKnight’s Senior Living reported over the summer.
