Chronic ventilator patients. Alternatives to hospital care.
As the number of patients requiring chronic ventilator therapy increases, the shortage of facilities for this care becomes more and more acute. Nursing homes are unprepared to accept these patients or unwilling because of problems with reimbursement. Home care is only a limited option, but some innovative approaches at nursing homes in Illinois and Michigan may pave the way for a new health care model.
D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D008824:Michigan; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000600:supply & distribution*