Wentworth Homecare, an Amedisys partner a leading home health care and hospice services company, announced that it is providing personal emergency response systems (PERS) for its homecare patients.
The PERS devices will be provided free of charge while the patient is under the care of Wentworth Homecare. Upon discharge from Wentworth homecare services, the patient will have the opportunity to continue the service by paying a market-rate fee directly to the service provider.
The PERS devices and call center services are provided by a best-in-class, national provider of remote health monitoring devices and 24/7 communication services.
“We are very pleased to provide a PERS device to our home care patients,” said Norma Juneau, R.N., Director. “Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls, which can lead to moderate or severe injuries. Having a PERS device with our patients at all times enables us to more effectively communicate with our patient and respond if they have a fall or another issue, “she continued.
“As a family physician for 30 years I have seen PERS devices enable swift medical intervention that helps reduce patient anxiety, enhances their independence and quality of life and also helps to reduce unnecessary visits to the emergency room,” said Michael Fleming, MD FAAFP and Chief Medical Officer of Amedisys. “I am thrilled that Amedisys has made the investment in the quality of our patient’s care to provide PERS for free in the Seacoast area,” he continued.
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