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For Immediate Release
9/10/2002
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Helene King
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Levindale Medical Staff Makes House Calls to Homebound Patients
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The good old days when doctors or nurses would go to a patient's house if he or she was older or handicapped are back again thanks to the Senior House Calls Program offered by Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital in partnership with Jewish Family Services.
Through the Senior House Calls Program, nurse practitioners provide routine care right in the homes of people with physical and or mental disabilities who can't get to a doctor's office. "The mission of this program is to allow people to live safely and independently in their own homes for as long as possible,” said Levindale's vice president of medical affairs, Susan Levy, M.D.
Among the services offered are communication with primary doctors; medication and health evaluations; referrals; and coordination with other needed services such as occupational and physical therapy, mental health experts, home care and new prescriptions. "The medical care is really enhanced when we go into a person's house,” said certified nurse practitioner Elate Morse. "This is
how we see the unique challenges each home poses to our patients.”
Right now, the Senior House Calls Program, which began in January 2000, is serving 50 people in an area bordered by Northern Parkway, Coldspring Lane, Liberty Road and the Baltimore Beltway. Three Levindale doctors, Dr. Susan Levy, M.D., Debra Wertheimer M.D., and Xiangrong Shao, M.D. oversee the medical needs. There is no limit to the number of visits one person can have. Referrals can be made by anyone.
Most fees, with the exception of home care, are covered by most health insurance, including Medicare and medical assistance.
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