Studies show more than 30% of hospital admissions in the elderly is due to an adverse drug event. When people recuperate following surgery, older adults may need help doing simple everyday tasks following their surgery. This is where your Elite Caregiver Team of Orlando steps in: your Elite Caregiver can provide nursing services, including medication reminders to minimize potential adverse reactions and manage these medications and customize a plan of care that will allow your parent/loved one to receive the attentive care they need at an affordable price while maximizing patient outcomes.

Key Fact: A study by the Harvard Business Review found that on average, a hospital could reduce its readmissions rates by 5% if it simply prioritized communication with patients. Key indicators dealt directly with questions of communications including: Recovery Instructions, Quality of Caregiver Communications and the Caregivers’ ability to respond to patients’ needs (i.e., calls for help, preventing falls and post-hospitalization recovery instructions). This is why the continuity of care is vital to Surgery Recovery and Post-Hospitalization Care – this improves patient outcomes.