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Placement alternatives for long-term ventilator care.

W S Prentice

    Respiratory Care
    |March 11, 1986
    PubMed
    Summary

    New care options like skilled nursing and residential facilities offer alternatives to home care for long-term ventilator patients. These placements are increasingly covered by insurance, enabling more patients to leave the hospital.

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    Area of Science:

    • Medical Management
    • Healthcare Policy
    • Patient Care Alternatives

    Background:

    • Long-term ventilator care management is evolving with new non-hospital placement options.
    • Traditional home care requires extensive patient and provider training for safety.
    • Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) and residential care facilities are emerging as viable alternatives.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To explore new placement alternatives for ventilator-dependent patients outside of traditional hospital settings.
    • To assess the feasibility and safety of skilled nursing facilities and residential care facilities for long-term ventilator management.
    • To highlight the increasing willingness of government and insurance to fund these alternatives.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of current trends in long-term ventilator patient management.
    • Analysis of emerging placement models: home care, skilled nursing facilities, and residential care facilities.
    • Examination of financial and logistical factors influencing placement decisions.

    Main Results:

    • Home care remains an option but demands significant training.
    • Specialized units in SNFs are becoming safer and more practical for ventilator patients.
    • Residential care facilities offer a homelike setting for small groups of ventilator-dependent individuals.
    • Increased insurance and government support facilitates these alternative placements.

    Conclusions:

    • Medically stable, ventilator-dependent patients have viable alternatives to long-term hospitalization.
    • Skilled nursing facilities and residential care facilities represent significant advancements in patient care options.
    • These new models promote patient autonomy and improved quality of life away from acute care settings.

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