General Heading!
This is a placeholder text. I think it would be great to have a general heading for this page as well as a short description under that heading. That's because we cover two things on this page and it is always great to give a little bit of information to people about what this page is all about.
ADMISSION CRITERIA
Patients will be referred to the Recuperative Care Program though a hospital’s discharge planning department, criteria include:
​
-
The patient is homeless/in the process of becoming homeless/ or lives in a setting inappropriate for post-hospitalization or recovery.
-
Able to complete all Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) independently.
-
(Wheelchairs and any other durable medical equipment devices (DME) may be accepted under these conditions:
-
Ability to use DME device safely and understands proper use. (i.e. transfer from wheelchair to toilet)
-
Ability to use DME without any assistance/ independently
-
Ambulation distance of at least 100ft must be reached prior to hospital/facility discharge with or without DME use.
-
Able to self-administer medication with staff oversight
-
Continent of both bladder and bowels (if briefs/diapers used, independent with change of briefs/diaper must be met.
-
Medically and psychiatrically stable at discharge.
-
Alert and oriented to Name, Date, Place and Situation
.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA
-
Unable to complete ADLs, personal care and medication administration
-
Incontinent of bladder and/or bowel
-
Quadriplegics
-
Cognitively impaired
-
Active Tuberculosis/C-DIFF/MRSA of Sputum (possibility of wound)
-
Meets admission criteria for Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) or Long Term Care (LTC)
-
Stage 3 or higher decubitus ulcers and cardiac EF% <30
-
Active substance abuse and not willing to abstain while in the program
-
Unstable medically or Psychiatrically
-
Combative or aggressive behavior toward staff or other patients while inpatient.
-
Patients actively detoxing (id Alcohol, Benzos) will need to be stabilized prior to being referred.
-
Patients for whom a pre-admission background check reveals a history of sexual or violent crime, recent drug arrests or any other crime which may result in the patient being a danger to other members of the Blue Sky community.
​
If the patient has a criminal history, the Program Director shall have final approval for admitting the patient to the recuperative care program.
