RESOURCE PACKET. Your Guide to Going Home from the Rakusin Rehabilitation Center

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1 RESOURCE PACKET Your Guide to Going Home from the Rakusin Rehabilitation Center

2 Congratulations! Y ou are about to begin the next phase of your recovery. We have prepared this packet as a convenient resource and reference, and hope you find it helpful. Now that you have been introduced to the services and programs on our campus, we hope you will contact us again, should you or someone you know be in a position to benefit from our continuum of care. With best wishes for your continued health, Warren R. Slavin President/CEO, Charles E. Smith Life Communities

3 Your Guide to Going Home from the Rakusin Rehabilitation Center Contents I. Continuing Your Rehabilitation II. Service Providers Day Care Centers Equipment Suppliers & Oxygen Services Group Home Placement Assistance Home Accessibility Home Care Agencies/In-Home Care Home Care Agencies/Skilled Care Hospice Care Lifeline Medical Alert System Meals Non-Medical In-Home Services: Companions, Housekeepers, Shoppers Transportation Services III. Information Resources IV. Area Offices on Aging Inside back cover We have prepared this packet as a resource, although we cannot endorse individual providers or be held responsible for your experience with them. There are many wonderful resources in our community in addition to those listed here. We have made every effort to be accurate, but service providers and their contact information can change. If you become aware of any information in this Resource Packet that should be updated, please notify Public Relations, or hhinfo@hebrew-home.org.

4 I. Continuing Your Rehabilitation Now that you are going home following your stay at the Rakusin Rehabilitation Center, you may require or benefit from additional rehabilitation services. You may continue to receive therapy services from the Hebrew Home. All that is required is a prescription for rehabilitation services from your physician. To arrange for outpatient therapy services: If you are returning to your home or apartment, call: If you are a resident of the Charles E. Smith Life Communities, call the following numbers: Landow House Revitz House Ring House Smith-Kogod Residence Wasserman Residence Together, the residences and services on the Charles E. Smith Life Communities campus are designed to meet almost any specific need. We are a local, notfor-profit organization, and our doors are open to all in the community. Please contact us if we can help you in any way, now or in the future: Hirsh Health Center Outpatient medical services Revitz House Independent Living Landow House Assisted Living Ring House Independent Living Hebrew Home of Greater Washington Smith-Kogod and Wasserman Residences Rakusin Rehabilitation Long-term Care Charles E. Smith Life Communities

5 II. Service Providers DAY CARE CENTERS Holy Cross Hospital Medical Adult Day Center Dameron Drive Silver Spring, MD Iona Day Health Center Albermarle Street, NW Washington, DC Misler Adult Day Center E. Jefferson Street Rockville, MD Rainbow Adult Day Health Care Helgerman Court Gaithersburg, MD Serving Eastern European clientele Rockville Adult Day Healthcare Center Woodglen Drive Rockville MD Shady Grove Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD The Support Center, Inc Grandin Avenue Rockville, MD Winter Growth, Inc Transportation Prince Phillip Drive Olney, MD Your Guide to Going Home from the Rakusin Rehabilitation Center 3

6 EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS A1 Medical Supplies Ability StairLifts Active Forever (Division of Independent Living Products) Elastic shoelaces, bath safety & hygiene, dressing aids Advanced Medical Concepts Inc Custom wheelchairs and other durable medical equipment AliMed, Inc Durable medical equipment and therapy items Americoast Hospital beds, including hi-lo to floor Apria Healthcare Durable medical equipment Area Access, Inc Scooters, stair lifts, vehicle lifts, residential elevators Bay State Medical, Inc Durable medical equipment Bedco Mobility Stairlifts, wheelchair lifts, conversion vans, hand controls for automobiles Chesapeake Rehab Equipment Mobility products, seating components, home care beds and ambulatory aids FISH (Friends in Sickness & in Health) In Leisure World Club House II (available ONLY to Leisure World residents), 10-4 weekdays. Bathtub seats, walkers, wheelchairs, etc. available for day loan. No cost. Global Medical Durable medical equipment, support surfaces, wound care management and bariatric equipment Hanger Prosthetics and Orthotics Holiday Park Senior Center Loan Closet Walkers, bathtub seats, canes Home Delivery Incontinent Supplies Co., Inc. (HDIS) TENA briefs 4 Charles E. Smith Life Communities

7 JESSA Medical Supplies, Inc Orthopedic supports, compression stockings, wheelchairs, scooters, ostomy & urological supplies, patient lifts. Free delivery & set up in Montgomery County with $50 purchase. KamCo Medical KCI Specialty beds, low air mattress overlays and V.A.C (wound therapy) systems Lawson Surgical Durable medical equipment, incontinence supplies MS Society Loan closet and stipends for MS patients National Incontinence Incontinence supplies/information, skin care supplies, waterproof bedding NeighborCare x3789 Durable home medical supplies NutriChoice Partners, Inc Assistance with feeding tubes Orthotic Prosthetic Center By appointment only; custom-made products Potomac Technology, Inc Equipment for people with hearing impairment Ride-Away Handicap Equipment, Corp Accessible vehicles & vehicle modifications Roberts Home Medical, Inc Oxygen delivery systems, respiratory equipment, durable medical equipment Sammons Preston Full spectrum of equipment/products for disabilities Scooter Store Shady Grove Pharmacy Sick room supplies, incontinence supplies, nebulizer compressors, walkers, wheelchairs, canes. One-time or regular deliveries of supplies/equipment. Spectrum Medical Durable medical equipment, oxygen, cpap machines Tiffin Athletic Mats, Inc Fall-EZ safety floor mats for people at risk for falls Your Guide to Going Home from the Rakusin Rehabilitation Center 5

8 OXYGEN SERVICES Lincare Oxygen therapy products RespiCare Home respiratory care As you inquire, remember that Medicare and other insurance companies cover some, but not all, equipment. GROUP HOME PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE These services match individuals with placements in small group homes at no charge to the individual. A Place 4 Seniors Loving Decisions (Alisa Scheiner) (Sheila Griffith) Get-a-Grip Home Safety Ambulation golavarria@verizon.net (Greg Olavarria) Grab bars and handrails Granting You Access Ramps, etc. Assessment fee applied toward cost of work. Rebuilding Together Free home repair for low-income homeowners HOME CARE AGENCIES/IN-HOME HEALTH AIDES Adventist Home Health Services* Amedisys Home Health Care In addition, there are many private care managers in the community who charge a fee for their services. Information is available from your discharge planner. HOME ACCESSIBILITY Don Stackhouse Accessible Improvements, LLC dlstackhouse@comcast.net Elevators, ramps, handrails, grab bars, etc. 6 Charles E. Smith Life Communities

9 Capital City Nurses Conventional Health Services Family & Nursing Care, Inc Help At Home Healthcare, LLC Holy Cross Home Care and Hospice* Home Care Delivered Home Care Solutions** Montgomery County Life Matters Montgomery General Hospital Home Health* Options for Senior America Premier Home Care (JSSA) Professional Healthcare Resources* Right at Home Maryland Washington DC Northern VA Senior Helpers Victory Home Health Care, LLC Visiting Angels Gaithersburg Silver Spring As you inquire, don t forget to ask if healthcare workers are covered by their company s insurance if there is an accident in your home, or something is missing. * In addition to providing private-duty aides, these agencies will assist you in obtaining skilled services; see page 8. ** The Hebrew Home has an ownership interest in Home Care Solutions. NOTE: Physicians who make home calls may be located through the American Academy of Home Care Physicians, Potomac Home Health Care* Your Guide to Going Home from the Rakusin Rehabilitation Center 7

10 HOME CARE AGENCIES/SKILLED SERVICES These agencies can provide you with skilled services including visiting nurses, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy, if you qualify under insurance guidelines. Also, you may be eligible for a bathing aide a few times a week if you receive skilled services. Adventist Home Health Services Amedysis Home Health Services Gentiva Home Health Holy Cross Home Care Home Call Montgomery General Hospital Home Health MedStar Visiting Nurse Association Potomac Home Health Care Professional Healthcare Resources Hospice of Charles County Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice Montgomery Hospice LIFELINE 800.LIFELINE ( ) An at-home medical alert system that can summon help should you need it. The tollfree number above can connect you with the hospital network serving your ZIP code. Local providers include: Holy Cross Hospital Maryland Virginia Hospital Center VA & DC HOSPICE CARE Capital Hospice Evercare Hospice & Palliative Care Holy Cross Hospice Charles E. Smith Life Communities

11 MEALS Meals-On-Wheels Bethesda/Chevy Chase Central Maryland Colesville, North Silver Spring Gaithersburg Germantown Takoma Park, downtown Silver Spring Adelphi, West Hyattsville, Langley Park, Providence Hospital (for NE DC) Upper Hyattsville Upper Northwest Ward Circle/Georgetown Wheaton/Kensington/ Leisure World IONA Senior Services Northwest DC: Saturdays, set of two meals (hot & cold) Jewish Social Service Agency Regular and Kosher meals NON-MEDICAL IN-HOME SERVICES (Companions, Housekeepers, Shoppers) Home Instead Senior Care Companions, housekeeping, bill paying, errands, assistance with pet care Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA), Steven M. Reich HomeCare Resource Center Senior help line provides referrals to home care agencies, personal assistance, respite care Montgomery General Hospital Personal Care Companions, light home helping services, shopping/transportation, respite care, lab draws, personal emergency response system Options for Senior America Personal care/hygiene, home cleaning tasks, laundry, shopping, transportation, meal prep, feeding, respite care, private duty Senior Helpers Top Banana Home Delivered Groceries Not-for-profit organization that shops for groceries, delivers and unpacks them Your Guide to Going Home from the Rakusin Rehabilitation Center 9

12 TRANSPORTATION SERVICES Private taxi companies with wheelchair accessible vans include: Action Taxi Ashton Care, Inc (cell) Barwood - Taxi Plus Regency Cab American Cancer Society Road to Recovery Volunteer drivers and/or taxi vouchers available on limited basis to assist cancer patients to treatment appointments. No wheelchair vans. American Medical Transport Wheelchair van service Bethesda Help/FISH Volunteer program Capital Area Transportation Service Wheelchair van transport Comfort Keepers (Escorted) Connect-A-Ride JCA program that links seniors with transportation resources in Montgomery County. In Northern VA, call: Errands Plus Chauffeur takes individuals on errands Fast Track Medical Transportation Jewish Council for the Aging Transportation for shopping, special events, Kosher lunch, medical appointments Jewish Social Service Agency Individually escorted transportation to medical appointments Lifestar Response of Maryland Ambulance service for wheelchair and stretcher transport Metro Access Door-to-door service and vouchers Paramed Medical Transport Non-emergency wheelchair & stretcher transport Team Critical Care 877.TCC.1911 Ambulance with stretcher The Angel s Enterprise Wheelchair van service Doc s Nursing Jobs, Inc., Medical Transport Emergency and non-emergency transport 10 Charles E. Smith Life Communities

13 III. Other Community Resources Alzheimer s Association hour Help line Information, referral and support to families and caregivers of people with Alzheimer s disease and related dementia American Academy of Home Care Physicians Physician referral network American Cancer Society (ACS) ACS Help Desk (24/7) ACS Cancer Information Center ACS Patient Resource Center Information and referral service, support groups, equipment and supplies, volunteer transportation American Diabetes Association Free literature, support groups Arthritis Foundation Information, support groups, exercise groups Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind Services for the visually impaired Disability Resource Center, Rockville Library Your Guide to Going Home from the Rakusin Rehabilitation Center 11

14 Eldercare Locator Elder Support Network Eye Care America EYES Referral for free medical and surgical eye care to those over 65 with financial need Friendly Visitor Program Ext.507 Volunteer visitors for the isolated elderly Guide to Retirement Living Sourcebook Listings of senior housing options and services Holy Cross Hospital Senior Source Programs, activities and services for seniors Housing Assistance and Resource Service Jewish Community Centers Recreational, educational and fitness programs for seniors DC MD VA Jewish Council for the Aging (JCA) ElderBuses, adult day care and other services Jewish Federation of Greater Washington Ask for their A to Z Guide to Jewish Resources for Seniors Jewish Social Service Agency (JSSA) Broad range of counseling and support services Low Vision Center Call to schedule an appointment. Medicare 800-MEDICARE Information on Medicare, Medicaid, and SHIP (State Insurance Assistance Program) Montgomery County Aging and Disability Services Senior information and assistance MS Society Loan closet and stipends for MS patients National Alliance For Caregiving Charles E. Smith Life Communities

15 National Council on Aging Information on programs that help pay for medications, utility bills, meals and more National Kidney Foundation National Parkinson Foundation Referral to support groups, free literature Respite Services of Montgomery County Temporary care to relieve caregivers Senior Health Insurance Assistance Program Helps Medicare beneficiaries understand their health insurance benefits, bills, and rights. Senior Nutrition Hotline Speak with a registered dietitian Senior Nutrition Program Lunch sites, Meals-on-Wheels, nutrition information State Technology Assistance Project Information on medical equipment and other assistive technology United Ostomy Associations of America Information for those who have, or will have, surgery resulting in an ileostomy, colostomy, or urinary diversion. AREA OFFICES ON AGING INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICE In every county, this office provides telephone services linking local residents in need of assistance to aging services in the public and private non-profit sectors. Alexandria City Arlington County District of Columbia Fairfax County Loudoun County Montgomery County Prince George s County

16 The Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Inc Montrose Road Rockville, MD Licensed by State of Maryland Montgomery County A member of Leading Age (American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging) Association of Jewish Aging Services Mid-Atlantic LifeSpan The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington A beneficiary agency of the United Way of the National Capital Area Combined Federal Campaign This booklet was printed with recycled paper and eco friendly ink. 1/2011