Hospital to home
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Dawn Abramowski, right, a care manager from Community Concern of WNY, visits with a senior at her home.
DERBY — Shortly after Millie S. returned home from the hospital, she had a visitor. A Community Concern care manager paid a visit to the 91-year-old widow, who lives alone, on how she can avoid a repeat trip to the emergency room. The two sat at her kitchen table, took out all her pill bottles, 10 in all, and discussed what each pill was for and how to take them. They explored what symptoms to look for and what to do if she experiences a reoccurrence of congestive heart failure. “At the first sign of your ankles swelling, what are you going to do?” Dawn Abramowski asked. Abramowski is a care manager for the Senior Care Management Program at Community Concern of WNY. “And if you don’t get an appointment with your doctor right away, what are you going to do?” Commonly, patients are on their own between the time they are discharged from the hospital and their first doctor’s appointment. They might have assistance from a family member or a home care agency. But, all too often, seniors
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Being out of school, right? Riding your bike or playing in the park. Picking up a few dollars by doing extra chores. Vacation with your family.
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