Program Guidelines
Admission Criteria
Referrals are screened and evaluated by the on-call provider upon receiving the faxed provider referral form. WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED by the referring provider. A preliminary approval will be determined in a timely manner.
Patient must:
- Be Homeless
- Have an acute medical illness
- Be independent in the Activities of daily living and medication administration.
- Be willing to see an LVN or Registered Nurse every day and comply with medical recommendations.
- Be bowel and bladder continent.
- Be medically and psychiatrically stable enough to receive care in our T.S. Recuperative Care of North TX facility; Patient must not be suicidal or homicidal.
- Have a condition with an identifiable end point of care for discharge
Exclusion Criteria:
- Sex Offender
- Child molester
- Arsonist
- History of assault on a police officer
- Patients with unstable medical or psychiatric conditions that require an independent level of care.
- Patients requiring IV hydration (Patients requiring IV Antibiotics must be able to self administer or arrange to have a Home Health Nurse come to the Recuperative Care location to assist the patient)
- Active substance abusers unable or unwilling to abstain during the Recuperative Care process.
- Home oxygen
The Activities of Daily Living (ADL’s)
ADL’S are self-care activities everyone must perform to lead a normal, independent life. Here’s a handy checklist of daily activities for you to refer. When deciding whether or not your loved one needs assistance (health aide, or moving into an assisted living facility) we recommend that you assess their ability to perform the following six (6) ADL’s:
Eating: Can each person feed themselves? If they cannot prepare meals but can still feed themselves then they pass this ADL. Common eating
complications are the physical inability to swallow, difficulty chewing food, or trouble moving food from the plate to the mouth.
Bathing & Hygiene: When you visit do they appear clean? Do they bathe themselves on a regular basis? Maintain good dental hygiene? Notable queues they cannot maintain healthy hygiene practices are greasy skin, untidy hair, long and dirty fingernails, or a foul body odor.
Attire: Can they physically dress themselves? If so, have they retained the ability to make acceptable clothing decisions? Due to a limited range of mobility, they may experience a particular difficulty with dressing the lower region (such as socks, underwear, and pants) or upper region (such as shirts and coats). They may also experience pain if straining the lower and upper extremities while dressing. Dramatically mismatched outfits, inappropriate clothing choices (such as nightgowns or pajamas in public), or wearing underwear over pants are also signs they can no longer dress themselves.
Grooming: Is their hair tidy, nails filed and clipped? Is their facial hair properly maintained?
Mobility: Mobility is often judged on whether or not they are able to move around without the assistance of a walker, wheelchair, or cane. It also applies to their ability to successfully get out of bed, get on and off the toilet, ascend and descend stairs, and sitting and rising from the couch or other furniture.
Continence: This category considers both bowel and bladder management. Can they successfully use the restroom without
assistance? Are they physically capable?