The National Senior Living Providers Network (NSLPN) - Connect for Healthcare™ Links Senior Care Providers, Families
Across all aspects of senior care, improving communication between providers and families is the key to delivering better care, minimizing risk, and maximizing survey results. Connect for Healthcare has created a unique service to help providers do just that.
The idea began when Neil Moore’s own father-in law was in a nursing home. He was constantly frustrated with the difficult process of seeking updates on how his father-in-law was doing.
In some cases the staff just didn’t have enough time for a real discussion. Other times, his calls were not returned at all. At the end of the day, Moore and his family were left with a void of information about his wife’s father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. “It didn’t make sense that we weren’t being proactively updated on his status,” Moore said.
While countless families have faced the same aggravations, Moore was inspired by his experience. He decided to use his own extensive background in health information technology to create a solution.
Connect for Healthcare™ gives providers a simple, one-step method to communicate with families.
Subsequently, Moore launched Connect for Healthcare. Connect for Healthcare offers an inexpensive, easy-to-use, subscription-based web service that uses everyday technologies – the Internet, e-mail and text messaging – to create and maintain a new and vital link between providers and families with loved ones in long-term care.
Status updates can be sent to an unlimited number of contacts, to ensure that everyone involved is informed and connected. In as little as 2 minutes a week, providers can give each family the information they need to know – securely and regularly, without them having to ask, no matter where they might be. Updates can include up to 10 “wellness metrics” (eating, sleeping, taking medication, physical therapy, etc.) which can be customized to reflect specific questions or concerns about a patient. It also creates a documented record of family communication.
The company offers its service to a range of health providers, including Skilled Nursing, Assisted Living, Rehab, Home and Hospice Care companies.
For more information about The National Senior Living Providers Network (NSLPN), visit their website: http://nslpn.com.
