Tembo Health and WeCare for Delivery of GUIDE Services in Ohio
The GUIDE Model from CMS can dramatically improve the landscape of dementia care through expanded Medicare-covered clinical and support services. The goals of GUIDE are:
• Enhanced support for caregivers of people living with dementia
• Improved quality of life for people living with dementia
• Seamless coordination of services to enable people living with dementia to remain in the community
Choose the Tembo Health/WeCare team of GUIDE providers for your patients and members
Tembo Health is a specialized medical group focused on serving patients with brain health conditions, such as dementia, and their families. As a telehealth organization, services are delivered conveniently, in the comfort of the family’s home.
WeCare…Because You Do is one of the six evidence-based comprehensive Care Navigation programs highlighted by CMS, supporting family caregivers by coordinating health and community services, identifying needed resources and providing caregiver education and emotional support.
Tembo Health offers:
-Support from a multidisciplinary medical team built around the family’s needs
-24-hour access to an online doctor for medical advice and emergency assistance
-Added transitional support to patients and families following hospital discharge to improve home care
-Up to $2500 in respite care
WeCare provides:
-A 15-year history of solving challenges and building caregiver competence
-Comprehensive care coordination to address the physical, emotional and behavioral needs of the caregiver and person with dementia
-Experience in navigating complex healthcare systems to create the optimal care network for each patient
-Techniques to enhance the physical and emotional well-being of the family caregiver
Read this short article to learn more about GUIDE benefits for people living with dementia and their family caregivers
Comprehensive Care Navigation Reduces Healthcare Costs
Implementing comprehensive care coordination has been shown in multiple research studies to decrease healthcare costs through a decrease in healthcare service utilization.
- Caregiver education increases skills training and care competency
- Convenient access to an interdisciplinary care team ensures timely interventions
- Screenings and early interventions facilitate disease management for fewer hospitalizations
- Coordinated care helps members move through the healthcare system cost-effectively
- Increased utilization of community services enhances caregiver ability to provide care
Benjamin Rose research has indicated that implementation of the comprehensive care navigation program BRI Care Consultation/WeCare resulted in:
- Decreased hospital readmissions by an average of one per patient
- Reduced Emergency Departmentvisits by 50%
- Decreased physician visits by 26%
- Additionally, caregivers and people receiving care also experienced significant improvents:
- Up to 80 percent fewer symptoms of depression
- 55 percent less relationship strain
- Fewer unmet needs
Refer a patient or client to Tembo/WeCare
Just fill out this short form and we’ll take it from there! We’ll assure that they’re eligible, then start the path toward improved care with a full clinical assessment, appointments with specialists, as needed, and their own personal Care Navigator to help meet the challenges of caregiving through the complexities of the healthcare system. In addition to GUIDE, we offer a wide array of care coordination and other support services to meet their needs.
Want more information about GUIDE or Tembo/WeCare? Call WeCare at 216-373-1797 or email us at wecare@benrose.org. We’ll be happy to answer your questions or set up a quick chat.