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| Ranking |
Effective Practice |
| Description |
The Homecoming Services Program provides support to elderly patients who live in isolation and do not have a friend or family member to take care of them after they are discharged from the hospital. By providing elder patients with community-based case management, homecare assistance, medical escorts and groceries immediately following an emergency hospitalization, the program aims to reduce hospital re-admission and encourage independent living.
The Homecoming Services Program is a collaborative project between Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, The San Francisco Senior Center, Project Open Hand and Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly. Services are free to low-income clients and based on an income sliding scale for others.
The program is supported through private donations, fee-for-service, and public-sector donations from organizations such as the Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, The San Francisco Foundation, Wells Fargo, the San Francisco Department of Aging and Adult Services, and others. |
| Goal / Mission |
The program’s mission is to serve San Francisco’s isolated seniors 60 and older in making the transition from hospital to home. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
By 2006, over 300 individuals participated in Homecoming Services. St. Francis Memorial Hospital's Financial Impact Analysis revealed that hospital stay reductions averaged 1-2 days per patient, with an average savings of $2000 per day. Readmissions for the same condition were reduced by 50% and the total hospital savings (based on approximately 350 patients) was estimated to be at least $2 million. |
| Categories |
Health / Older Adults & Aging
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| Organization(s) |
Saint Francis Memorial Hospital, The San Francisco Senior Center, Project Open Hand and Little Brothers Friends of the Elderly |
| Date of Publication |
2006 |
| Geographic Type |
Urban |
| Location |
County: San Francisco |
| Primary Contact |
Kathleen Mayeda, MSW
481 O'Farrell St.
San Francisco, CA
94102
(415) 923-4488
kathleenmayeda@sfsenior.com
http://www.sfsenior.com/homecoming_services_pro...
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| For more details |
http://www.ncoa.org/assets/files/pdf/SanFrancis...
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| Target Audience |
Elderly |
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