A Model Home-Delivered Meals Program to Support Transitions from Hospital to Home. 2015

Jinmyoung Cho, and Jennifer L Thorud, and Sherry Marishak-Simon, and Lilly Frawley, and Alan B Stevens
a Baylor Scott & White Health , Temple , Texas , USA.

Meals On Wheels, Inc. of Tarrant County (MOWI) collaborated with local community-based organizations and hospitals to provide home-delivered meals and an evidence-based medication management intervention as a care transition service. The model program was designed to address risk factors commonly associated with preventable hospital readmissions. MOWI staff provided meals to 121 patients recently discharged from an inpatient hospitalization or emergency department visit from March 2013 through March 2014. A total of 18,010 meals were delivered to the 121 clients. On average, clients received 6.25 meals per week with meal delivery starting, on average, 8.95 days postdischarge. Ninety-three of the 121 clients also elected to receive the HomeMeds program. Client self-report of health care utilization (e.g., hospital readmission) at three months and six months was lower than expected given client characteristics. Positive changes in the Emergent Care Assessment and resolution of medication alerts provide additional evidence of a positive effect of the home-delivered meals program. More research is needed to document the benefits of home-based care supports following hospitalization.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010351 Patient Discharge The administrative process of discharging the patient, alive or dead, from hospitals or other health facilities. Discharge Planning,Discharge Plannings,Discharge, Patient,Discharges, Patient,Patient Discharges,Planning, Discharge,Plannings, Discharge
D010359 Patient Readmission Subsequent admissions of a patient to a hospital or other health care institution for treatment. Hospital Readmission,Rehospitalization,Unplanned Hospital Readmissions,Unplanned Readmission,30 Day Readmission,Hospital Readmissions,Readmission, Hospital,Readmissions, Hospital,Thirty Day Readmission,30 Day Readmissions,Hospital Readmission, Unplanned,Hospital Readmissions, Unplanned,Readmission, Patient,Readmission, Thirty Day,Readmission, Unplanned,Rehospitalizations,Thirty Day Readmissions,Unplanned Hospital Readmission,Unplanned Readmissions
D003153 Community Health Services Diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive health services provided for individuals in the community. Community Health Care,Community Healthcare,Health Services, Community,Services, Community Health,Community Health Service,Health Care, Community,Health Service, Community,Healthcare, Community,Service, Community Health
D004632 Emergency Medical Services Services specifically designed, staffed, and equipped for the emergency care of patients. Emergency Care,Emergency Health Services,Emergicenters,Prehospital Emergency Care,Emergency Care, Prehospital,Emergency Services, Medical,Medical Services, Emergency,Services, Emergency Medical,Emergency Health Service,Emergency Medical Service,Emergency Service, Medical,Emergicenter,Health Service, Emergency,Health Services, Emergency,Medical Emergency Service,Medical Emergency Services,Medical Service, Emergency,Service, Emergency Health,Service, Emergency Medical,Service, Medical Emergency,Services, Emergency Health,Services, Medical Emergency
D005522 Food Services Functions, equipment, and facilities concerned with the preparation and distribution of ready-to-eat food. Meals on Wheels,Meal on Wheels,Services, Food,Food Service,Service, Food
D006699 Home Care Services Community health and NURSING SERVICES providing coordinated multiple services to the patient at the patient's homes. These home-care services are provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, HOSPITALS, or organized community groups using professional staff for care delivery. It differs from HOME NURSING which is provided by non-professionals. Domiciliary Care,Home Health Care,Care Services, Home,Home Care,Services, Home Care,Care, Domiciliary,Care, Home,Home Care Service,Service, Home Care
D006760 Hospitalization The confinement of a patient in a hospital. Hospitalizations
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069341 Transitional Care Health care provided during a transition to a different mode of care (e.g., TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE). Home Transition,Transition Care,Care, Transitional,Cares, Transitional,Home Transitions,Transition Cares,Transition, Home,Transitional Cares,Transitions, Home
D062407 Meals A portion of the food eaten for the day, usually at regular occasions during the day. Dinner,Dinner Time,Mealtimes,Dinnertime,Meal Time,Meal Times,Mealtime,Supper,Dinner Times,Dinners,Dinnertimes,Meal,Suppers,Time, Dinner,Time, Meal,Times, Dinner,Times, Meal

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