Home Care Case Study

Mrs. Collins was admitted to the hospital for severe cellulitis with diabetes mellitus, glaucoma and hypertension. Mrs. Collins was admitted to the hospital for 6 days and received IV antibiotics. During her stay it was discovered that Mrs. Collins has atrial fibrillation and began treatment of Digoxin. It was also suspected that Mrs. Collins contracted MRSA and the physician would like to continue IV antibiotics for an additional 5 days. It is in this setting that case management was contacted to explore home care services in lieu of an additional 5 day hospital stay. Mrs. Collins was under home health care, she was able to finish her 5 day course of IV antibiotics while gaining strength through Physical Therapy (PT) as her condition had