To Enrich Lives

“Why won’t anyone repair my wheelchair?”…

This has been a consistent question we have received from Medicare recipients, so we turned to an expert to get some answers.

Read our full interview with Dan Fedor, Reimbursement Specialist with US Rehab to get the scoop behind wheelchair repair issues.

This article is a part of our PFQC Q&A Series.

Do you have a homecare-related issue or question you would like us to explore? We will get you answers. Submit your question to: lalaina.rabary@peopleforqualitycare.org

#HomeHealthChat address HME needs

On Tuesday, January 27 People for Quality Care led a home health chat with the Alliance on Home Health Quality and Innovation.  The chat focused on home health partnerships with home medical equipment (HME).  This event illustrates the continued partnership between the HME industry and other homecare organizations to better the lives of those that rely on quality medical equipment and care.

View a recap of the chat: http://ahhqi.org/blog/?p=381

People for Quality Care supports health hearts!

February is American Heart Month and People for Quality Care is getting involved. Last week, PFQC provided a heart cart filled with heart-healthy snacks for co-workers and distributed facts about heart disease.

Did you know that 600,000 people die of heart disease each year in the US? That’s 1 out of 4 deaths. It’s time to decrease heart disease. Learn more about healthy heart habits and risk factors at www.heart.org

A non-partisan advocacy organization working to ensure that quality medical equipment and care remain critical elements in the health care continuum.

Visit our website: www.peopleforqualitycare.org

If you or a loved one has ever experienced sleep apnea, snoring, excessive sleepiness, insomnia, restless legs syndrome or narcolepsy, don’t miss this FREE event presented by Park Nicollet and the American Sleep Apnea Association.

Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center Auditorium
Methodist Hospital Campus
6500 Excelsior Blvd
St. Louis Park, MN  55426

Many national and local vendors will be on hand to exhibit the latest in sleep technology and treatment. They will also have two question and answer sessions with a sleep nurse practitioner. If you already own CPAP equipment, bring it in for a pressure check and stay for an informational session about equipment care and cleaning.

Schedule:
10 a.m.-3 p.m. – Vendor Show
11 a.m.-noon – Ask the Nurse Practitioner, Ludmila Peller, CNP
1-2 p.m. – Care and Cleaning of CPAP Equipment Demonstration
2-3 p.m. – Ask the Nurse Practitioner, Donna Wallace, CNP

No registration required – call 952-993-6083, option 1 for more information.

Parking:
Park in the Orange or Blue Ramps for reduced parking; free parking with shuttle service is available in the Red Lot on the corner of Louisiana Avenue and Oxford Street