BALTIMORE (August 18, 2021)—The American Academy of Home Care Medicine (AAHCM) has released its searchable National Home Care Medicine Practice Directory in partnership with the National Home-Based Primary Care Learning Network and the Home Centered Care Institute.
The online directory helps patients and their families connect to trusted, local homecare medicine providers, while also supporting the full complement of health care organizations that can use the directory as a resource for referrals and new care team relationships. All 50 states, the District of Columbia, and several international locations are represented.
"Many families find that adult children are taking on the responsibility of caring for their aging parents and need the benefit of homecare medicine services," said Brent Feorene, MBA, AAHCM executive director. "Unfortunately, many of them don't know where to turn. The AAHCM Home Care Medicine Practice Directory increases access to home-based primary care that offers high quality, convenient, at-home services for patients, caregivers, health systems, and referring practitioners. Home-based medical care remains a critical component of age-friendly health systems, and now locating that care is simple thanks to the searchable, easy-to-use practice directory."
A generous grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation as part of its Age-Friendly Health Systems Initiative made the new National Home Care Medicine Practice Directory possible.
"Home-based care providers are a lifeline for older adults with limited ability to leave their homes, whether it's delivering essential primary care or COVID-19 vaccinations," said Scott Bane, JD, MPA, program officer at The John A. Hartford Foundation. "The collaborative work of these three organizations is helping more providers deliver the right kind of age-friendly care in the right place for older adults with the most complex needs."
To locate a provider, patients, families, payers and health care organizations can use the powerful locator tool to search the online directory by ZIP code. The directory includes other important information, such as:
- In-home services provided
- Urgent visits provided
- And more
To make connections to homecare medicine providers easy, the directory's locator tool offers a visual map as well as a list of providers with one-click phone numbers and website links. The directory helps increase access by offering the most up-to-date provider information.
Visit aahcm.org for more information.
