In-home care is an essential service. Without it, many patients would not have access to the medical care they desperately need. Emily Keller is an advanced registered nurse practitioner within the Parker Advanced Care Institute, Visiting Physician Services at VNA Health Group. She is a true expert, having offered in-home primary care since 2013, with a background in trauma ICU and master's credentials from Rutgers University. Tuning in today, you’ll hear about her day-to-day experience of offering in-home primary care, how she came to work in this space, and the surprising scope of services that can be covered by in-home care. Emily also shares her thoughts on the role of technology and the necessity of balancing it with practitioner support and reminds us how important it is for patients to plan ahead, plus much more. For all this and more, be sure to join us for this fascinating conversation!
Key Points From This Episode:
- An overview of the community that Emily predominantly works in.
- What a typical workday looks like in home-based medical care.
- Why Emily prefers being able to care for patients in person.
- The factors that the length of an average visit depends on.
- Why patients are usually surprised by how much can be done during in-home care.
- What would ordinarily happen to these patients without access to in-home care.
- Emily’s journey to becoming an in-home primary care practitioner.
- Her concerns about going into in-home care and how her experience has disproved them.
- Advice for providers considering a similar path.
- Why it is so important for patients to plan ahead.
- The problem of loneliness and isolation.
- What Emily predicts for the future of this kind of work and how technology.
- How she responds to people who believe that technology can replace human care.
- The importance of balancing technological and practitioner-based care.
- How to find home care practitioners in your area.
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Parker Advanced Care Institute
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