Rehabilitation Model Paper

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Case management applies to the ongoing care that a patient can receive in the community. Case management involves either one individual directing the care or a team of people; this includes coordinating all necessary medical and mental health care, along with supportive services. The main functions of case management is to conduct an assessment on the patient, plan the patients care, monitor the patient, linking, outsource services and evaluate the patients health and the effectiveness of the interventions in place (Elder et al, 2012, p 445). In the assessment phase the case manager will identify the patient’s needs and endeavour to meet these needs either by providing the service or outsourcing the service. There is not set definition of case …show more content…

This model aims to develop the patient’s skills and constantly assess the skills the patient currently has to allow the patient to lead a normal life within the community. The focus is not only to keep the patient out of hospital but to enable the patient to live a meaningful life within the community. The focus is on improving the patient’s health and not focusing on the patient’s mental illness or disability. Training is usually offered to assist the patient in daily activities such as how to work a washing machine and dryer (Elder et al, 2012, p …show more content…

Looking at the case management in other areas of health the difference is that often case management involves a management of a group of patients rather than focusing on the one patient. The nurse that is the case manager is usually a clinical specialist and the group of patients will have similar healthcare needs (Koutoukidis et al, 2013, p 129). Another example of other nursing models is the task orientated model; the nurse will ensure specified tasks relating to a group of patients have been completed to meet the patient’s needs (Koutoukidis et al, 2013, p 129). These other nursing models main goal is to promote the patients independence and the ability to live and cope with the health condition and continue with everyday life. Whereas the case management for mental illness patients is continually ongoing, so as to enable the patient to live in community and assist in keeping the patient out of hospitals through constant management of the patients mental health

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