600 words due 10/02/2020 Telehealth enhancing care for elderly client – case study

  Case StudyMrs. Smith is 82 years old and is diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes, and congestive heartfailure. Her two children live in California, whereas she lives in North Carolina in a small familyhome on 10 acres of land in the Blue Ridge Mountains. Mrs. Smith has been in the hospital fourtimes in the last year because of congestive heart failure. As her eyesight and mobility get worsewith age, she has found it a challenge to stay on her medical plan and to do her shopping for theright foods she knows she should be eating. Mrs. Smith’s health plan, Purple Cross of NorthCarolina, assigned a nurse case manager to address her situation. Purple Cross provided a digitalscale and a remote monitoring device that record Mrs. Smith’s condition every day by uploadingher weight and transmitting the answers to a series of questions on a touch screen kiosk. The casemanager also coordinated delivery of Meals on Wheels, providing low-sodium, diabetic-compliantdinners to Mrs. Smith on an ongoing basis. The case manager calls Mrs. Smith twice a week, takingthe time to educate her about her medications, her activities, and the disease-specific elements thatwill keep her healthy and out of the hospital. When the case manager identifies that Mrs. Smith canno longer organize her daily medications, a digital medication dispenser will be provided that willkeep her on her medication regimen. The medication dispenser will be preloaded with Mrs. Smith’smedications and will issue a subtle doorbell tone when it is time to take her medicines. With thecombination of remote and real-time (telephonic) support persons and technologies, Mrs. Smith isable to remain in her home and avoid further inpatient admissions.Essay Questions1. in 300 words elaborate on at least 5 components that are critical to Mrs. Smith staying safely in her home? 2. in 300 words  Describe whether Mrs. Smith’s regimen might be augmented using telehealthApplications and what measures can be taken. Use APA 7th format and at least 4 reference including the textbook