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Signia Expert Series: Partnering with Home Health Care Providers

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1.  Who provides services in Home Health? SLP OT and PT Nurses and social workers All of the above

2.  The primary activity in home health visits is exercise environmental modification communication checking vital signs

3.  Home health providers feel comfortable working with amplification devices rarely some of the time most of the time they never work with amplification devices

4.  Home health provider training in communication includes Signs of hearing loss Communication strategies Simple amplifier use All of the above

5.  Important elements of a program for hearing and Home Health include training direct contact for questions Incentive for participating All of the above

6.  A financial model for providing simple amplifiers to Home Health providers could include Home Health purchasing amplifiers Home Health having the ability to sell the amplifiers to patients Foundation support All of the above

7.  Some challenges in integrating hearing support into Home Health include Inability to attend training Lack of urgency to focus on hearing loss Time constraints All of the above

8.  How can you make improving hearing simple for Home Health Care providers? Have a contact person and provide hands on training targeted to self-identified needs Have supervisor require participation Provide headphones All of the above

9.  What percent of Home Health Care providers participated in the pre- and post-test survey? Over 80% Approximately 50% 30% Less than 10%

10.  How many amplifiers were purchased by patients in Home Health in the first 6 months of the program? Less than 25 Between 30-50 Over 100 None