Patients can develop deep trust with physicians and medical professionals, especially those who have provided care for them for years. But what happens if they move to a retirement community with its own medical staff?

Your patients may be hesitant to start over, trying to build the same openness and trust with new faces that they already enjoy with you. At Meadowlark Hills, plenty of residents continue seeing their Manhattan-area physicians.

Providing Continuing Care

If you have a patient who is considering moving to Meadowlark Hills, you can continue to treat them, provided you’re willing to meet certain state and federal requirements, such as:

• Handling initial orders to admit them
• Providing admission directions for medications, treatment, and diagnoses
• Examining them every 60 days to monitor changes in their status, and reviewing medications monthly
• Seeing them as needed for acute illnesses and when orders need to be adjusted
• Having a 24/7 call-system in place to handle needs as they arise

For a detailed listed of requirements, visit Medicare's cms.gov site. 

Meadowlark Medical Services

No matter what level of care your patients need, you can continue treating them at Meadowlark Hills.

Independent living and most assisted living residents can continue to visit your office as usual. Meadowlark Hills offers transportation for residents to go to their doctor’s appointments off campus.

If your practice is unable to accommodate the needs of a long-term care resident, you can choose to recommend the patient see an on-campus medical provider. At Meadowlark, we can provide care for the varying needs of the aging population at all levels—from independent living homes to 24/7 skilled nursing households. This includes general medical care, as well as collaborating with your office or outside teams who provide more specialized care, such as cancer treatments.

Residents of our Healthcare Households, which provide 24/7 skilled-nursing care, typically require personalized visits. For these residents, collaboration is key. Each of those households has a dedicated nurse who will handle primary communication with your office, including carrying out your office’s orders.

On top of general medical care, we offer programs and services for residents as well as non-residents, including:

• Parkinson’s Program
• Memory Program
• Home Health Care
• Transitional Care

“At Meadowlark, we provide individualized, person-centered care. This means we work with our residents to identify their health and lifestyle goals and work to help them achieve those goals.”

Dr. Matt Floersch, Medical Director, Meadowlark

“We take care of the whole person. It’s about more than just doing a job; it’s about providing care while laughing, talking, and enjoying our time together.”

Jennifer Schoenhofer, Registered Nurse & Director of Nursing Services, Meadowlark