Pediatric home health care oversight: Why accountability is failing
When my medically complex son Declan came home from the hospital, he needed round-the-clock care, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. A full-time worker puts in about 1,960 hours a year, assuming 40 hours a week minus vacation and holidays. Each year has 8,760 hours. That means caring for Declan required an equivalent of 4.47 full-time employees every year.
In Minnesota, where we live, for even the highest-acuity cases, …
Pediatric home health care oversight: Why accountability is failing
