Fresh Focus #97: HBPC Interdisciplinary Team Roles

Being in the home versus the clinic setting allows us to have a hands-on approach to see how the patient lives from day to day, what they have access to regarding food for meals, and what they have available to prepare meals.   Find out ways the Home-Based Primary Care Inter-disciplinary Team can assess if the Veteran has adequate equipment to prepare the food in the home or adequate fluids in the home for hydration.   The team members can assess the Veteran’s strengths, limitations, internal/external supports and service needs to optimize the Veteran’s functional status so they can remain in their home, as independently as possible, for as long as possible.