Does Anyone Really Need 200 Catheters?

Does anyone really need 200 catheters/month? We say: “Absolutely”.

It’s true, there is no definitive study one way or the other; but Urologist and Nursing Associations have said: “No; just put it in, take it out, clean it and use it again!” In fact, if someone were to use the Clean Technique of sterilizing the catheter before and after each use, the catheter could be reused up to 50 times/week. Let you mind dwell on that….yuk!

Home Care Together, a Medicare accredited National Supplier of catheter products ask you to consider this scenario: A catheter user takes his/her grandchildren to Great America Theme Park. After morning coffee, it’s “Bathroom Time”! Ok; put it in, empty the bladder, take it out. Go to the public sink and wash it out… in front of the grandchildren?... the son or daughter?... some person behind you waiting?

If you can get past that visual, ask yourself: “now where do I put it…in my pocket? Do it again after lunch and the soda you enjoyed with the kids and then do it again before you get into the car to travel back home and again and again and…get the visual?

The other day one grandfather said bluntly: “It’s a pain in the butt!” After finding out that Medicare’s policy allows: “Up to 200/month”, he just rolled his eyes. I don’t want to be his urologist at the next office visit in a couple of weeks. What? Are we trying to save an extra dollar at the risk of expensive infections?

The National Spinal Cord Injury Association {NSCIA} reported on August 12, 2008 the following:

• “Sixty-five percent of intermittent catheter users get urinary tract infections at least once/year, compared to 14 percent in the general Medicare population”.
• Intermittent catheter users are approximately five times more likely to have at least one urinary tract infection/year.
• Medicare-covered per capita cost of treating urinary tract infections was 8-10 times higher for intermittent catheter users ($1,434/spinal cord injury capita and $1,154/spina bifida capita) than the average ($83/capita)
• About $3.5 billion is spent nationally in annual urinary tract infection evaluation and treatment.

Dr. Green, director of Urology at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Ga., and published author writes: “No longer does the patient have to clean his or her catheter after each use. The new policy offers greater patient convenience and reduces the incidence of improper catheterization techniques. It can potentially reduce the cross contamination of bacteria, thus reducing the incidence of urinary tract infections and mitigating significant health care costs associated with urinary tract infections.” http://www.spinalcord.org/news

So, does anyone need 200 catheters/month? Ask yourself: “If I went to the bathroom 5 times/day, WHAT WOULD I WANT?”

Home Care Together
gary

Home Care Together Won't Give Up!

In today’s economy, it is getting harder and harder for businesses to “make ends meet”! As a result, many Medical Suppliers are no longer providing supplies that have very little profit margins. If it is not profitable, they don’t want to stock the product! This trend will continue. Necessary items such as catheter and ostomy supplies have fallen into this “pit” of unpopular items that most suppliers don’t want to handle anymore.

On the other hand, Home Care Together, a National Supplier of Disposable Medical Supplies (DMS) is a Medicare Accredited Supplier of Catheters, Ostomy and Diabetic Supplies. And we are not going anywhere!

Home Care Together uses 12 strategic locations through-out the nation to “drop ship” supplies to our patients with dignity and respect. We are dedicated to helping those who need they're supplies delivered to where they want and when they want... every month! We have FREE SHIPPING in discreet packaging. Any brand; taking care of the paperwork and a friendly voice on the end of the phone makes Home Care Together a 5 Star Supplier that won't give up on our patients! Never!

Together we can make it happen!

gary

Home Care Products Sent Discreetly!

Plover, WI ~ Who needs to know that Grandpa uses a catheter? NOBODY!

That's why Home Care Together, a family owned business in America's Heartland has introduced a National Home Care Product Delivery Service. We can send Grandpa's urological supplies directly to him... where he wants it....when he wants it!

Simply call us at: 800.858.0968

You will find a friendly voice that understands that your business is.... your business!

Consider this: If a neighbor sees you loooking at the Wound Care isle in the drug store, or your best friend says "hello" to you when you're looking at the ostomy or urological products, well... that could be embarrassing! Wouldn't you rather have these necessities delivered right to your front door at no charge?

Home Care Together values your privacy so much that we do not share our customer list with anyone! Your order is packaged in a discreetly marked box and sent from one of our 6 warehouses located throughout the USA within 48 hours of placing your order. We understand that as we all grow older, our health care needs change but we do not have to lose our dignity as we cope with life's challenges! And that includes grandpa's too!

That's why we say: Together...We can make it happen!

gary