Lifecare Alliance

Filing Period

Jan 1, 2012 to Dec 31, 2012

Signed

Aug 15, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.0

Gross Receipts

$14,387,367

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Wellness Service provides health care services in community wellness centers throughout Franklin County. The community wellness centers are located in areas where the population is underserved, has limited access to health care and/or has limited financial resources. Services include, but are not limited to, health assessments, skilled nursing care, and screening tests with a focus on health promotion and education, disease prevention and chronic disease management. In addition to registered nurses, the wellness program employs registered dietitians who provide medical nutrition therapy, weight management programs, diabetes self-management and educational programs on a wide variety of nutrition topics. Registered nurses assist clients with medication management. In 2012, the nurses and dietitians provided services to 1,178 clients in community wellness centers, and screening services to 1,069 clients in corporate and health fair settings, and had 6,671 visits to wellness and foot care centers. The adult immunization program offers a full array of adult immunizations from A(hepatitis A) to Z(zoster/shingles), as well as an international travel health clinic, which provides a comprehensive pre-travel assessment and all vaccines needed for international travel. In 2012, the nurses conducted 1,925 flu shots and 497 adult immunizations. Ninety-three percent (93%) of the Wellness Services clients are over the age of 65, 37% have annual incomes of less than $20,000, 65% are female, and 31% are minority. The wellness team also provides health care services in the corporate setting. The Catch the Wellness Spirit Wellness Program provides on-site services which include all of the same services provided in the community setting, as well as personal face-to-face coaching at the worksite with the registered nurse and dietitian. Health fairs for community organizations and businesses are a recent addition to the wellness program. In 2012, the Corporate Wellness program served 28 corporations including White Castle System, Inc., Highlights for Children, Grange Insurance, Edison Welding, and GFS Chemical. Visiting Nurses provide health care linkage service to assist patients with managing their chronic health conditions. This program, which began in 1898, also provides a Visiting Pharmacist, who assists clients in arranging medications to prevent and reduce drug interactions.

Activity 3

Columbus Cancer Clinic, a Medicare certified service, provides education about cancer prevention and early detection, head-to-toe cancer screenings, examinations and mammograms, regardless of a client's ability to pay. In 2012, the program served 3,135 clients providing 1,724 mammograms, 756 head-to-toe cancer screenings, and 655 clients with home care support services. In addition, the program provides low-income, underinsured or uninsured individuals living with active cancer with medical supplies, medical equipment, medication assistance, transportation to and from cancer-related medical appointments, pantry items, nutritional supplements and emergency financial assistance to home care support patients who are about to lose daily necessities, such as housing and/or utilities. The program will provide skilled nursing care, home health aide, social work, therapy and/or a dietitian if needed to keep the patient in the home setting. All home care support services are free of charge. In 2012, the Home Care Support service served 655 Central Ohioans living with active cancer. Wigs and breast prostheses may be obtained free of charge. Eighteen percent (18%) of all Columbus Cancer Clinic clients are over the age of 65, 72% have annual incomes of less than $20,000, 83% are female, and 45% are minority. The Columbus Cancer Clinic began in 1921 and is the oldest free cancer clinic in the United States. The Columbus Cancer Clinic merged into LifeCare Alliance in 2005.

Filer

EIN

31-4379494