Providing Quality Care to People with MS
People with MS in long-term care facilities deserve the best care available from educated CNA staff who can understand the person as well as the disease. Our goal as we designed this innovative cutting-edge program was to increase access to high quality, comprehensive care for people with MS living in long-term care facilities and their families, leveraging our influence to improve healthcare systems and resources. This program utilizes an all-volunteer trained staff, who contact long-term care facilities and offer our continuum of care services to facility staff and to residents living with MS.
Specialized Services offered to residents:
- Lending Library: Materials covering a wide variety of issues associated with living with a chronic illness are available on loan free of charge from our library.
- Teleconferences: Toll-free monthly calls with MS experts covering topics such as: Research updates and symptom management.
- Financial Assistance: Limited financial assistance is available for emergency aid, DME and quality of life needs.
- Publications: Pamphlets are available on a variety of MS topics including family, emotional and medical issues.
To find out more about the National MS Society or Mid-Atlantic programs, call 1-800-344-4867 and talk to an MS Navigator TODAY!