Contessa provides hospital-level Recovery, Rehabilitation, and Palliative Care at Home, utilizing a dedicated care team to deliver essential medical services in a patient's residence. This model addresses the need for safe and effective alternatives to traditional inpatient hospital stays, enhancing patient comfort and satisfaction while reducing the risk of hospital-acquired complications.
Funding
$32.5M raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Product
Problem
Traditional inpatient hospital stays and skilled nursing facilities can be costly, inconvenient, and increase the risk of hospital-acquired complications for patients. The transition from hospital to home can be fragmented, leading to poorly coordinated care and hindering optimal recovery. Patients with advanced illnesses often lack consistent support and comprehensive care planning, resulting in crisis situations and reduced quality of life.
Solution
Contessa, an Amedisys company, offers comprehensive care-at-home solutions, providing hospital-level Recovery Care, Rehabilitation Care, and Palliative Care directly in a patient's residence. By building dedicated care teams equipped with the necessary technology and expertise, Contessa ensures a seamless continuum of care, from initial hospital visit or primary care referral through the entire episode. The Recovery Care at Home program provides an alternative to traditional inpatient stays, while the Rehabilitation Care at Home program allows patients to receive skilled nursing level care at home instead of a facility. The Palliative Care at Home model offers ongoing support for patients with advanced illnesses, focusing on enhancing quality of life and enabling them to age in place comfortably.
Target Audience
Contessa's primary customers are health systems and providers seeking to offer comprehensive care-at-home solutions to their patients, as well as patients with acute or chronic conditions who prefer to receive care in the comfort of their own homes.
Features
- Recovery Care at Home: Hospital-level care in the home, with care coordinators identifying eligible patients in the ED or inpatient unit.
- Rehabilitation Care at Home: Skilled nursing and rehabilitation services provided at home, with referrals from hospitals or primary care physicians.
- Palliative Care at Home: Long-term, ongoing home-based care for patients with advanced illnesses, focusing on quality of life.
- Interdisciplinary care teams: Physicians, advanced practice providers, social workers, community health workers, and nurses collaborating to provide holistic care.
- Telehealth consults: Remote physician consultations to supplement in-home visits.
- Technology-enabled care: Patients receive the technology and instructions needed to receive convenient and safe care at home.
- Care plan alignment: Proactive conversations about care plans to ensure patients and their families are aligned on goals.