SummaCare Member Experiences

Dale's Story

After being diagnosed with congestive heart failure, Dale Dawson said he was impressed when SummaCare contacted him about the Home Telemonitoring Program. Working with a SummaCare care coordinator, Dale was proactive about learning to improve his daily readings so that he could maintain a better quality of life. “The Home Telemonitoring Program is just a wonderful service and one of the things that has kept me with SummaCare for many years now,” said Dale.

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Vivian's Story

Vivian Forgus took advantage of the SummaCare Secure Healthy You early on in her membership by participating in the Living Well Workshops. The six-week course included tips and techniques that helped Vivian and her husband Jerry develop healthier habits. “We were asked to set goals for ourselves (during the workshops) and mine was to be able to go up and down the stairs in my home for seven minutes straight,” said Vivian. “In the beginning, it was quite a challenge but by the end of the workshops, it was a piece of cake!” 

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Shirley's Story

Shirley Cotrell was in and out of the hospital for years with congestive heart failure. Her condition required ongoing monitoring, but she didn’t want to move to a long-term care facility. Shirley’s Care Coordinator at SummaCare arranged for home telemonitoring, allowing Shirley to monitor and report her weight, heart rate, blood pressure and more. Today, Shirley lives at home thanks to coaching and follow-up calls from her SummaCare  Care Coordinator.