-: Hello, Mr. William. -: How are you doing?
-: How you doing today?
All right, Mr. William, let's check your blood pressure.
I'm Jimmy Maddox, family nurse practitioner.
-: Take a deep breath and hold it.
My name is Kim DeMaise
and I'm a nurse practitioner in Indiana.
I think seeing people in their home is so important
because we have to see people where they are.
-: We do the complex care management of the post-hospitals,
the folks that are diabetics that need to be
monitored closely.
You can have a visit as infrequently as once a year
if you're healthy.
You can have a visit quarterly
depending on your health status.
If we go out in the home and assess them,
and we find a problem,
I'm gonna contact that physician
and be the go-between between the patient
and physician and get them to the physician's office.
Kim: You get the whole picture.
You find out what kind of neighborhood that they live in.
If they feel safe in their neighborhood.
And just treat them with dignity and kindness.
-: Whether you've been healthy or not,
just to be reminded, it's good to be alive.
-: And you can just feel that when she's here.
It's all about you.
You just feel loved and cared about.
Kim: If we can make a difference in somebody's life,
then that is the greatest reward that I can get.
-: We have compassion in our work.
You know you can always call me if you need me.
-: Yes, sir.
Jimmy: You build that relationship
and that trust with the members,
and that makes them feel comfortable.
We can spend the time that we need
to be sure that patient's taken care of.
-: A good day is when I feel like I've helped somebody.
It's very fulfilling. (gentle music)