Geriatric care management

Residents placed in a long term care facility is a hardship alone on the resident and families. Some families are in need of a little more assistance with their family member. This help may be required for many of the activities of daily living or needs that healthy, active people take for granted and may include such things as walking, bathing, dressing, and using the bathroom. Being a consultant and reviewing the long term care survey which receive several deficiencies notation for…

everyday in their nursing home, and then beg their loved ones to take them home. (Amy Laurent) That is almost 50%. In a year or two that number could have risen if it has not already. To work in such critical conditions one needs patience. One must take care of the elderly as if it were one’s own…

Nursing homes are considered a safe haven for older adults that may not have family to take care of them. They have nurses working around the clock to provide the utmost care. Having individuals within the same age group can help ease such a difficult transition from living with family to living with assisted care. Leaving them in the care of a stranger is never easy. The family will never truly know if the care promised, is actually being provided. America’s burgeoning elder population has…

Geriatric Depression Screening During Inpatient Admissions Brandi Galindo The University of Texas at Arlington College of Nursing In partial fulfillment of the requirements of N5327 (401) Exploration of Science and Theories for Nursing Ronda Mintz-Binder, DNP, RN CNE October 12th, 2014 Geriatric Depression Screening During Inpatient Admissions Geriatric Depression is a serious mental illness that requires proper screening and treatment. According to the Geriatric…

best for a loved one in terms of what to do when they cannot live independently. Assisted living facilities seem to be the obvious answer, but many experiences show otherwise. Gross supports my observation that there is an inability to properly take care of patients in these specialized facilities. The article quotes a credible source, Dr. Woodson, a geriatrician (a specialty practice that focuses on the health of elderly people), who has a similar assertion as I do. This quote is very direct…

Elderly Care in Nursing Homes There is much in life to reflect on especially for the elderly and different aspects of the care they either do or don’t receive in nursing facilities. According to the UN’s(United Nations) report elder abuse is, “A single, or repeated act, or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust which causes harm or distress to an older person.”(UN, Elder Abuse Article) Almost 70% of elderly suffer neglect from their…

Residential Care Homes Residential care homes are referred to by a variety of different names, including adult care homes, residential care facilities or communities, personal care homes and care homes. But what they all share in common is the service of providing senior citizens care and support in a homelike setting. What is a residential care home? Care homes are residential facilities that provide individualized service to small groups of older adults. These adult care homes provide…

For one thing, the approach to treating a geriatric patient who suffers from heart failure should be different then treating someone with heart failure in their fifties because of anatomical changes leading to physiological changes. For example, elderly people with heart failure have a higher probability…

moving back to working with the geriatric population. This author has not been working in a healthcare facility and performing patient care for approximately 12 years. After obtaining my master’s degree in Healthcare Operations Management, I would like to find a position of directing a geriatric facility. I really enjoy working with the geriatric population and I find that as individuals are living longer there is a greater need for geriatric health care and geriatric facilities. I want to…

did my clinical at a nursing home. There, I observed many opportunities for learning and growth in long-term care. With the permission of my instructor, I explored around and had a little time to communicate with the senior citizens. I continued to make observations and found that communicating with the elderly presents difficulties that impact the CNA’s ability to implement routine care. Communication barriers can create stress and tension between CNAs and senior patients. These barriers are…