Home care

rehabilitation. After a 30-day stay at the SNF, she is still unable to return home due to the severity of her disability. She transitions to a nursing home for custodial care, where she remains for the next 3-months. After this time passes, she becomes well enough to go home,…

family members are increasingly associated with influential decisions and that of placing a relative in a nursing care home or living with a family caregiver. Current literature primarily focuses attention on the negative effects of family caregiving on elderly persons. Nonetheless few direct attention to their positive impact. As a result, this paper will explore the issue of nursing home care and benefits for elderly people living with family caregivers. Family or informal caregivers pertain…

The Senior Care industry is a unique industry that allows for great opportunity. Once you’re in, then it is possible to transition throughout the industry easily. As long as this main principle is understood then everything else about the industry is easier to understand. The purpose of this industry is to care for the elderly as they go through their final stages of life. The different types of agencies within the industry (hospice, nursing home, home care, personal care home etc.) cater to…

healthcare in the hospital setting. Budget and Healthcare: What’s money got to do with it? Money has everything to do with it. Money affects the quality of care some individuals receive. Over the last few years healthcare coverage has declined. For example, back in 2011, since the recession 1 in 7 citizens in the state of Washington had no health care coverage due to a lost job or unable to afford private insurance due to the slow economy recovery. The recession has caused more people to turn to…

contact at Senior Care. Ms. McGinnis was alert but unable to answer questions appropriately or aware of surroundings. After talking with Ms. McGinnis worker spoke with Tabitha Harper, SW at Senior Care. Ms. Harper stated since admission mental status had not improved and she required assistance when transferring from the GERI chair to the bed or commode. On 10/14 worker received a letter from Dr. Charles Herlihy…

health nurse can provide care in a variety of settings such as, home visits, community nursing centers, and public health departments and also be an educator in the home and community. In this paper, I will discuss these facilities in my community, access to these resources, how families in the community benefit, and three ways a family health nurse may be useful in community resources. There are a variety of settings where a family community/public health nurse provides care and in order to…

When I decided to volunteer at the Del Amo Gardens Care Center, I wasn’t quite sure if I was emotionally ready. In March of 2013, my grandpa suffered a very severe stroke. It caused so much damage that it paralyzed half of his body, so we had to put him in a nursing home. Shortly after starting my volunteering, however, any negativity faded away as I was eager to assist with the activities. As I participated, discovered that even though a good amount of these patients suffered some sort of…

approach to care would produce a more comprehensive assessment and plan of care for the individual. Sometimes this is the case and other times it’s not. It really truly depends on the team members. Recently, we had a discharge planning meeting for a resident at our facility. The resident’s daughter is the Director of Admissions at our facility. Our social worker called her to explain that her father was making very little progress and she did not expect him to be able to return home without…

and to see her unable to move around because of Alzheimer’ is very difficult. Her lack of memory and inability to take care of herself has placed a great strain on her son as he is unable to take care of her personal needs. After weeks of trying to take care of his mom the best way he knows how, he has begun to contemplate about long-term care facility that can take over the care of his mom. He asked my advice on how to choose a long-term facility. Helping him on the things to consider when…

Description of different areas found in the home-like environment of school-age care programs Living-Room Area: Like in home, one area may be setup for children, as a living room by creating a space, that contains couches, chairs; lot of pillows in a variety of shapes and texture; and a coffee table, basket of toys and magazines, book cases, picture frame screen, art posters on the wall and windows treatments, and plants in a variety of shapes and sizes. “Materials in the physical environment…