Home care

motion for class certification against defendant Jan & Gail’s Care Homes, Inc. (Care Homes). Plaintiff contends the trial court erred in finding she failed to establish a well-defined community of interests among class members. At hire, employees of Care Homes are required to sign an agreement waiving their right to uninterrupted meal periods in accordance with the facility’s standard operating procedures. Plaintiff argues Care Homes was obligated under the Labor Code to inform employees they…

sentences). North Carolina has 30 Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) with service areas in North Carolina. Over half of the people in North Carolina live in an area served by at least one ACO.1 2. How are the ACOs structured and what services do they provide? (1 paragraph). The ACOs are provider-led health care organizations, consisting of a group of coordinated health care practitioners. These groups of practitioners, called ACO participants come…

severe and well-known than that faced by elderly residents in care homes, oppression still exists in retirement homes. New arrivals in a care home may experience oppression through resocialization when they must adapt to the structure and strict schedule of their new home and do not end up adapting very well. Also, the social role of the new arrivals might be radically different if their lives were more independent before entering a care home. If they had previously been following their own…

Senior Home Care: 5 Signs Your Elder May Need In Home Care Many seniors have the desire to remain independent and age-in-place. They have no desire to downsize their home or live in an assisted living community. The reality is, however, that they cannot manage on their own. This is not only scary when it is realized, but it is most scary when your senior loved one does not realize that they are in need of help. Sometimes, seniors understand that things are not right, but they cope the best…

Brigitte Santos. Brigitte is a home health care nurse that has worked all of her life to get to where she is today. Brigitte is the most hardworking, over achieving, caring and responsible person I know. Brigitte has raised 2 kids all the while working hard and going to school. I personally have seen my mother start from the bottom and work her way up to be an extremely successful woman. She has worked her way up for a CNA, to an RN, to a SANE worker and Home Health care nurse. My mom has gone…

Case Study This case study was concerning the health and safety of Mr. Edward McKay in his home. Mr. McKay is an 82 year old gentleman who after suffering two cerebral vascular accidents has been left with left sided hemiplegia and is unable to speak. He is bedridden with bilateral lower extremity contractures, incontinent, dysphasic and dysphagic. Mr. McKay’s physical condition alone would require total care on a 24 hour basis to assist with feeding, changing and turning him. He lives with…

teaching. This is an important scene in the movie, because later on when Fiona is placed in a long term care facility for patients with Alzheimer’s disease, Grant beats himself up for not being able to care for her (Polly.…

labor. In their essay, “Organizing Home Care,” Jennifer Klein and Eileen Boris argue that home care is the government’s method of saving money by taking advantage of poor women of color. As opposed to nursing homes, which are viewed as costly forms of institutionalization, home health care is the preferred option by both clients and the client’s loved ones, who are unable to care for them themselves. Those in need of attention and…

Senior In Home Care and Hypertension High blood pressure is a disease of epidemic proportions in the United States. According to the American Heart Association, high blood pressure, or hypertension, is diagnosed in about 80 million American adults. Tens of millions more are estimated to have high blood pressure and do not know it. One of the main problems with hypertension is that it is a symptomless disease. This means that it does not display regular signs and symptoms. Instead, high blood…

In Home Care: Kidney Disease According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, kidney disease affects over 20 million Americans and many more are at risk for developing it. A great number of those with kidney disease are seniors. The main risk factors for kidney disease are diabetes, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. Next in line are frequent use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and antibiotics. If kidney disease is not addressed and treated in time,…