Traditions Health

MAY 1, 2023

When to Seek Help Caring for someone with ALS often presents many challenges for the patient’s primary caregiver. From daily living activities such as shopping, cooking, and cleaning, to more demanding activities such as bathing or feeding, caring for an ALS patient can take a toll.

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 23, 2023

In addition, home care aides may also be present to assist with personal care services such as bathing and grooming. Since hospice care is usually provided in the home, a loved one may still be involved as the primary caregiver, with guidance and support provided by professional medical staff on the hospice care team.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

MARCH 2, 2022

PRO-TIP : If your patient is in the nursing home, call the family and invite them to be present during your visit! To be honest, the insight of the chaplains and social workers was always impressive. Were there red flags or warning signs present? Perhaps your patient wants to take a bed bath and not a shower.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

JANUARY 18, 2022

For instance, you may need to touch, feed, or even bathe a patient. As a nurse, it might be tempting to promise the family that you will be present when their loved one dies. Now, let’s break that down in a little bit more. To begin, as a nurse, you are in a position of power and authority when you provide care.

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Shining Light Hospice

DECEMBER 30, 2021

It is better described as a set of symptoms that include cognitive impairments in memory recall, thinking, communication, and socialization. Unfortunately, it will also interfere with the ability to perform activities of daily living such as eating, toileting, and bathing. Speech may or may not be present. What Causes Dementia?

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GeriPal

JULY 6, 2023

I’m a geriatrically trained social worker and it was my grandmother. Here’s a Meals on Wheels handout and here’s a fall prevention handout, and we don’t have a social worker. Greg: Yeah, great question. We’re actually designated state units on aging that are designated by our governors.

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Home Care Pulse

JUNE 27, 2023

So whether that’s, you know, skilled nursing, physical therapy, social worker, speech therapists, all different modalities that we work closely with, which is really important factor. And Laura dropped so many nuggets during that little presentation piece right there. So we need to make sure we cover that for them.

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