Monday Morning Wisdom
Protect Yourself from Horrors of Weekend Getaways
November 21
Protect Yourself from Horrors of
ore and more seniors, with a degree of
fucntionality are living in small
programs.
These 6, 12 and 20 bed programs often do not
come with...
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Monday Morning Wisdom
Protect Yourself from Horrors of Weekend Getaways
November 21
Protect Yourself from Horrors of
ore and more seniors, with a degree of
fucntionality are living in small
programs.
These 6, 12 and 20 bed programs often do not
come with the corporate structure of the larger programs, i.
e.
Sunrise.
This does not mean these programs cannot benefit from
the best operational tools available.
One rather simple tool is the “Resident Return Form”.
This form is
used as a brief questionnaire to be completed by the home manager
and the responsible family member when the resident returns.
What does the form accomplish? Well it asks questions about any injuries the
while away.
It asks if the family adjusted
about behavioral changes and urine output
The adult day health care program that
though she fell at home earlier that morning is a good example of why tools like these are relevant.
One of
the program enrollee’s sons believed the injury occurred in the center while th
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