Blog Feeding Long-term care 
Minority Nurse
JANUARY 26, 2024
Feeding Our Young, Not Eating Our Young When asked about new nurse residencies, some old-school nurses may gruffly say, “When I graduated, nobody held my hand. Improved retention translates to a more experienced and skilled nursing workforce, positively impacting patient safety through better continuity of care.”
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
MARCH 2, 2023
Now, as a mother of five, my children have been subject to hearing this story way too often when they are wasteful with really, well anything … “If you don’t stop being so careless, I am feeding you all cold catfish for breakfast!” I also wonder about the patients whom we serve daily. She can be reached at rkinder@broadriverrehab.com.
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Nurse.com
JUNE 1, 2023
As I worked, I watched the LPNs and RNs administer meds, care for wounds, give tube feedings, etc. “I Stage five: From long-term care to trauma The children are getting older. I have to admit it was challenging, having spent most of my career in long-term care. Submit your story today!
Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
APRIL 3, 2022
Petra was not a very independent eater, but I knew she was physically capable of feeding herself by any means necessary. All the nurse aides were occupied feeding residents at other tables and experiencing their own mealtime problems. Imitating me, she was attempting to feed George, but with her own used utensils.
Nurse.com
MAY 20, 2022
I made pointless calls to long-term care facilities for individuals with mental health conditions, but no one would accept him due to his history of violent crime. He wore diapers and couldn’t consistently feed himself. I was heartbroken for this poor soul. I don’t know what happened to him in the end.
Hope Hospice
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
Let’s review some ways to feed these emotional needs. William Thomas, MD, being convinced that loneliness and boredom are pandemic in long-term care facilities, founded the Eden Alternative , a program designed to promote the well-being of persons living with dementia. Attending to Well-Being.
GeriPal
MARCH 14, 2024
We talk with them about the epidemiology, assessment, and management of dysphagia, including the role of modifying the consistency of food and liquids, feeding tubes, and the role of dysphagia rehabilitation like tongue and cough strengthening. He doesn’t prescribe thickened liquids, because he just puts in feeding tubes in everybody.
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