Blankenship Observation Paper

August 25th, I got a call from an old lady down by Grillton St., a body has been found. This elderly lady lived by herself in a two-story house, she was entirely immobile and bound to her wheelchair. She used to need her husband to help around the house but since his mysterious death she required a carer who would visit her daily to help her with everyday tasks like cooking and cleaning. The two floors of the house were only connected by a staircase. When the old lady needed to move between the two, the carer would have to carry her frail body like a baby, up and down the stairs. For years the local retirement centre has been trying to convince the poor lady to move out, but she always said that her late husband would want her to be there. To be with him.

Next, she moved on to Maine. Again, the dual challenge of securing accommodations and work initially produced a short-term stay at a dingy motel and the realization that affordable housing is further away from the center of jobs. She accepts the first two jobs that are offered: working at a housecleaning service during the week and as a dietary aid in a nursing home on

On this date worker visited Shadescrest NH, for the purpose of monitoring Ms. Salter's current placement and delivering Christmas presents. When worker arrived, Ms. Salter was lying in bed watching TV. Ms. Salter was happy to see worker and excited about her Christmas presents. She informed worker that her sister was checking on having her transferred to the Cordova NH because they did not like the Administer, Chester at Shadescrest. Ms. Salter stated she had begun to experience small seizure due to the stress of Kathy Harville, her ex-significant other and Chester. However, she feel moving closer to her sister will help with the stress. During interview, Ms. Salter was dressed appropriately, with good personal hygiene. She was alert, aware

Week 2: The Healthcare Facility and Staff – You Decide Health Rights and Responsibilities HSM542 September 16, 2012 I. Identification The dilemma is that Mrs. Margie Whitson a patient at Golden Oaks Rehabilitation Center is going through some very hard times after just loosing her son William about a week ago. She has also had to deal with loosing her husband in the past 5 years leading up to this. She is also reflecting back to when she lost her first son to a motor vehicle accident. Margie is having a very difficult time taking this all in and now feels all alone and wants the one and only thing keeping her alive removed. Margie suffered a heart attack 2 years ago that almost took her life and she

On this 9/3/15 worker visited the residence of Mr. Alvin Higgins, for the purpose of making first victim contact. Mr. Greg Nunn, RN with New Beacon Hospice greeted worker outside of the residence. Mr. Nunn stated he called the residence about 3 1/2 hours before arriving and Ms. Betty Griffith was not home. However, her daughter Gina Craven and her boyfriend, Kenneth Woods was at the home. When he arrived, the door was unlocked and Mr. Higgins was lying in his bed located in the living room. After being there for several minutes, Mr. Woods came into the living room and asked if he needed anything. Mr. Nunn told him no and Mr. Woods walked toward the back of the house. Medically Mr. Higgins diagnoses are late stage Alzheimer's. He is bedbound, hard of hearing, and unable to communicate.

R/s Alene Collins suffers from arthritis, depression, hypertension, a history of fracture arm, a history of right hip fracture, and she is hard of hearing. R/s Ms. Collins lives alone and needs assistance with some of her ADLs, she has 10 hours of care from CLTC. R/s Ms. Collins has a history of falling so she has a lifeline. R/s Ms. Collins is having difficulty breathing due to mold and mildew in the home. R/s the roof has a leak and according to Shala Martin (daughter), they don’t have insurance to fix it.

On this date worker visited Ms. Joy Lavender at her home 599 Ponderosa Circle, Sylacauga Al. 35151, for the purpose of gathering information on Ms. Lavender's financial history. The information needed to complete the Medicaid application. When worker arrived, Ms. Lavender greeted worker at the door but pretended to be someone else. After talking with her several minutes Ms. Joy Lavender stated she was in fact Ms. Joy Lavender and her mother was Ms. Wilma Lavender. According to Ms. Joy Lavender, she lied because she doesn't want anything to do with her mother. Ms. Joy Lavender stated that several months ago she moved her mother into her home. However, her mother only caused problems and decided she wanted to return to her home in Pleasant Grove.

On this date worker visited Shadescrest NH, for the purpose of case monitoring. When worker arrived Mr. Hopson was lying in bed sleeping. He was appropriately dressed with good personal hygiene. During visit worker was unable to wake Mr. Hopson. Worker spoke with charge nurse and learned Mr. Hopson was doing well. Mr. Hopson became long-term Medicaid approved in Sept. beginning in August.

At Care Springs, SSA visited with Kathy. Also present was Judy Baldwin and Kathy’s Aunt Jane. Jane is also a patient of Care Springs and is Kathy’s assigned roommate. We discussed that Kathy is doing well. Kathy shares details of her fall which resulted in her injury; sharing while walking up the ramp to her apartment she made a sudden stop and turned to greet the Maintenance Man for the complex, lost her footing because of the sudden stop and fell. She shares that the pain level of the injury is for the most part tolerable, while Judy shares that Kathy is currently on a routine dosage of pain medication for the injury. Judy explains the pain medication has been prescribed routinely because Kathy wasn’t requesting the medication when it was

Hi, my name is Caitlyn Blankenship and I am a member of the Northwest Middle School Beta Club. I live at home with my Parents, sisters, and two dogs. I like reading, playing soccer, and serving my community. Sometimes I go to the nursing home and read to the people. I have donated to can food drives and I helped make cards for meals on wheels.

On this date worker visited Walker Rehabilitation in Carbon Hill Al., for the purpose of monitoring Ms. Phillips placement. When worker arrived Ms. Phillips was in bed sleeping but woke when her name was called out. Ms. Phillips was dressed appropriately with good personal hygiene. Ms. Phillips did not remember worker from previous visits but was friendly with worker. During visit, Ms. Phillips talked about her roommates and appears to have adjusted well to her new living arrangement. This was a concern for Ms. Phillips because she went from a room for two into a room of four. Ms. Phillips stated she enjoys the food but doesn't participate in activities. Ms. Phillips stated the only time she leaves her room is to eat and get a bath. Worker

After talking with Mr. Cunningham worker walked outside and meet with Mr. Danny Cunningham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham. Mr. Danny Cunningham agreed that his mother needed to be in the nursing home because no one was able to care for her at home. According to Mr. Danny Cunningham, he only wanted his mother to return to home if she was able to walk. However, since her admission to Shadescrest she has declined physically and now requires assistance with everything. Mr. Cunningham stated that his father and sister was unable to provide that level of care and he was not able to move into the home with them and provide care because he worker in Birmingham and isn’t around a lot due to work. Mr. Danny Cunningham stated he is his father’s POA and his father was

Writer called Constance to find out if she has heard from the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA). Constance said yes and that they scheduled to meet on the 9th of this month. Constance said she will be seeing her pain managing doctor on the 8th. Also Constance said Medicaid approved for her to use long term care. Care manager was glad to hear that. Constance promised to update care manager after the

My practicum took place on September 7,2016 from nine thirty to ten thirty. The practicum took place at Impact Early College High School in Baytown. The class I observed was Ms. Nguyen’s class of juniors and seniors that contained twenty students, seven boys and thirteen girls. The class appeared to be alert and ready to learn. Since this was their second period class they already had enough time to shake off their fatigue. The subject was Pre-Calculous and the topic was operations of functions. Students entered the classroom in a calm manner and socialized until it was time to start class. The teacher instructed the students to take their seats and take five minutes to write their assignments into their academic calendar. The teacher went

Whilst in hospital care Mrs. Blue was encouraged to be involved in her care. Nurses would regularly provide education and support on how to promote health and well-being. When Mrs. Blue was ready to be discharged home, the nurse provided Mrs. Blue with written information on aftercare and instructions on how to take prescribed medications whilst at home, a contact number for the ward,