My Experience At Evergreen Senior Living

Prior to her current role, she worked as an Assistant Director of Nursing for over 5 years at Sun Air Convalescent Hospital and a Sub-Acute coordinator for 1 year. She has been working now at Berkley Valley Convalescent Hospital as Director of Nursing for over 20

I am a CNA, I am the person who helps your loved ones, children and maybe even yourself with everyday aspects. I am the person who helps your grandmother get ready in the morning or helps your uncle eat his lunch. I am slapped, bit and yelled at more times than not. I change diapers and clean up vomit daily. I wake up early and stay up late to help you when you whenever you need me. With all of this hard and tiring work comes the rewarding parts. I get to play card games like Go Fish and learn new ones from the residents like Bridge. I sit and talk with residents and hear their stories from when they are young. I get to soothe your premature baby and sit with her as she heals and grows until she goes home. I play board games and color with children who are suffering from chronic illness and cancer. I hold your mothers hand as I tell her it’s okay to go and that she is so loved. I am a CNA, and though I may not be for long I put my entire heart and soul into it and love every second. I have long desired for the chance to work in a medical setting and working in an assisted living home has made me realize that the job comes with so much more than the job description entails.

It is no secret that communication is key when providing direct patient care in a skilled nursing facility. However, there is a noticeable lapse in the communication between the care team when providing care to the individual or groups of individuals. Two main parts of any care team are the registered nurse and the certified nursing assistant, as these are the two people whom have the most direct and impactful roles with residents in a skilled facility. The Registered Nurse and the Certified Nursing Assistant play similar roles in providing patient care, but have different roles in its entirety. The role of the Registered Nurse (RN) is defined as having the competency and skill to provide direct and indirect health care to individuals, their families, and communities around them. Services are also provided designed to give out medications, to promote comfort or healing, promote healing, and to also provide the dignity of their patients and patient’s families (American College of Rheumatology, 2015).

A continuing care assistant are individuals who assist clients like the elderly and the mentally ill by providing them with the support services and the personal care that they need while promoting a healthy and independent living place in their own homes and long-term care facilities. CCA’s often work in long-term care facilities because, at a long-term care facility, they provide clients/residents with their managing of their medications, the residents have 24 hour supervision, assisted meal service, and personal care and/or nursing. CCA’s have a lot to offer to the nursing homes. They offer personal care and palliative care, assistance with meals, and also with household management.

Team B chose to cover Emeritus at Harbour of Pointe Shores, a senior community located in Ocean Shores, Washington. The team was interested in learning more about an assisted living and rehabilitation facility. It is also an opportunity to uncover the differences from an assisted living community and a skilled nursing facility. Emeritus at Harbour of Pointe Shores provides retirement and assisted living, respite services, and on-site rehabilitation. Similar to other long-term care facilities, the facility and staff are required to follow specific guidelines and regulations to maintain licensing and accreditation. However, these

My advanced practice specialty area is adult through gerontology primary care. At age 16, the love of my grandmother led me to apply for a housekeeping position in the nursing home she resided. Toileting my grandmother, performing evening hygiene, and placing my grandmother into bed after work every evening was an honor. My grandmother’s nursing

They have to clean and sanitize patient's rooms and common areas, change bed linens or soiled bedsheets and make beds, scrub areas down, provide and clean out bedpans, regularly as it helps in preventing the spread of infection to other patients or family members and moreover, clean space definitely help their patients gain a positive attitude. Helping patients move CNAs assist in transportation of incapacitated patients to treatment units, operating rooms or whenever they are to be taken for therapy sessions, little exercise around the floor and surgery using wheelchairs, stretchers, etc. They also help in turning and repositioning bedridden patients to avoid the risk of bedsores, blood clots and other issues by moving or shifting them periodically, as some of them are too weak to move. Listening to patient's health concerns and reporting

The main duties of a Certified Nurse Assistant are to take of the patients under supervision of Registered Nurses and Doctors. Assisting patients with daily chores like dressing, feeding, and monitoring activity are the main responsibilities. With so much time spent with the patients, CNAs often develop close relationships with many people.

IntroductionThere has been an issue with lack of care in long term care facilities. Some examples ofthese issues include the following: pressure ulcers, falls, dehydration, insomnia, abuse ofrestraints, etc. of the elderly residents. Therefore, there has been studies performed to determinewhat needs to be changed and what the effect these changes would have on the facility as well asthe workers or nursing assistants. These studies take place in two different facilities in Quebec,Canada. It is sad how the majority of the workers interviewed have the same complaints thatdirectly relate to the reasons why proper care is not provided, yet nothing has been done to fixthose issues.DevelopmentThe most important factor to the career of a nursing assistant and the care of the elderlyin facilities is time.

As a recent graduate from the Health Care Administration and Planning (HCAP) program at Tennessee State University my desire for Health Care Administration has grown tremendously. My passion has always been Long Term Care, from observing family members being admitted into a facility with high abuse rates, sitting with the elderly at a young age, to completing an internship at National Healthcare Corporation (NHC) during the summer of 2016 under the Regional Director, Mr. Tim Shelly. I have always had a love for the aging population and wanted to work in an environment that believed in producing the best quality of care for the aging population.

Christina graduated from High School in 2007, where she then attended Middle Tennessee State University to obtain her Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing. However, over time having a passion for working with the elderly became a new career interest. Presently, Christina is a graduating senior at Tennessee State University, majoring in Health Care Administration and Planning. Upon graduating in December 2016, she plans to apply the Administrator-In-Training (AIT) program at National Healthcare Corporation (NHC) so that she can eventually become a Director of an Assisted Living Facility.

I worked closely with the activities director in the dementia care unit. I was tasked with setting up activities and games, preparing snacks, and transporting residents. This experience confirmed the importance of having patience and compassion, and the value of having a proper bedside manner when interacting with others. I was also able to see how difficult it was for the families of those residents with dementia and realized the support they needed when making decisions for their loved one. I found myself listening to families’ grievances and desired a higher level of understanding of medicine to treat patients with disabling

Aging is a natural part of life. However, many people struggle to stay active in their golden years. The attentive staff at National Church Residences is committed to the health and overall well-being of their clients and residents. Their senior living community in Chillicothe, OH, has provided safe, affordable, and comfortable housing to seniors for more than 50 years. As innovative leaders in home and health care for the elderly, they work hard to fulfill the social and human needs of older adults.

According to Larissa, her role in improving the health of her clients includes: personal care, diet, ensuring safety, grooming and hygiene, and providing emotional support. Her clients are Long Term Care residents and may suffer from a combination of physical and psychological conditions. She works alongside many other healthcare professionals, including RPNs, RNs, physiotherapists, dieticians, and physicians. Transfers, personal care, bathing, and meals are often performed in collaboration with other healthcare practitioners. Mechanical lifts must be performed by a minimum of two staff members. Marissa feels that resident safety is the most important aspect of client care.

In order to explore the individual experiences of an older adult in the United States, we conducted an interview of a 78-year-old white male living in Silver Spring, Maryland. Throughout this paper, the interviewee will be referred to as Edgar; this is not his real name. The interview was conducted in the home of one of the interviewers because it is close to Edgar’s home. Throughout the interview, we discussed Edgar’s personal experiences with ageism, the physical and psychological effects of aging, family and social supports in old age, and the transition from work to retirement. While his experiences with personal aging are similar to that of many other individuals his age, his experience as full-time male caregiver offers unique insight into an unofficial occupation dominated by women.