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Understanding The Impact Of Social Distancing On Older Adults And Senior Centers To Better Adapt Towards A New Normal, Salina Jivan
Understanding The Impact Of Social Distancing On Older Adults And Senior Centers To Better Adapt Towards A New Normal, Salina Jivan
Student Capstone Papers
COVID-19 brought about social distancing mandates that posed as a new barrier to meaningful social participation in the community. The purpose of this project was to understand the impact of social distancing on older adults and senior organizations to better inform the role of OT in helping seniors adapt towards a new normal within the community. A qualitative study and needs assessment were performed through phone interviews with seniors and organizations that support them from around the United States. Themes highlighted seniors desire for social contact and cautious return to the community once mandates are lifted. Both seniors and organizations …
Understanding The Impact Of Social Distancing On Older Adults And Senior Organizations To Better Adapt Towards A New Normal, Salina Jivan
Understanding The Impact Of Social Distancing On Older Adults And Senior Organizations To Better Adapt Towards A New Normal, Salina Jivan
San Marcos, Summer 2020
COVID-19 brought about social distancing mandates that posed as a new barrier to meaningful social participation in the community. The purpose of this project was to understand the impact of social distancing on older adults and senior organizations to better inform the role of OT in helping seniors adapt towards a new normal within the community. A qualitative study and needs assessment were performed through phone interviews with seniors and organizations that support them from around the United States. Themes highlighted seniors desire for social contact and cautious return to the community once mandates are lifted. Both seniors and organizations …
Increasing Polst Documentation For Patient Transfers From Long Term Care Facilities, Jennifer White, Md, Mari Siegel, Chris Haines, Chris Pitsch, Heather Peiritsch, Erica Westlake
Increasing Polst Documentation For Patient Transfers From Long Term Care Facilities, Jennifer White, Md, Mari Siegel, Chris Haines, Chris Pitsch, Heather Peiritsch, Erica Westlake
Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit
With an increase in patients from long term care facilities being admitted to the hospital, a lack of goals of care documentation became evident and presented the providers with many unknowns regarding patient care.
Without documentation and sick with COVID, patients cannot always advocate for themselves. This problem is worsened by the ban on visitors, preventing surrogate decision makers from being in the room.
There is a need for providers at long term care facilities to have these goals of care discussions, for COVID specific circumstances and for long term care.
The Coronavirus And The Risks To The Elderly In Long-Term Care, William Gardner, David States, Nicholas Bagley
The Coronavirus And The Risks To The Elderly In Long-Term Care, William Gardner, David States, Nicholas Bagley
Articles
The elderly in long-term care (LTC) and their caregiving staff are at elevated risk from COVID-19. Outbreaks in LTC facilities can threaten the health care system. COVID-19 suppression should focus on testing and infection control at LTC facilities. Policies should also be developed to ensure that LTC facilities remain adequately staffed and that infection control protocols are closely followed. Family will not be able to visit LTC facilities, increasing isolation and vulnerability to abuse and neglect. To protect residents and staff, supervision of LTC facilities should remain a priority during the pandemic.
Creating Covid-19 Work-Arounds For Vulnerable Older Adults, Edward F. Ansello
Creating Covid-19 Work-Arounds For Vulnerable Older Adults, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
In response to disruptions in care due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP) has decided to focus energies on vulnerable populations, specifically: low income older adults in the Richmond Health and Wellness Program (RHWP), which delivers healthcare coordination at rental assistance housing complexes in Richmond, who had been receiving regular in-person help from interprofessional teams of faculty and students; residents with dementia and staffs of long-term care facilities who’d been intended to participate on-site in a non-pharmacological dementia care intervention called TimeSlips, as well as family caregivers of individuals in the community with dementia; and older …
Ageism In The Age Of Covid-19, Edward F. Ansello
Ageism In The Age Of Covid-19, Edward F. Ansello
Director's Editorials from Age in Action
Greater awareness of biases in health care and protective services are needed. Ageism is not going away but at least COVID-19 has unveiled some of its manifestations.