by Beth Reigart | Oct 16, 2018 | Clinical, Culture, Wellness
As occupational therapists, each of us has encountered a person who insisted on doing things “their way.” We’ve all seen the patient that rushes through a treatment stating, “The faster I get this done, the sooner I can get back to my room and lie down; I’m tired you...
by Lisa Chadwick | Oct 11, 2018 | Culture, Wellness
Due to the innate nature of caregiving business, most healthcare workers start their career as motivated and passionate about their work. Almost all healthcare workers begin their careers enthused and excited about the opportunities that await them as they begin to...
by Jennifer Callahan | Oct 4, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance, Wellness
Have you heard of IDDSI? It stands for International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative. It is a framework to standardize terminology and definitions for food textures and liquid thicknesses in order to avoid confusion often created by different names used to...
by Kaleb Roudabush | Jan 15, 2018 | Wellness
Since the dawn of time, humanity has used numbers to mark progress. The Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks were among the first to do so, using clay tablets with symbols of geometry inscribed on them to measure everything from the distances of ships and shores, to...
by Jennifer Callahan | Jan 12, 2018 | Clinical, Wellness
More than 13 million people in the United States, male and female, young and old, experience incontinence. 50% or more of elderly people are incontinent. Women are 2x as likely as men to experience incontinence due to women’s health, childbirth, etc. Incontinence...
by Beth Reigart | Dec 21, 2017 | Clinical, Wellness
The Otago fall prevention program has been shown to be effective on physical function in nursing home residents over the age of 65. In a randomized, controlled trial, the Otago exercise program was shown as effective in improving balance, functional mobility, lower...
