Difference between revisions of "Common Care Issues when Living in Residential Care"
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===An example from falls prevention=== | ===An example from falls prevention=== | ||
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Falls are a common concern in residential care facilities, and happen with considerable frequency, as a result of many interrelated factors including frailty, medications, staffing and environmental factors,([[Chapter Four Legal Issues in Residential Care References|40]]) as well as cognitive impairment. In some cases, family will ask (“strongly request”) staff to take stronger efforts to help reduce the risk of a resident falling. They may erroneously believe that if staff restricts the resident’s movement (“make her stay in bed”) or if they use physical restraints, this will prevent falls. | Falls are a common concern in residential care facilities, and happen with considerable frequency, as a result of many interrelated factors including frailty, medications, staffing and environmental factors,([[Chapter Four Legal Issues in Residential Care References|40]]) as well as cognitive impairment. In some cases, family will ask (“strongly request”) staff to take stronger efforts to help reduce the risk of a resident falling. They may erroneously believe that if staff restricts the resident’s movement (“make her stay in bed”) or if they use physical restraints, this will prevent falls. | ||
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* develop a better understanding of the issues (e.g. the resident’s risk to take certain risks, the harms from the restriction), as well as | * develop a better understanding of the issues (e.g. the resident’s risk to take certain risks, the harms from the restriction), as well as | ||
* the best practices in the area (e.g. ways that the facility works to reduce risks of falls through environmental means, through rehabilitation and mobility preservation). | * the best practices in the area (e.g. ways that the facility works to reduce risks of falls through environmental means, through rehabilitation and mobility preservation). | ||
===Leaving the facility=== | ===Leaving the facility=== | ||