Improving life in a "non-specialty" nursing home.When MS dishes out its worst, people need an extraordinary amount of care: they need to be turned, sometimes hourly, given daily physical therapy, kept comfortable with an array of medications, each with its own schedule and requirements, and, of course, fed, clothed clothe tr.v. clothed or clad , cloth·ing, clothes 1. To put clothes on; dress. 2. To provide clothes for. 3. To cover as if with clothing. , and bathed. Small wonder family care cannot always meet the needs. True quality care means far more than these physical things; people with severe MS live well only when they have personal choices, ways to be productive, quiet times for personal growth, and public times to share the company of others. Some 15,000 people with severe MS live in nursing homes in the U.S., most of them in facilities designed with the frail elderly frail elderly, n.pl older persons (usually over the age of 75 years) who are afflicted with physical or mental disabilities that may interfere with the ability to independently perform activities of daily living. in mind. Residents with MS are generally not elderly and have many years ahead. The Society's Long Term Care Committee is meeting this with several approaches. One is developing a "Centers of Excellence" designation for providers who will partner with the Society's nursing home alliance and learn how to restructure their care. Another is the creation of a comprehensive set of "Best Practices" for nursing home administrators. This is now in high gear, thanks to the contributions of Norma Harrington Harrington can refer to: Places in the United Kingdom:
dis·sem·i·nat·ed adj. Spread over a large area of a body, a tissue, or an organ. to long-term care facilities long-term care facility n. See skilled nursing facility. nationwide in 2007. |
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