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2019-04-17 05:54:14 PM ruthiesister enter the chat room
2019-04-17 05:55:08 PM ruthiesister welcome
2019-04-17 05:56:41 PM virginiamooney enter the chat room
2019-04-17 05:57:13 PM virginiamooney Good evening. Glad I am finally able to catch a Wed night! How are you?
2019-04-17 05:57:44 PM ruthiesister good how are you . i hope we get some more people for tonight chat
2019-04-17 05:58:12 PM virginiamooney I agree. It might be a bit awkward if no one else shows. :D
2019-04-17 05:58:51 PM ruthiesister lol,, well i have been doing these chat for alot of yrs ,so i get use to it
2019-04-17 05:59:12 PM ruthiesister were are you from
2019-04-17 05:59:13 PM virginiamooney (y)
2019-04-17 05:59:25 PM virginiamooney Fayetteville, Tn.. You?
2019-04-17 05:59:40 PM ruthiesister from the catskills in ny
2019-04-17 05:59:55 PM virginiamooney Wow. I hear it is beautiful up there!
2019-04-17 06:00:05 PM ruthiesister you guys have been getting some pretty bad weather
2019-04-17 06:00:25 PM ruthiesister it is , i live on a dirt rd on top of a mountain
2019-04-17 06:00:56 PM virginiamooney Yes, so much rain and flooding here! Lovely! I love the mountains.
2019-04-17 06:01:44 PM ruthiesister it is beautiful three season out of the yr ,, lol , winter is tough and the beginning of spring is muddy
2019-04-17 06:01:58 PM ruthiesister but it is beautiful
2019-04-17 06:02:28 PM virginiamooney I can only imagine! We've been in the 60's- mid 70's for a month. Happy to give the power bill a break!
2019-04-17 06:03:21 PM ruthiesister lol,, i'm still throwing wood on the fire , chilly and night and the morning but ok mid day , soo you can't let the fire go out
2019-04-17 06:03:44 PM virginiamooney haha No, you can't! Best smell ever!
2019-04-17 06:04:18 PM ruthiesister best heat ever , and seeing as it's my onlt form of heat ,, yep needit
2019-04-17 06:04:26 PM ruthiesister only
2019-04-17 06:04:39 PM virginiamooney Sounds like you are living the life up there!
2019-04-17 06:05:28 PM ruthiesister lol,, well that would be one person look at it ,, but come feb and march you would think other wise ,, lol
2019-04-17 06:06:12 PM ruthiesister so what kind our facility do you work at
2019-04-17 06:06:19 PM virginiamooney :D Two roads diverged in yellow wood and I, I took the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference!
2019-04-17 06:06:31 PM virginiamooney I work in a skill/ltc
2019-04-17 06:06:48 PM ruthiesister so what do you know about swingbed
2019-04-17 06:07:20 PM virginiamooney absolutely nothing, to be honest.
2019-04-17 06:07:26 PM ruthiesister and where you abe to go to this conference in SC
2019-04-17 06:07:48 PM virginiamooney Sadly no. I didn't know about it until it was already booked full.
2019-04-17 06:08:03 PM ruthiesister oo next yr then ..
2019-04-17 06:08:23 PM virginiamooney I hope to be able to. Wish it was going to be closer tho.
2019-04-17 06:08:46 PM ruthiesister i work in a small hospital in rural ny that why they were set up for rural hospital setting to help off set cost
2019-04-17 06:09:02 PM virginiamooney nice
2019-04-17 06:09:22 PM virginiamooney I'm googling it. hehe
2019-04-17 06:09:23 PM ruthiesister so my hospital is 16 beds the whole hosp .
2019-04-17 06:09:38 PM virginiamooney That sounds so cute and charming.
2019-04-17 06:10:09 PM ruthiesister it is we have had swingbed (swb ) for about 8yrs now
2019-04-17 06:10:26 PM ruthiesister i worked in LTC for about 10yrs before that
2019-04-17 06:10:42 PM virginiamooney Wow.
2019-04-17 06:10:58 PM virginiamooney I've only been in activites for 2 yrs.
2019-04-17 06:11:00 PM ruthiesister it has it's pro and cons like any job
2019-04-17 06:11:06 PM virginiamooney I can imagine.
2019-04-17 06:11:35 PM virginiamooney Sounds like an amazing idea from what I am reading.
2019-04-17 06:11:39 PM ruthiesister let see the hard part never knowing who is coming or when they are going
2019-04-17 06:12:07 PM ruthiesister fun part even day is different , and i have to think on my feet alot
2019-04-17 06:12:23 PM virginiamooney I can understand that. I'm up to my eye balls in skill paperwork every week. I bet you do!
2019-04-17 06:13:16 PM ruthiesister on days , we have a bunch of new reg coming so i'm trying to get myself ready for that , i'm sure the state will target me for sure with the new reg
2019-04-17 06:13:23 PM ruthiesister how big is your place
2019-04-17 06:14:04 PM virginiamooney 124 beds.
2019-04-17 06:14:25 PM ruthiesister so a good size ,, so what do you have plan for easter
2019-04-17 06:15:18 PM virginiamooney Easter egg hunt and crafts. My boss is retiring and she's just kinda here these days.
2019-04-17 06:15:35 PM ruthiesister are you taking over her job
2019-04-17 06:17:16 PM virginiamooney Well, I thought I would be.. atleast as interim. However after my admin encouraged me to apply... seems that they are trying to recruit some guy from Chicago. Those of us in the hospital system weren't even granted an interview or explanation. We weren't even told that we weren't being considered. So here I am, casually job hunting. lol
2019-04-17 06:18:32 PM virginiamooney We will be without a boss for a bit it appears. 3 weeks and my boss is gone. And this guy hasn't even been for an interview. They want my boss to come back and train him. Go figure. lol
2019-04-17 06:18:43 PM ruthiesister lol . will how about you show them what they are losing out on ,, make some of your own activities that you wish you could have done
2019-04-17 06:20:19 PM virginiamooney Oh, I have been doing that since I arrived. lol I am always having her change things up. I collaberated with OT and PT to create joint activities on Fridays and doing vegetable gardens with my res. We are being taken over by the hospital system. We are non profit and its getting weird around there.
2019-04-17 06:20:57 PM virginiamooney No hard feelings.. I have a long term goal. The highest bidder wins.
2019-04-17 06:20:59 PM ruthiesister yea it happens ,, it happens every where now , it happen to us ..
2019-04-17 06:21:28 PM ruthiesister there you go ,, make sure your old boss write a letter for you
2019-04-17 06:21:57 PM mandy enter the chat room
2019-04-17 06:21:59 PM ruthiesister and there are so many kinds of places you can work now in activities
2019-04-17 06:22:16 PM ruthiesister welcome
2019-04-17 06:22:26 PM virginiamooney True true. I'm hoping to land in a smaller place next time.
2019-04-17 06:22:33 PM virginiamooney Good evening!
2019-04-17 06:23:04 PM mandy hello, I had some trouble finding this chat room. Is this the specialty chat? Im in mepap2-ownpace
2019-04-17 06:23:07 PM ruthiesister what do you like most about what you do
2019-04-17 06:23:22 PM ruthiesister yea it is
2019-04-17 06:23:52 PM virginiamooney The connection with the people and the community. It's a small town that reveres its older community. It's pretty special.
2019-04-17 06:24:20 PM ruthiesister mandy we are talking about what kind of place we work at ,,so what do you do
2019-04-17 06:25:40 PM ruthiesister i do love that we are small and a lot of times we know someone that knows thet people that came to us ,,, or they heard about us and wanted to come because we are small and treat everyone as a person not a mun
2019-04-17 06:25:55 PM virginiamooney Agreed.
2019-04-17 06:26:05 PM mandy I am the director at a LTC/SNU facility. We run 110-112 patients
2019-04-17 06:26:22 PM virginiamooney Nice!
2019-04-17 06:26:37 PM mandy I have a full time assistent and a pt one.
2019-04-17 06:26:56 PM mandy Are you all working on a specialty certification?
2019-04-17 06:26:58 PM ruthiesister wow good size place ,, well i use to work in ltc 199 beds ,, now i work in a small hosp with 16 beds
2019-04-17 06:27:54 PM mandy 16 beds sounds wonderful! You could really get to give lots of personal care.
2019-04-17 06:28:01 PM virginiamooney No, I'm just trying to become a director. Newish to the industry.
2019-04-17 06:28:10 PM virginiamooney I know. So jealous!
2019-04-17 06:28:31 PM ruthiesister i have been in activities for 20yrs and have been a consutlant for this course for 7yrs now
2019-04-17 06:28:42 PM virginiamooney Impressive!
2019-04-17 06:29:05 PM ruthiesister i was their first swingbed activities person ever ,,
2019-04-17 06:29:40 PM virginiamooney Were there many challenges?
2019-04-17 06:29:48 PM mandy I've only been a director for a year and a half. My education is in communications, marketing, cooking and event planning but it has all really come in handy.
2019-04-17 06:30:17 PM virginiamooney Dang Mandy! Over acheiver much? hehe Thats awesome!
2019-04-17 06:30:28 PM ruthiesister yes there where many challenges ,, but i had to keep thinking about what i wanted ,,
2019-04-17 06:30:37 PM virginiamooney (y)
2019-04-17 06:30:38 PM mandy Do you like consulting? I love teaching and have thought about pursueing that avanue.
2019-04-17 06:31:17 PM mandy lol i decided to take a "break" and do activities. But Im just spoiling my residents instead. I love it!
2019-04-17 06:31:28 PM ruthiesister all your past lives come in to our work place all the time , we meet some many kinds of peole so everything we have ever done comes in handy
2019-04-17 06:31:33 PM virginiamooney Awe.. cool!
2019-04-17 06:31:42 PM virginiamooney This is so true.
2019-04-17 06:32:14 PM ruthiesister i have found one thing i love the most about my job
2019-04-17 06:32:34 PM ruthiesister i love listening to their stories ,thier lives ,
2019-04-17 06:32:56 PM ruthiesister so i started a history book ,
2019-04-17 06:33:03 PM mandy Me too. All of them!
2019-04-17 06:33:08 PM virginiamooney (L) Me too! I have always felt I was born in the wrong decade.
2019-04-17 06:33:09 PM ruthiesister with my patients ,
2019-04-17 06:33:09 PM mandy Thats a great idea
2019-04-17 06:33:15 PM virginiamooney Sounds great
2019-04-17 06:33:41 PM ruthiesister some tell me about thiers lives and we look things up and print things off some writer thier own stories ,
2019-04-17 06:34:34 PM ruthiesister and some patient just like to look at it ,, and we talk about all the lives in the book .. it has been a great ice breaker
2019-04-17 06:34:47 PM virginiamooney I can imagine
2019-04-17 06:35:01 PM mandy I just recently lots a resident who rarely spoke to anyone but I would take him outside and he would open up and tell me stories about working on the golden gate bridge.
2019-04-17 06:35:28 PM mandy I wish I would have written his stories down
2019-04-17 06:35:44 PM virginiamooney Wow... How cool is that to hear. I'm sorry about your loss.
2019-04-17 06:36:46 PM ruthiesister it is tough when we lose one ,, but i have found that because we cared and listen to them ,, thet never truly die ,, because we tell there story and so they live on ,in us
2019-04-17 06:36:51 PM mandy The loss is harder than it was at 1st. I think its becaue I know all my residents so well now.
2019-04-17 06:37:33 PM mandy Thats true. I still think about the good things and smile.
2019-04-17 06:37:50 PM virginiamooney The memories keeps them alive
2019-04-17 06:38:55 PM mandy Its funny how things that you make your day what it is can change over night and become a memory.
2019-04-17 06:39:20 PM ruthiesister and ask them when talking with them ,, if they mind you sharing there idea's dreams and lives with others ,, you will be suprise by the answer , our senior have gotten lost in the counrty ,, so having someone just to listen to them makes the of diffence to them
2019-04-17 06:39:56 PM virginiamooney :) Thts true
2019-04-17 06:40:09 PM mandy Like making sure someone has thier special coffee creamer every morning is just part of your routine...and the same goodmorning conversationand then they are gone.
2019-04-17 06:41:04 PM virginiamooney So true Mandy.
2019-04-17 06:41:25 PM ruthiesister right ,,, i have patient who have gone home ,,and do you know they come and see me once a month and we have coffee or lunch ,they will come and have lunch we me and my new patients ,, just because they know it's a place where people listen
2019-04-17 06:41:51 PM mandy awe thats when you know you are doing it right
2019-04-17 06:41:58 PM virginiamooney We've lost 4 in the last 2 weeks. Never gets easier. Awe.. thats so sweet!!!
2019-04-17 06:42:54 PM ruthiesister no it never does,, but i always feel that i have made a diffence in their life and i know they know that so that bring me peace ,,
2019-04-17 06:42:59 PM mandy Are you doing anything fun for mothers day this year?
2019-04-17 06:43:29 PM ruthiesister mine will depend one what kind of patients i have ,,lol,,
2019-04-17 06:43:46 PM mandy We did such a big day last year Im having trouble comeing up with something new that is as good
2019-04-17 06:44:00 PM virginiamooney Mine will depend on if I have a boss. lol Having a tea again, I imagine. How about you?
2019-04-17 06:45:08 PM mandy Last year we had a couple high school groups comein and do hair and makeup then photoshoots in the garden, a luncheon and a music performance
2019-04-17 06:45:45 PM virginiamooney That's very nice! Bet it was a blast
2019-04-17 06:46:00 PM ruthiesister can i ask a question
2019-04-17 06:46:12 PM virginiamooney sure
2019-04-17 06:46:14 PM mandy budget is smaller this year. I have a CNA group comeing in to do manicures and I have a fundraiser going where people can send flowers through us but I need something else
2019-04-17 06:46:34 PM mandy Of course!
2019-04-17 06:47:00 PM ruthiesister soo not everyone is a mother ,, how do you deal with those woman
2019-04-17 06:47:18 PM mandy We call it ladies day and do it Friday before
2019-04-17 06:47:42 PM mandy Same in June. I did a mens day
2019-04-17 06:47:51 PM ruthiesister nice ,
2019-04-17 06:48:03 PM virginiamooney Well, I'm one of those. So I do very well. lol We have special days as well.
2019-04-17 06:48:26 PM ruthiesister because we soometime get caught up in the holiday we forget about those who mine not be part of it
2019-04-17 06:48:48 PM virginiamooney We try not to exclude anyone.
2019-04-17 06:50:05 PM mandy I try to make it as inclusive as possible. for example I am advertising the flowers for loved ones at the facility nto mothers or even women
2019-04-17 06:50:33 PM virginiamooney Thats a nice thing.
2019-04-17 06:50:35 PM ruthiesister good , ,, one yr when i work in LTC ,, we had staff adopt a mom ,, and that staff person would ask that patient if it was ok if they where their daughter or son for a week ,, ,and i found that it brought staff and patients closer
2019-04-17 06:51:03 PM mandy I love that!
2019-04-17 06:51:26 PM virginiamooney That is a great idea. Adopt a grandparent was fun when I was in school. I completely forgot about that til now.
2019-04-17 06:52:05 PM mandy I've tried to get a system like that going w/ our volunteers. Its off to a very slow start.
2019-04-17 06:52:39 PM virginiamooney keep trying tho!
2019-04-17 06:52:43 PM ruthiesister everything always take time ,, trust me it wasn;t easy ,, i bent some arms in the beginning
2019-04-17 06:52:55 PM ruthiesister lol,
2019-04-17 06:52:57 PM mandy I believe that
2019-04-17 06:53:17 PM ruthiesister virgine i forgot to ask what mep and start date
2019-04-17 06:53:37 PM virginiamooney mepap1-030519
2019-04-17 06:53:48 PM ruthiesister ok,, good ,
2019-04-17 06:54:14 PM ruthiesister sooo it almost time ,, is there anything you 2 would like to add to tonight talk
2019-04-17 06:54:52 PM virginiamooney I think I am good. This has been very nice tonight.
2019-04-17 06:55:02 PM ruthiesister it has
2019-04-17 06:55:03 PM mandy Oh Yea, will you tell us about the consulting and what is involved? I've emailed questions several times in responce to the website blurb but I have never recieved a responce
2019-04-17 06:55:24 PM virginiamooney (y) Good idea!
2019-04-17 06:56:15 PM ruthiesister i would start by looking at the consulting course , and see what it intails,, and if it is something you want to do ,, sign up and take the course ,,
2019-04-17 06:56:23 PM mandy I have had fun talking to you all tonight. Its always helpful hearing from others perspectives in the industry.
2019-04-17 06:56:40 PM ruthiesister yea it was a good chat ,
2019-04-17 06:56:42 PM virginiamooney It's been a pleasure meeting both of you.
2019-04-17 06:56:57 PM ruthiesister you too ,, my last thought
2019-04-17 06:57:11 PM mandy You too :)
2019-04-17 06:58:15 PM ruthiesister remember everyone we meet we meet for a reason ,, we are here to teach something or to learn sometihng ,, keep that in mind when talking to your patients ,, they are here for the same thing ,
2019-04-17 06:58:17 PM mandy Have a great evening. Hope you have fun and stay inspired at work
2019-04-17 06:58:49 PM virginiamooney Beautiful words to remember!
2019-04-17 06:59:00 PM ruthiesister good night ,,
2019-04-17 06:59:10 PM virginiamooney Good night! (})
2019-04-17 06:59:12 PM ruthiesister ave a great holiday
2019-04-17 06:59:18 PM mandy bye
2019-04-17 06:59:23 PM virginiamooney You as well! Bye bye!
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2019-04-24 05:58:37 PM cchase enter the chat room
2019-04-24 05:59:09 PM cchase hello there
2019-04-24 05:59:22 PM lhahn hello
2019-04-24 05:59:26 PM virginiamooney Good evening!
2019-04-24 05:59:41 PM cchase welcome to adult day health specialty chat
2019-04-24 05:59:49 PM virginiamooney Thank you!
2019-04-24 05:59:56 PM malloryjbean enter the chat room
2019-04-24 06:00:08 PM malloryjbean Hello!
2019-04-24 06:00:18 PM cchase would you folks pls. write your name and class?
2019-04-24 06:00:22 PM cchase hello mallory
2019-04-24 06:00:36 PM lhahn laura hahn ME2-040219
2019-04-24 06:00:53 PM malloryjbean Mallory Bean ME1-OwnPace
2019-04-24 06:01:09 PM virginiamooney virginia mooney ME1-030519
2019-04-24 06:01:31 PM cchase thank you folks
2019-04-24 06:01:47 PM cchase anyone with experience working in adult day health
2019-04-24 06:02:07 PM lhahn No, I work in long term care
2019-04-24 06:02:16 PM virginiamooney No, long term as well
2019-04-24 06:02:18 PM malloryjbean Nope. SNF, LTC and AL
2019-04-24 06:02:58 PM cchase what do you guess would be the similarities btw. LTC and adult day?
2019-04-24 06:03:24 PM lhahn structured programs, lots of participants
2019-04-24 06:03:46 PM cchase yes - good one
2019-04-24 06:03:58 PM malloryjbean Structured programs; a variety of levels and abilities
2019-04-24 06:04:19 PM cchase yes- a variety of very independent levels
2019-04-24 06:04:35 PM lhahn do most participants have dementia?
2019-04-24 06:04:50 PM malloryjbean I was just going to ask that!
2019-04-24 06:05:16 PM cchase yes - some have dementia related to Alz. other frontal lobe, others parkinson's
2019-04-24 06:05:17 PM malloryjbean I would assume there is a high level of memory impairment in adult day
2019-04-24 06:05:38 PM cchase not really
2019-04-24 06:05:59 PM virginiamooney Interesting. Who would be a candident then?
2019-04-24 06:06:02 PM lhahn do you find more participants wanting independent programming or group activities
2019-04-24 06:06:04 PM cchase many are just no longer able to drive so the adult day gives them somewhere to be
2019-04-24 06:06:18 PM virginiamooney oh, thats interesting!
2019-04-24 06:06:20 PM malloryjbean Are adult day programs similar to the Senior Centers?
2019-04-24 06:06:29 PM cchase about half and half groups and independent
2019-04-24 06:06:55 PM cchase senior centers are similar to some degree
2019-04-24 06:07:06 PM cchase there are two types of adult day
2019-04-24 06:07:10 PM lhahn the adult day center on our campus is very small and I often hear that space is a challenge... especially in the winter months when participants cannot go outside
2019-04-24 06:07:16 PM cchase one a social model more like senior centers
2019-04-24 06:07:22 PM cchase the other a medical model
2019-04-24 06:07:35 PM virginiamooney Whats the medical model?
2019-04-24 06:07:38 PM cchase medical model with RN's - CNA's etc.
2019-04-24 06:07:51 PM virginiamooney oh, ok
2019-04-24 06:08:13 PM cchase medical model is for those with medical conditions in need of supervision
2019-04-24 06:08:35 PM cchase but often we have a high degree of very able body folks
2019-04-24 06:08:52 PM cchase we also have a social worker, physical therapist
2019-04-24 06:09:06 PM cchase marketing staff, haridresser
2019-04-24 06:09:10 PM lhahn do you find that most participants are older? is there a good bit of younger generations in the program?
2019-04-24 06:09:29 PM cchase it is a wide range of ages
2019-04-24 06:09:33 PM malloryjbean Sounds like most of your programs are very similar to those in my SNF/LTC
2019-04-24 06:09:42 PM lhahn how do you accomodate the needs of the age ranges?
2019-04-24 06:09:43 PM virginiamooney I agree Mallory
2019-04-24 06:09:45 PM cchase usually those in adult day eventually decline and go to LTC
2019-04-24 06:09:54 PM virginiamooney oh, I see
2019-04-24 06:10:03 PM cchase we have a great volunteer group for one
2019-04-24 06:10:21 PM cchase and some of the participants themselves can lead activities
2019-04-24 06:10:37 PM lhahn oh wow. that is wonderful!
2019-04-24 06:10:42 PM virginiamooney That's great!
2019-04-24 06:10:56 PM cchase it's a question of having enough rooms as there is usually two or three activities going on at the same time
2019-04-24 06:11:08 PM cchase they get to choose which they want to go to
2019-04-24 06:11:21 PM lhahn how many participants are typically in an adult day program? is there a required staff to participant ratio?
2019-04-24 06:11:37 PM cchase post of the schedule for the day as they come in the morning
2019-04-24 06:12:07 PM cchase they go sign up for the room they want for the activity offered
2019-04-24 06:12:20 PM virginiamooney Sounds like a wonderful set up.
2019-04-24 06:12:28 PM cchase yes - we have the same ratio as you do in LTC
2019-04-24 06:12:33 PM lhahn that is wonderful to have so many options
2019-04-24 06:12:56 PM cchase our standard is 1:5 and 1:4 for the more declined folks
2019-04-24 06:13:04 PM lhahn who regulates adult day? department of health? office of aging?
2019-04-24 06:13:18 PM cchase CMS -
2019-04-24 06:13:28 PM cchase same as LTC
2019-04-24 06:13:36 PM virginiamooney (y)
2019-04-24 06:13:56 PM cchase how about paperwork - what do you think applies to adult day?
2019-04-24 06:14:17 PM lhahn progress notes? care plans?
2019-04-24 06:14:21 PM cchase yes
2019-04-24 06:14:23 PM malloryjbean Do you do an initial assessment to assess the participants likes and interests?
2019-04-24 06:14:30 PM cchase yes
2019-04-24 06:14:35 PM malloryjbean Quarterlies?
2019-04-24 06:14:38 PM cchase yes
2019-04-24 06:14:43 PM virginiamooney wow
2019-04-24 06:14:55 PM malloryjbean Annuals and significant changes too?
2019-04-24 06:15:00 PM cchase care plans, progress notes, assessments
2019-04-24 06:15:05 PM cchase participation records
2019-04-24 06:15:18 PM lhahn the adult day center at my work started running a support group for the participant families... is this common?
2019-04-24 06:15:21 PM cchase yes annuals and sign change
2019-04-24 06:15:29 PM cchase yes
2019-04-24 06:15:31 PM malloryjbean So it sounds to me like LTC and Adult day are very similar, your participants just dont live there
2019-04-24 06:15:40 PM mandy enter the chat room
2019-04-24 06:15:47 PM cchase our social worker heads support group
2019-04-24 06:15:56 PM mandy hi
2019-04-24 06:15:56 PM cchase hey mandy
2019-04-24 06:16:18 PM cchase can you state your name and class pls. to date the time you arrived
2019-04-24 06:16:38 PM virginiamooney (v)
2019-04-24 06:16:41 PM cchase my nurses will do a health education thing
2019-04-24 06:16:50 PM lhahn how does the role differ for an activity professional in LTC and adult day?
2019-04-24 06:17:25 PM cchase not much different - except I am told that not all staff helps with activities as we have in adult day
2019-04-24 06:17:31 PM mandy Im not sure im in the right chat. I have been trying to get inn for a little while. I am Mepap2-own pace and I thinkk this is the extra credit chat
2019-04-24 06:18:05 PM cchase hey Mandy this is an extra credit chat on the topic of adult day health
2019-04-24 06:18:11 PM virginiamooney You're in the right place :)
2019-04-24 06:18:17 PM cchase you are welcome to be here
2019-04-24 06:18:20 PM mandy thank you
2019-04-24 06:19:23 PM mandy It will be fun to learn about something different. I work in ltc & s nu
2019-04-24 06:19:24 PM cchase these folks are either transported by their families or one of our box trucks
2019-04-24 06:19:42 PM lhahn are the doors secure?
2019-04-24 06:20:05 PM cchase yes -because their are disoriented pts. like Alz
2019-04-24 06:20:34 PM cchase we serve breakfast lunch and pm snack as per state regs
2019-04-24 06:21:25 PM mandy What are the hours?
2019-04-24 06:21:40 PM malloryjbean What times during the day do you hold your activities?
2019-04-24 06:21:57 PM cchase 8 am to 5 pm mon through sat closes at 4
2019-04-24 06:22:04 PM virginiamooney Is it a planned menu, or do they get choices?
2019-04-24 06:22:27 PM cchase activities offered all day with the exception of lunch or meals I should say
2019-04-24 06:22:54 PM cchase yes menus and activity calendar must be posted as per regs
2019-04-24 06:23:20 PM cchase we have a secure outdoor patio area with a veggie garden
2019-04-24 06:23:33 PM cchase they can go out as they please
2019-04-24 06:23:43 PM lhahn do you have transportation to arrange trips and outings?
2019-04-24 06:24:13 PM cchase yes - the same trucks that may pickup and get them home at the end of the day are used for outings
2019-04-24 06:24:35 PM virginiamooney neat
2019-04-24 06:24:36 PM lhahn awesome
2019-04-24 06:24:38 PM cchase we own them - have four box trucks and one large van
2019-04-24 06:24:54 PM lhahn that is nice.
2019-04-24 06:25:01 PM malloryjbean i wish we had our own transport vehicles!
2019-04-24 06:25:01 PM cchase all staff participate in activities - that is required
2019-04-24 06:25:38 PM lhahn what kinds of staff work there? a manager? activities? CNA?
2019-04-24 06:25:42 PM cchase our cna 's like the change and are happy to get involved
2019-04-24 06:25:46 PM malloryjbean wish they would make that a requirement where i work!! lol
2019-04-24 06:26:20 PM mandy Do they have rest areas?
2019-04-24 06:26:55 PM cchase Activity director, activity assistants, reg. nurses, cna'a, social worker, physical therapist, program director , drivers, food services staff
2019-04-24 06:27:08 PM mandy I know most of my residents would be upset if they couldnt grab a nap after lunch
2019-04-24 06:27:10 PM lhahn wow. that is wonderful!
2019-04-24 06:27:32 PM virginiamooney awesome
2019-04-24 06:27:38 PM cchase it is required for all staff to assist in improving the quality of life for LTC as well
2019-04-24 06:27:47 PM cchase no beds
2019-04-24 06:28:00 PM cchase it is not our job to allow them to sleep

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