Functional Pathways University is undergoing the addition of some new features on top of housing orientation training and an expansive catalog of FREE CEU classes for full and part-time therapists! These new features that will help ensure the continued pursuit
Category: Clinical
14th
Dec
Documentation is Key!
In the OIG, Office of Inspector General’s semiannual report to congress, the OIG reported that “the Medicare Payment System for Skilled Nursing Facilities needs to be reevaluated”. The OIG reports that “Medicare payments for therapy greatly exceeded SNFs’ costs for
2nd
Dec
Safe Transition Planning
Discharge from a SNF to the community requires the successful transfer of information from care providers to the patient and family to ensure optimal outcomes, reduce adverse events, and prevent unnecessary hospital readmissions. Preparing the patient and family to be
20th
Oct
Leisure Pursuit
True leisure can be refreshing, stimulating, and fulfilling; can decrease stress, increase feelings of well-being, add balance to life and improve health. Characteristics of Leisure Activities: · Freedom of choice: The person freely chooses the activity · Sense of
15th
Sep
Seating
It is estimated that over 80% of nursing home residents in the United States spend time sitting in a wheelchair every day1. Wheelchair use has been associated with adverse outcomes and injuries, including, but not limited to: · Excess disability·
21st
Aug
Acute Change of Condition
A sudden, clinically important deviation from a resident’s baseline in physical, cognitive, behavioral, or functional domains. Without appropriate evaluation and interventions, clinically important changes could cause further injury or complication. Recognition Identify those at risk Through knowledge of the resident’s
13th
Jul
Pain Assessment
Pain – “An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage, or described in terms of such damage”- (International Association for the Study of Pain) What is pain? A message to the brain, pain is a
12th
Jun
Dementia Staging
Can help you… gather facts – it is hard to know what you are working with or if you’re improving if you’re not measuring create structure for making decisions – clear criteria to evaluate merits of each option and use
20th
May
Geriatric Strength Training
Goals Maximize efficiency & safety of functional movement Functional activity (ADLs, gait, transfers) improves ONLY when the underlying impairment is addressed Be specific with underlying impairments for each task Function not form: task analysis vs. rep/set & weight selection Plan
22nd
Apr
Music Therapy
Benefits of incorporating music into treatment: Stimulate seemingly lost memories May help restore some cognitive function Stimulates dormant areas of the brain Why music works: It is a core brain function – early in development the brain is primed to