Toileting: assist post bowel movement clean up
Dressing: assist with buttons, zippers, shoes, arm placement
Medication: retrieve oral pain medication from pharmacy, adhere to dosing schedule
Meals: prepare and serve meals, assist with fluids
Bathing: assist with removal of bandage , undress, dressing
Transfer: assist to and from vehicle, bed, chair
Fine motor: reapply sling post arm extension, assist with hearing aide, contact lens
Pain and loss of the function of your dominant arm can require the help of another for the above tasks in the home setting post rotator cuff procedure. This provides the discharge staff with a list of core items to be included in their process for measuring need beyond the facility door. This is an essential piece of managing pain, improving daily activities outcomes, and reducing the risk of a procedural related hospitalization.
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Home Care Path www.homecarepath.com and the Wisconsin PATH ALONG model deliver an advanced supportive care service. Helping seniors in the home, with clinic visits, at the hospital, nursing home and assisted living facility. Helping seniors downsize with a move in to an adult child's home. 2014 rates are 20.00 per hour. Simply call 608-432-4286 to schedule an interview. We can be there when you are working. We accept long term care insurance. Services can be tax deductible. Help with resources and the transition from private payment to public funded programming. Valuing home and human life
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