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    Functions of Different Geriatric Units: Presentation By: Caja, Renzo Gabriel B. BSN 3F

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    The document discusses different geriatric units: 1. Home care and hospice units provide treatments in patients' homes following hospitalization or surgery. Hospice care is for patients with illnesses limiting life to 6 months, though patients can graduate to other care. 2. Specialized geriatric units focus on rehabilitation, maintenance, assessment, medical care and social care to keep patients functional and maintain quality of life. They include memory/cognitive care, neurological care, orthopedic rehabilitation, and cardiac/pulmonary care units. 3. Geriatric units emphasize coordination of outside health services, monitoring activities, and a compassionate environment for end-of-life hospice patients.

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    The document discusses different geriatric units: 1. Home care and hospice units provide treatments in patients' homes following hospitalization or surgery. Hospice care is for patients with illnesses limiting life to 6 months, though patients can graduate to other care. 2. Specialized geriatric units focus on rehabilitation, maintenance, assessment, medical care and social care to keep patients functional and maintain quality of life. They include memory/cognitive care, neurological care, orthopedic rehabilitation, and cardiac/pulmonary care units. 3. Geriatric units emphasize coordination of outside health services, monitoring activities, and a compassionate environment for end-of-life hospice patients.

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    The document discusses different geriatric units: 1. Home care and hospice units provide treatments in patients' homes following hospitalization or surgery. Hospice care is for patients with illnesses limiting life to 6 months, though patients can graduate to other care. 2. Specialized geriatric units focus on rehabilitation, maintenance, assessment, medical care and social care to keep patients functional and maintain quality of life. They include memory/cognitive care, neurological care, orthopedic rehabilitation, and cardiac/pulmonary care units. 3. Geriatric units emphasize coordination of outside health services, monitoring activities, and a compassionate environment for end-of-life hospice patients.

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    Functions of Different Geriatric Units: Presentation By: Caja, Renzo Gabriel B. BSN 3F

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    Functions of Different

    Geriatric Units
    Presentation by:
    Caja, Renzo Gabriel B.
    BSN 3F
    1
    Home Care and Hospice
    Hospice is not only for end-of-
    Home care offers treatments life care. Patients can
    1 in a patient's home following 4 graduate from hospice and
    a hospitalization or surgery. return to curative treatment.

    Hospice care can be provided


    Hospice provides care for
    2 patients with illnesses that may
    limit life within 6 months.
    5 in various settings depending
    on where the patient is most
    comfortable.

    Home care and hospice are


    The length of home and
    3 usually covered by insurance
    check with your insurance for 6 hospice care varies based on
    the patient's needs
    coverage details.
    2
    Whats Sets Us Apart?
    avoid patients having to access hospital based care
    AUTONOMY when they could be more efficiently managed in their
    own community in a different way

    encourage strong partnerships and improve


    communication between everyone involved in a patient
    UNITY pathway including primary care social care mental health
    and voluntary sector partners

    make sure when a patient does need acute or hospital


    support. Getting them back into the community care
    RECOVERY setting as soon as they are medically fit enough to
    continue their recovery at home

    enhance our end-of-life care by working with other


    ENHANCE LIFE agencies to ensure effective plans are put in place that
    meet the needs and wishes of patients and their families
    3
    In Assisted Living…
    ● Relationships are important
    ● get most of the residents involved
    ● Provide care with utmost respect to
    client's individuality and autonomy

    Coordination of services by outside


    health care providers; and
    monitoring of resident activities to
    help to ensure his or her health,
    safety, and well-being.
    4
    Specialized Geriatric Services is a
    rehabilitation unit for older adults who have
    recently had surgery or an illness
    Examples of Special Care Units
    Memory/cognit Neurological Orthopedic Cardiac/
    Hospice care
    ive care care rehabilitation pulmonary care

    For people with Alzheimer’s for those who have Parkinson’s


    disease or other types of for people who have for those with heart or lung for people approaching the
    or Huntington’s disease or who end of life; provide a
    dementia; offer a safe, undergone orthopedic surgery; issues; patients may receive
    have suffered a stroke; care compassionate
    secured environment, as well include specialized specialized services like
    services may include physical, environment focused on
    as specialized therapeutic rehabilitation equipment and exercise therapy, smoking physical and emotional
    speech, occupational, and
    programs for those who have treatment by experienced cessation programs, and comfort for the patient, as
    swallowing therapies.
    memory issues. rehabilitation professionals. education on lifestyle well as their loved ones.
    modification.
    5
    In the Geriatric Unit…
    rehabilitation, maintenance,
    assessment, medical and nursing
    care, and social care are the main
    functions.

    They focus particularly on keeping you


    functional and helping you maintain
    your quality of life. Geriatric doctors
    understand caregivers' roles and work
    with family members, too.
    “After a lifetime of working, raising
    families, and contributing to the
    success of this nation in countless
    other ways, senior citizens deserve to
    retire with dignity.”
    — Charlie Gonzales

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