Saundra

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1. Hungtington's Disease in an Adult Family Home

   Saundra replied to adjusted_halo's topic in Geriatric

   I feel for your patient, because the progression of the disease is inevitable. After having cared for three of them, what you described is pretty typical. They become uncontrollable, the family can't deal with them, and the periods of lucidity make...

2. Federal Survey Experiences

   Saundra replied to nurse555's topic in Geriatric

   Having been down that road with my company twice now, you had a team that was in a good mood, or else you fed them well. The last fed review I had to go bail out had 45 pages of citations, 43 of which were on nutrition and dietary. WHAT A MESS!!!! (S...

3. Need advice/information sources for developing a wound assessment chart

   Saundra replied to LouZado's topic in Wound

   Are you doing a chart for the measurement and grading of existing wounds, or are you working on a chart for WOUND RISK ASSESSMENT? I've been hands on and hands in with my staff for the last six years, and would be glad to give you a rather well-deve...

4. shocked at what I saw!

   Saundra replied to Purple Princess's topic in Geriatric

   No, that's not what it's supposed to be like. I feel for you--Regs on medicaid reimbursement plainly allocate no more than 13 patients to 1 staff member doing primary care with low level function patients. You're BEYOND overloaded. At the load of ...

5. Charting Bloopers

   Saundra replied to AHarri66's topic in Humor

   Elderly gentleman, mid 80-s, explained to the writer that he really hasn't been quite right since the doctor Dx him with "Cancer of the Prosthesis" several years ago...Yes, he had an aritificial limb. Should we call a tree surgeon for this one?

6. Thinking of moving to NC

   Saundra replied to acenger's topic in Career Support

   Welcome (soon) to NC!! I am a CDM/CFPP working in NC, and am employed by a NC based company that has buildings throughout the state. It's a solid company, LTC, steady work. We have buildings from the coast to the mountains, and we're always ready ...