Leighange

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  1. Looking for intervention ideas

    Leighange posted a topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    I am presently working with a gentlemen in LTC who has recently lost his wife and also has recently lost his priviledges to smoke due to lighting up in his room after many warnings. He is definitely...

  2. Looking for intervention ideas

    Leighange replied to Leighange's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Our LTCH would definitely benefit from more volunteers, so many have tried to recruit more but have been unsuccessful. The hardest part is sitting with him and trying to make conversation as it can...

  3. Looking for intervention ideas

    Leighange replied to Leighange's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Yes this was trialed and he would smoke half a cigarette and bring the other half indoors. It was too hard for staff to keep track of the cigarettes and lighters he was not handing in and bringing to...

  4. Looking for intervention ideas

    Leighange replied to Leighange's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    It's very difficult when it comes to conversation as I am the only one talking, he had a stroke and says yes and no mostly along with the random curse word. Lol But yes I do ramble on some. :0)

  5. Looking for intervention ideas

    Leighange replied to Leighange's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    You are right. Depression does cause a person to withdraw from socialization. I have been doing just that, being friendly, offering the items of pocket pictures and pillow case of his wife's picture...