Thank you for your response traumarus, my fiance informed me from info. that he read that if he indeed did get paid for taking care of his parents that after their death the state would take his...
My fiance is currently taking care of both of his disabled parents at home. Father with Inclusion Body Myositis and mother with diabetes and end stage kidney disease. What does fiance have to do to...
To Racs09_RN, Working in a ltc facility is overwhelming at first but believe it or not you will get to all of your pts/ resident's in a fairly short time just by working all 3 floors. I remember my...
I believe that the facility by law must post who and how to call if theres a complaint or pt neglect or any serious problem. Dept. of Inspections and Appeals is who regulates our ltcf. Look it up...
Wow, you poor thing. I know what you are going through as when i worked as adon, medicare coordinator opening up a new skilled unit in our ltcf i was swamped with staff complaints, nurses problems,...
subee, i stand corrected about one 1 in 3 people have addictions to alcohol or drugs. however, 1 in 3 people in the us ( if not more) are affected by either being an addict or having an addict in...
Thank you both for your responses to my question that was unclear. What I meant to say was that I wondered how the bon viewed taking Suboxone in Iowa. I've read other responses to the use of...
In my case, I told my employer that I was wanting to go into an in-pt tx center to wean off of Methadone, I had contacted the hospital which had an addiction unit in it. The day I was to be admitted...
Thank you VivaLasViejas, I most definitely concur. As with any addict, it not our fault that we become addicts, however when we do recover, it is definitely our responsibility to do everything...
Dear RN_2012, First off, my opinion to your response to 10pat seemed a bit harsh as 1 in 3 people in the us have addictions to alcohol or drugs. Alcohol and drug addiction are diseases just as well...
Dear RN_2012, First off, my opinion to your response to 10pat seemed a bit harsh as 1 in 3 people in the us have addictions to alcohol or drugs. Alcohol and drug addiction are diseases just as well...
Dear waiting2test, I believe that you will be okay as long as you have specific documentation on the completion of rehab and follow up w/ aa meetings etc...You will most likely have to show them a...