Geri Final: Practice Settings Long-Term Care

Question 1

What are the demographics of a “typical” nursing home resident?

Answer 1

• Female
• No spouse
• Cognitive deficit

Question 2

What are the categories of care in long-term care?

Answer 2

-The categories of care in long-term care are skilled, rehabilitative, and custodial (i.e. meals, housekeeping, anything that is not skilled, CNA services, recreational activity, room and board).

Question 3

What are the 3 common reasons that an older adult is admitted to a nursing home?

Answer 3

• For rehab or skilled nursing care
• For a cognitive disorder
• For a health condition that is chronic and disabling to the individual

Question 4

What staff member within a long-term care facility often assists most in providing quality of life to the residents?

Answer 4

-CNA’s

Question 5

What is the primary role of the OT in a long-term care facility?

Answer 5

-To help promote the function of the individual, enhance an individual’s quality of life, and to look at the functional and primary issues that the client is experiencing. Less focus on ADL and IADL tasks, some focus on toileting etc. Engagement in activities, making sure they can self-feed, w/c mobility and training, splinting, restoring (I) with transfers, pain management only if it impacts function

Question 6

What types of evidence-based interventions can be employed for individuals with dementia residing in a long-term care facility?

Answer 6

-Space retrieval