Alzheimer’s care in a home-like neighborhood setting 7/25/2009
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Outline of this week's show:
1. Intro of guest, Gail Baxter
Sutton Homes mission statement/philosophy
Description of homes – where, no. of bedrooms, no. of residents, staffing (1:5, plus activities director, admissions, administrators, plus other support staff: nurse practitioners, occupational therapists, physical therapists, manicurist/hair dresser, can bring in anyone (podiatrist, massage therapist, etc.)
2. Personal story:
Discovering mother’s disease: when and how
Decisions along the way: living with you, living in ALFs and SNFs// “cried between each one”
“everything we thought was good turned out to be a negative”
3. Getting started:
When/how did inspiration come to start first home?
How difficult was the process and how long did it take?
Second house: enlarging windows…
Staff qualifications: CPR, First Aid, background checks, drug testing, medical training, food handling, personal care training, HIV training….
4. A resident’s day-to-day life vs. ALF:
Singular biggest difference is “they’re close to someone all the time who can reassure them that their world is OK,” “a feeling of being safe.”
It’s a home: Most of the ladies have done housework, and they’re encouraged to do whatever they can, becoming part of the group, part of the family.
Turning a corner: “We keep this place clean.”
Can adjust our schedule and system to the resident’s need
No “levels of care”
Private pay, long-term care insurance, diversion program,
5. Frequently asked questions:
Can you keep residents from wandering?
Can residents stay if they become agitated?
Can you handle incontinence?
Do you have special ways to deal with ‘sundowning’?
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