Dentistry and nursing working together to improve oral health care in a long-term care facility

Geriatric teams have emerged as an accepted method of health care delivery to the elderly patient in ambulatory and acute inpatient settings. As one model of specialized health care teams, geriatric teams vary in structure, membership, and type. The purposes may be diverse, ranging from providing primary care to multidimensional functional and diagnostic assessment. Geriatric teams have convincingly demonstrated benefit to the care of the elderly. Overcoming significant barriers to their formation, geriatric teams are beginning to develop in long-term care facilities as a result of economic and educational pressures. However, the unique environment and needs of the long-term care facility have resulted in differences in leadership, membership, and structure of long-term care teams. Pharmacist involvement in the long-term care geriatric team could benefit the facility, patient care, and the profession. The key to future involvement by pharmacists in teams appears to depend on their interest, ability to acquire necessary skills, and demonstration of unique professional contributions.

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Effects of an oral health program on the occurrence of oral candidosis in a long-term care facility

Community Dentistry And Oral Epidemiology ◽

10.1034/j.1600-0528.2000.028002141.x ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 28 (2) ◽

pp. 141-149 ◽

Cited By ~ 91

Author(s):

Ejvind Budtz-Jørgensen ◽

Philippe Mojon ◽

Alain Rentsch ◽

Noëlla Deslauriers

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Health Program ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Care Facility ◽

Term Care ◽

Term Care Facility ◽

Long Term Care Facility ◽

Oral Candidosis

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Study on The Oral Health Awareness of Long-term Care Facility Among the ICT Age

The Journal of the Korea institute of electronic communication sciences ◽

10.13067/jkiecs.2014.9.2.211 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 211-217 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Seol-Kyung Song ◽

Jeong-Min Seong

Keyword(s):

Oral Health ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Care Facility ◽

Health Awareness ◽

Term Care ◽

Term Care Facility ◽

Long Term Care Facility

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Elimination of Position-Change Alarms in an Alzheimer’s and Dementia Long-Term Care Facility

American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias® ◽

10.1177/1533317511432730 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (8) ◽

pp. 599-605 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Katrina Bressler ◽

Roberta E.Redfern ◽

Megan Brown

Keyword(s):

Health Care ◽

Long Term Care ◽

Care Facility ◽

High Rate ◽

False Alarms ◽

Position Change ◽

Term Care ◽

Term Care Facility ◽

Long Term Care Facility

In a long-term care facility, whose residents have been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, falls are a particularly prominent issue. Technology in health care has continued to evolve and play a larger role in how we care for our patients, even in preventing falls. However, overreliance on these types of technologies may have detrimental effects. In our facility, it was felt that staff reliance on position-change alarms was inappropriate due to the high rate of false alarms associated with these devices. We took a tiered approach to removing position-change alarms from our facility, monitoring the fall incidence rate for a period before, during, and after the elimination of these alarms. After discontinuing their use, we found a decrease in the rate of falls, and a decrease in the percentage of our residents who fell. Staff has easily adapted and reports a calmer, more pleasant environment.

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