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The Role of Social Service Designees in Long-Term Care: Supporting Residents and Families

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In long-term care facilities, a dedicated team of professionals works together to provide comprehensive and compassionate care to residents. Let’s explore what a Social Service Designee does and why their role is so important in the long-term care setting. What is a Social Service Designee?

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Support New Order Panel - Standard Analgesic Pediatric Specialty Referral Optimization Launch 9 The Prescriber Virtual Drop-In Centre closes TODAY at 16:00.

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Is getting people off weight loss medications the right move?

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While a keto diet may help people lose weight in the short term, studies show that weight loss is rarely sustained over the long run and may be detrimental to overhaul health. The diet is associated with many complications that often lead to hospital admissions for dehydration, electrolyte disturbances, and hypoglycemia.

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Countdown Checklist L8, T-minus 60: Get Ready for Patient Movement

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Each session will cover the same content, including Admission to Long-Term Care/Continuing Care, Offsite Dialysis Appointments, and Leave of Absence to Acute Care with Return. The week of March 11 –15 includes 1-hour Patient Movement Fundamentals readiness sessions, offered on three separate days.

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Countdown Checklist L9, T-minus 7: Support Cutover Activities

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Related preparations include: General inpatient : Make sure that all dictations are complete and signed; use dictation (eScription) for all admissions, transfers and consults between now and launch, if possible, so that transition notes at launch can refer to recent documentation in Netcare.

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Countdown Checklist L9, T-minus 11: Anticipate Post-Acute Cutover

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If Best Possible Medication History (BPMH) was NOT done on the legacy BPMH form at admission, it will have to be done. If BPMH was done on admission, there is nothing to do for this step.) Ensure the orders are predictive of the patient needs as of November 2 at 05:00.

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Countdown Checklist L8, T-minus 7: Support Cutover Activities

Connect Care Bytes Blog

Related preparations include: General inpatient : Make sure that all dictations are complete and signed; use dictation (eScription) for all admissions, transfers and consults between now and launch, if possible, so that transition notes at launch can refer to recent documentation in Netcare.