Sentences with phrase «home health residents»

Interim HealthCare, Dallas • TX 2010 — 2011 RN Case Manager Provided quality nursing care and coordination of care for home health residents, implemented specific procedures and programs, and partnered with the Director of Nursing to establish specific goals.

• Provided quality nursing care and coordination of care for home health residents, implemented specific procedures and programs, and partnered with the Director of Nursing to establish specific goals.

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The Trump administration is relaxing rules put in place by the Obama administration to fine nursing homes that either harm their residents or put them at risk of injury, according to Kaiser Health News.

Sensors installed around the home monitor motion (tracking, for example, if the resident appears to be wandering or fails to rise from a chair or bed and how often doors open and close); check room temperature; and allow remote reporting of blood pressure, pulse, weight, and other health indicators.

Health officials in Texas have already announced the death of a 77 - year - old Harris county resident from Vibrio: She came into contact with flood waters when they ripped into her home, and later died as a result of flesh - eating disease.

It was formerly the home of a vermiculite mine — used to make asbestos — and a subsequent lawsuit from the ensuing damage to residents» health.

But, what has impressed me most of all is Richard Becker's resourcefulness and creativity evidenced by his role while a member of the Cortlandt Town Board in bringing about the innovative Cortlandt Heating Oil Plan (CHOP), which at the height of the economic crisis provided both heating oil discounts as well as conservation tips and energy audits to help local residents afford to heat their homes at a time when many were risking their health by living in homes that were too cold because they couldn't afford the high cost of heating oil.

Faso made an unannounced visit to the facilities to witness the conditions in the 135 - apartment complex that is home to at - risk resident who have little access to proper recourse in response to health and safety deficiencies in the building.

In February, Catskill resident Andrea Mitchell attended a rally in Kinderhook outside Faso's home, and got a hug from the congressman after she told him her concern about losing health insurance given her pre-existing conditions.

We look forward to working with NYSERDA and the other partners in the Green Jobs / Green New York program to bring energy efficiency, comfort, health and safety, and building durability improvements to the homes and business of tens of thousands of New York residents over the coming years.

The health benefits of «water clubs» in care homes for the elderly, where residents gather together regularly to drink water, owe as least as much to the social nature of the activity as to the value of drinking water itself, an investigation by psychologists has shown.

The St. Barnabas Wellness Care and Affordable Housing project, which will be developed by L+M Development Partners and Hornig Capital Partners, will create 314 affordable homes for low - income residents and incorporate more than 50,000 square feet of health and wellness space that includes a fitness area, an ambulatory care center, a pharmacy, and a teaching kitchen with produce grown on a rooftop farm; and offer comprehensive programs on smoking prevention, fitness, nutrition, stress reduction and life skills.

«By educating local residents about preventative steps in the home and in their lives, I believe we can make serious progress in keeping our loved ones safe,» said Erie County Health Commissioner Dr. Gale Burstein.

Astorino, Health Commissioner Sherlita Amler, MD, and Assistant Commissioner for Environmental Health Peter DeLucia will explain the county's prevention strategies and demonstrate what residents can do at home to reduce their risk of mosquito bites.

An investigation determined that Parshall had stolen about $ 4,100 cash from the resident of this home, as she worked as a home health care aide for his wife, in late January of this year.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr. and the Oneida County Health Department are urging all residents to learn more about the dangers of radon gas and to test their homes for this known carcinogen during January, National Radon Action Month.

Residents whose test kits indicate the presence of lead in their homes are encouraged to contact the Erie County Health Department for further action.

The new fund — «Warm and Well Cornwall» — targets residents who are in poor health or at risk of ill health, or with underlying health issues, or caring for a vulnerable person or worried about their home being cold or damp.

Spokesman Jim Plastiras adds that the health department is «committed to protecting the health and safety of New York's nursing home residents».

Bats In Your Home The New York State Department of Health and the Oneida County Health Department are urging residents to avoid the risk of rabies and rabies treatment by capturing and submitting for testing any bat found in their home that may have had contact with humans or their pHome The New York State Department of Health and the Oneida County Health Department are urging residents to avoid the risk of rabies and rabies treatment by capturing and submitting for testing any bat found in their home that may have had contact with humans or their phome that may have had contact with humans or their pets.

Job losses, thousands of home foreclosures and depleted health services have been lingering in the minds and lives of residents over the last few years.

«Oneida County residents planning renovations to their pre-1978 built homes should hire only those contractors who have completed the required EPA Renovator Training and request proof of certification before work begins,» Dr. Gayle Jones, Director of Health said.

Labor leaders in the coalition, representing home health care workers, communications workers, janitors and maintenance workers, called on Albany to keep the tax to make the state's richest residents pay a fair share.

In order to ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities and mental health issues, and our seniors have a safe and comfortable place to call home, the IDC calls for: (1) a $ 40 million fund to incentivize housing for middle - and low - income seniors; (2) a $ 7,500 tax credit for repairs to seniors» homes where the resident can not afford the cost of repairs; (3) the creation of a $ 25 million housing disability fund to leverage private financing to develop or retrofit up to 1,400 housing units for people with mental or developmental disabilities; and (4) setting aside $ 10 million of existing Medicaid redesign team supportive housing funds for the upstate region.

A staunch proponent for environmental protection and how it directly effects the health of local residents Stratton's most recent advocacy for the residents of his district has been investigating lead concentrations in drinking water due to aging infrastructure and widespread use of lead in plumbing, even in newer homes.

Their simple goal, Albright - Knox marketing and public relations director Maria Morreale said, was «to promote the integral role arts and culture play in the quality of life and economic health of the community» and a draw for «future residents who are deciding whether or not to call our region home.»

WESTCHESTER, NY — Bats are back, making their way into Westchester homes this month, and the Westchester County Health Department wants residents to know what to do if these unwelcome visitors drop in.

When Antero Resources announced plans in the spring of 2009 to drill 200 more wells in Battlement Mesa, a golf - course community almost within sight of Wallace - Babb's old home, about 400 residents petitioned the county to study the potential health impacts before they permitted the drilling.

In 2010, another round of sampling confirmed the contamination, and the EPA, along with federal health officials, cautioned residents not to drink their water and to ventilate their homes when they bathed because the methane in the water could cause an explosion.

A University of Oklahoma Civil Engineering and Environmental Science Professor Robert Nairn and his co-authors have conducted a collaborative study that suggests exposure to trace metals from potatoes grown in soil irrigated with waters from the Potosi mining region in Bolivia, home to the world's largest silver deposit, may put residents at risk of non-cancer health illnesses.

Graduating family medicine residents have indicated they intend to provide a broader scope of practice than that reported by current family physicians, including for prenatal care, inpatient care, nursing home care, home visits, and women's health procedures, according to a study in the December 8 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical education.

Health authorities in the province of British Columbia have reported that 94 residents and 49 staff at a nursing home in Surrey have fallen ill since 1 July.

Influenza remains a major health problem in the United States, resulting each year in an estimated 36,000 deaths and 200,000 hospitalizations.4 Those who have been shown to be at high risk for the complications of influenza infection are children 6 to 23 months of age; healthy persons 65 years of age or older; adults and children with chronic diseases, including asthma, heart and lung disease, and diabetes; residents of nursing homes and other long - term care facilities; and pregnant women.4 It is for this reason that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended that these groups, together with health care workers and others with direct patient - care responsibilities, should be given priority for influenza vaccination this season in the face of the current shortage.1 Other high - priority groups include children and teenagers 6 months to 18 years of age whose underlying medical condition requires the daily use of aspirin and household members and out - of - home caregivers of infants less than 6 months old.1 Hence, in the case of vaccine shortages resulting either from the unanticipated loss of expected supplies or from the emergence of greater - than - expected global influenza activity — such as pandemic influenza, which would prompt a greater demand for vaccination5 — the capability of extending existing vaccine supplies by using alternative routes of vaccination that would require smaller doses could have important public health implications.

A collaborative study between researchers at the Department of Aged Care, St George Hospital, Calvary Health Care and UNSW Medicine» s Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) has developed an intervention for nursing home residents following Read more about Research highlights importance of post-hospital care for nursing home residents - Scimex

Public health staff tested 30 other nursing home residents and found five were infected.

Elderly adults, however, are at a higher risk of falling short of nutritional requirements, and the National Institutes of Health estimates that up to 50 percent of elderly nursing home residents do not get enough protein.

If Israel does withdraw from Palestinian neighborhoods, like where Raja Tamimi lives — she says she'd move again to make sure she could stay in the city that's her home, and maintain the Israeli residency rights she is guaranteed as a resident of Jerusalem, like national health insurance and access to the Israeli job market.

For many people in Los Angeles, insurance is easily viewed as another bill in an already tightly stretched budget; however, as many residents know all too well, having a home, car, life, or health insurance policy in place is a great benefit when unexpected troubles arise.

Residents who understand the factors involved in their home, auto and health policies can save dollars by shopping around and negotiating for the best San Marcos insurance rates for their households.

Local council support schemes: From April 2013 each local authority is responsible for providing help to its residents struggling with an emergency, such as you or your families» health being at risk, not being able to afford to buy food, needing help to stay in your own home and coming out of care, hospital or prison.

Considered one of the most bikeable communities, and home to residents who are in great health, Minneapolis was awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Roadmap to Health Prize, which honors communities every year that are helping their citizens lead healthier health, Minneapolis was awarded the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Roadmap to Health Prize, which honors communities every year that are helping their citizens lead healthier Health Prize, which honors communities every year that are helping their citizens lead healthier lives.

If you plan on using your U.S. property as a vacation home you'll want to keep in mind the number 183 — that's the maximum number of days a Canadian can stay in the U.S. before they are considered a U.S. resident for tax purposes (as well as losing their Canadian resident status and health - care coverage).

This is dangerous in nursing homes where residents are already in poor health.

BARCS envisions an animal shelter where all animals in good health and temperament find new homes, where they are housed in a low - stress, comfortable environment, where spay / neuter surgeries are offered at low - cost to the Baltimore community, where residents can turn in times of personal crisis for help with their pet, where citizens are educated on the proper care of animals, and where abused and neglected animals can receive the love and care they need to recover.

11/12/17 Molly is now at a new foster home because of some health concerns of the resident dog at her previous placement.

An orphaned kitten could potentially carry illness into your home that could affect your resident animals» (or humans») health.

Medicaid doesn't just provide health care for the poor; it also pays for long - term care for a lot of older people, including the majority of nursing home residents.

One example is the repeated private and public harassment from Professor Simon Chapman, Professor of Public Health at Sydney University, and Expert Adviser to the Climate and Health Alliance, to release the names of residents forced to leave their homes and other details such as locations of their abandoned homes [6].

The clean constant air has helped with my breathing, as I suffer with heart problems and asthma,» was the view of one resident in a Gentoo passive house bungalow.3 Some scientific studies have also suggested that the health of people with respiratory conditions improves when mechanical ventilation is installed in their homes.4

Pennsylvania resident, on the effect to her health after moving to a home next to the Cheswick Generating Station, a coal - fired power plant.