Due to COVID-19 there will be times when we are extremely short-staffed due to staff members testing positive or caring for loved ones who are ill, even in light of not having COVID-19 people call off all the time and dietary is frequently short staff...
During this time several facilities have made isolation units to help COVID-19 positive patients heal while residents without the virus are not exposed. Even though the isolation units are designed to keep the virus contained, we still have to go in the rooms to care...
During the pandemic it is becoming more & more difficult to provide nutrition to residents, especially COVID-19 positive residents. What can we do? As a team, let's chat, that's the purpose of care planning and communication so we can liberalize the diet more. Does it...
Nutrition for COVID-19 positive patients looks different from everyday nutrition procedures. It’s important to always follow your facility's isolation procedures. Here are a few best practices for providing nutrition to COVID-19 positive patients. It's best practice to use disposable if you can. In a behavioral...
During this difficult time, many facilities have COVID-19 positive patients so they are having to navigate and learn new ways to keep everyone safe while their patients recover. It is important to maintain distance whenever possible while caring for these patients. Here are ways to...
The front of the house and the back of the house should be COVID-19 free, we definitely want to make sure that we use the appropriate sanitizer. Starting at the front of the house we should use a disinfectant that kills the virus to the...