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Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration, the rest of us just get up and go to work.

— Stephen King

Here is a short video by Andy Scott on the history of the handshake.

The History (And Uncertain Future) Of The Handshake | NBC News Humans have used physical greeting rituals for longer than you might realize. But in the wake of CoVid-19, will the most universal of those rituals — the han...

Skilled Nursing Care Week

In celebration of Skilled Nursing Care week, it may be helpful to understand what Skilled Nursing actually is. Nursing Homes are long-term care facilities that provide housing and intensive personal care services to the elderly. Nursing Homes are often the end of the line in housing options for the elderly. In most people’s minds, Skilled Nursing care is often equated with a person needing a nursing home Not all Nursing Homes offer Skilled Nursing services, and Skilled Nursing care can also be provided at home in some instances. Confused? Let’s take a closer look.

There are good Nursing Homes and many not-so-good Nursing Homes. Nursing Homes tend to be the place older people who need help & supervision go for long-term care when they can no longer care for themselves or if they have no family members who can help. Many Nursing Homes were built in the day when they were designed to house 2 people who are strangers to each other in a room who typically have no say in the matter. Medical care is limited to medication dispensation & Dr visits often happen off-site. Nursing staff (LPN’s & RN’s), CNA’s, Activity staff, Housekeeping staff, Maintenance staff, & Kitchen staff are provided. Sometimes a Nursing Home will have Physical or Occupational Therapy staff as well. or at least access to therapies..

A Skilled Therapy Facility (SNF) is where patients go who need more focused & intensive round the clock medical treatment or nursing care, short term, due to certified medical conditions such as rehab after an illness or operation (e.g.: pneumonia, congestive heart failure, heart surgery, knee replacement, hip replacement, etc.), wound care, regular short term IV or tube feedings, intensive Physical or Occupational Therapies, Speech-language pathology services, or Respiratory Therapy services.

A SNF typically provides more robust & varied access to medical treatment as the medical professionals treat & manage your condition & evaluate your progress with an eye to returning the patient home. Access to a Dr., Nursing staff (RN’s & LPN’s), CNA’s, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Dieticians, Kitchen staff, Housekeeping staff, Maintenance staff, Social Services & Discharge Planning staff, & depending upon the facility, Speech-language Pathologists & Respiratory Therapists are available to SNF patients.

Skilled Nursing Services can be provided in the home if the needs of the person’s medical situation aren’t as intensive & warrant it. The types of services provided can include monitoring serious illnesses or unstable health conditions, caregiver or patient education, injections, wound care, surgical wound care, monitoring for pressure ulcers, nutrition education or therapy, IV’s, or Physical or Occupational therapies. Typically, these Skilled Nursing services are provided through a Home Healthcare Agency.