Staff Health Services & Information – Page 2

Comfort Matters – Update

Mon, June 20, 2016 Published by Tena Alonzo

We are so pleased with the continued success of the Comfort Matters dementia education program, developed right here at Beatitudes and now being implemented in long term care organizations across the United States. With our last update in Teamtalk, we were excited to announce that we were then working with five organizations outside Beatitudes, including the three large organizations that we have been working with for the past four years. Since that report, we have added eight additional long term care organizations including Snyder Village, Metamora, IL; Someren Glen, Denver, CO; Roland Park Place, Baltimore MD; Sharon Towers, Charlotte, NC; Fellowship Square, Mesa, AZ; Judson Smart Living, Cleveland, OH; Lillian Booth Actors Home, Edgemont, NJ; and United Church Homes, Canton, OH. Of these 13 programs, two have advanced in the application of Comfort Matters to the point of accreditation and are now recognized officially as a Comfort Matters Accredited Organization. Those organizations are Horizon House in Seattle, WA and Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS.

For those of you who might be new to Beatitudes Campus – Comfort Matters is a philosophy, a care practice and an evidence-based accredited education program that offers a holistic and integrated approach to improve quality of care and quality of life for persons with dementia.

As a result of the continued growth of the program and expanded interest we have had the opportunity to add an additional educator to the Comfort Matters team. Linda Travis started working with Comfort Matters in April and has already made a significant impact to the wonderful work that we are doing all across the country. She comes to the team with excellent credentials and a passion for what we are doing in this important work and is a perfect fit with our team.

Karen Mitchell is continuing in her role as the Comfort Matters Nurse Educator and we are pleased to announce that, through Karen, the Comfort Matters education will continue to be provided on our campus. Karen will be scheduling one, two hour education sessions each month and one all-day education session each quarter. Staff members can contact Karen for additional information. We encourage anyone who is interested, to sign up and take advantage of this exciting opportunity to learn about dementia and why comfort really matters.

–by
Tena Alonzo, Director of Education and Research, Comfort Matters
and
Ivan Hilton, Director of Business Development, Comfort Matters

Heat Relief Station at Beatitudes Campus

Mon, June 20, 2016 Published by Cheryl Knupp

Did you know the campus is a heat relief station for people that need a cool drink?

The Human Resources office has water that has been donated from the City of Phoenix and Heat Relief Network. This program runs from May 1st to October 1st every year. They can sit in our lobby and cool off for up to 30 minutes and get a drink to help avoid dehydration and possibly heat exhaustion. We have also extended this to their pets. So a person can come in with their pet and we can offer water to both. Phoenix has reached record heats of 122 degrees and not everyone has access to water. As part of our culture we want to stand out in the community and help those in need. If someone asks you about the heat relief station please send them over to the Human Resources office Monday-Friday from 7AM-4:30PM.

1st Aid & CPR Class

Fri, May 20, 2016 Published by Cheryl Knupp

Did you know we offer low cost 1st Aid and CPR classes on Campus the 4th Tuesday of every month?

This Tuesday, May 24th at 1:00PM in the Human Resources Conference Room we will be holding this class. For those that would like to attend please call Suzanne Aboud at X6108 or email her at [email protected]. Being 1st Aid and CPR certified is very valuable in any community and is required for some jobs here on Campus.

The following people are strongly encouraged to make arrangements to attend:

Adrienne Miklas for 1st Aid/CPR, Lourdes Mills for 1st Aid/CPR, Kathryn Rasmussen for 1st Aid, Nina Gvelesiani for 1st Aid/CPR, Hirut Taye for 1st Aid/CPR, Joseph Thal for CPR, and Tamara Price for CPR.

Home Health Vs. Home Care

Wed, June 24, 2015 Published by Cheryl Knupp

Every now and then we need a little extra help at home. Did you know that Beatitudes Campus can help with that?

Here on our campus, we have two different services to assist with your needs. Beatitudes Home Health and Beatitudes at Home are the two programs and there tends to be some confusion about which program offers what services. If you have been confused about the difference between Beatitudes Home Health services and Beatitudes at Home services, I hope the remainder of this article will help clarify.

Home Health Agencies such as Beatitudes Home Health are licensed by the Arizona Department of Health Services which means this program has regulatory oversight. Also:

All patients must require skilled care which usually involves skilled nursing services and at least one of the following: physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Medical social services or home health aide services also may be provided with one of the skilled services mentioned above.
Skilled nursing services include wound care, short-term medication administration including IVs, patient education, etc.
The skilled care services must be needed on an intermittent basis for a planned program of care over a specified period of time and ordered by a physician.
Clinical records must be maintained on all patients.
A physician is needed to follow the care, write orders for all care and treatments and conduct a face-to-face encounter with the patient to qualify.
On average, visits typically last about an hour. Please note it may vary based on need.
Currently Beatitudes Home Health is able to accept Medicare for Home Health services.
To qualify for Home Health services you must meet the definition of “home bound.” Homebound does not mean you must be confined to bed or a wheelchair, or even to your house, but rather, that you either require assistance (human and/ or a device) to leave home, or leaving poses a taxing effort to you.

For more information about Beatitudes Home Health or to schedule an in home consultation, please call (602) 544-5000.

Home Care Agencies such as Beatitudes at Home are not licensed by any government agency so instead of regulatory oversight, they are managed by policies and procedures based on standard operating practices of Home Care Agencies. Also:

Typically clients or families request home care services to allow the client to age in place longer.
Services available are non-medical in nature such as companion services, medication reminders, running errands, household maintenance and housekeeping services.
Physician orders are not required for services.
Visits are at the request of the client or family and minimum visits can range from 15 minutes to 24 hours a day. Typical visits range between 2 and 4 hours.
Paid for privately by the client. Services are not able to be billed to Medicare or other insurance since they are non-medical in nature.

For more information about Beatitudes at Home or to schedule an in home consultation, please call (602) 544-8527.

Category: Staff Health Services & Information