HLTHAGE 2J03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: First Nations, Hip, Physical Therapy
16 Aug 2018
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Increase activity in general: soup to tomatoes, seniors olympics, prevent falls *tai chi & yoga prevent falls and ameliorate fear of falls, common barriers to pa for community-dwelling older adults, pain, urinary incontinence, food insecurity and nutrition. Home care vs. home support: home care includes the professional and non-professional care provided in the home, by psw (personal support workers), hsw (home support (cid:449)orks(cid:895) a(cid:374)d other (cid:858)para-professio(cid:374)als(cid:859). In most provinces, the focus in on medical support, no longer housekeeping or social support: the most common requirement to getting home support is needing bathing assistance. Every 4r intervention is different and personalized: 4r interventions may include rehabilitation exercises, home modifications, task re0design, education regarding self-care, falls prevention, nutrition etc. 4rs to enhance activity and ability: example: one lady would really like to be able to walk to church on sundays. This is the goal that she identified, in collaboration with the team.
