Omnicare Clinical Services Podcast Series

In this episode, we will be discussing dehydration in the elderly. We will discuss the prevalence of dehydration in the elderly population, and the importance of prevention and identification of early signs and symptoms that may lead to better outcomes and prevention.  And finally, we will discuss key strategies that will optimize patient safety and improve quality care for our elderly population.

In this episode we will discuss some risk factors for developing osteoporosis, signs and symptoms of osteoporosis, and treatments available after being diagnosis with osteoporosis. .

In this episode, we discuss strategies to incorporate in the daily care of our resident's to reduce or prevent falls, assessment of the resident and the importance of educating the resident to prevent falls.

In this episode, we discuss assessment best practices, the types of pain and how a resident might describe each type of pain, complications of pain, common medications and their side effects. We will also talk about non-pharmacological interventions for pain.

The Center for Disease Control (or CDC) estimates that one third of residents in long term care has heart failure and approximately 1 in 4 persons will develop heart failure in their lifetime. Today, our discussion will cover how to recognize and signs and symptoms of heart failure and understanding the treatment options (and teaching opportunities) in post-acute care settings.