Omnicare Clinical Services Podcast Series

Staying on schedule during medication pass is one of the most common challenges in long-term care. In this episode, Sue and Denise explore why timely medication administration is critical for resident safety. They also share practical strategies that both leadership and frontline staff can use to improve time management and streamline the med pass process.

For today’s topic, we will be discussing the process of Admitting a Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) patient to your facility. We will review what TPN is, when it is typically chosen as a nutritional option for residents, and considerations for needed admission documentation, storage considerations, and general tips for caring for your TPN residents.

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.