Organization
Who do you list as your employer when completing applications or important documents, ie/ rental agreements, car loans, hospitalizations, tax returns?
Our House Residential Care
You have non-emergency non-safety issue, remove old mattresses from garage, clear garage of old furniture.
What are you going to do to communicate this need
Use the Q-R code.
Why are there so many last minute schedule revisions? Why are so many people moved around?
Due Employee quit, termination, emergencies, client hospitalizations, not certified at a house,
Where is the predetermined location site for all evacuations if it is not impacted by a power outage, flood or other parts of the disaster?
The STAR Center
increases the risk for spreading infections, scratching or poking a client, ripping a glove, cross-contamination, taking bacteria home to your families
ACRYLIC, GEL OR NATURAL LONG, POINTY, UNMANICURED,CHIPPED, JAGGED FINGERNAILS.
RINGS, NAIL ADORNMENTS, DANGLY, LOOSE JEWELRY
What is the most complex structure in the universe?
human Brain
On Thursday May 28th, there is no LVN at Shannon at 3:00pm. Your client has fallen, is conscious, needs to be assessed before you get them up. Who are you going to call?
Monique
It is 1:00 am and your client is experiencing respiratory Oxygen level is 83% and will not go up past 85% on liters 2 of oxygen.
Who are you going to call
911 and Celeste, if Celeste does not answer, Call Dana.
What does Our House Residential Care Consist of?
5 ICF-DD-N Facilities
1 RCFE Facility
What will the staff on duty, during a mass disaster be expected to do?
1. Keep the clients safe, get emergency power, pack all medications, get the med book, emergency binder, emergency supplies, client essential supplies; extra clothing, toiletries, incontinence supplies. Extra blankets and towels, will be helpful.
2. Adhere to all safety protocols when loading the vans and buses.
Why you must wear closed toed and closed healed shoes
Open toed and Open heeled shoes increase risk for slips, trips, falls, smashed toes, bruised heels
Are all Dementias Alzheimers Dementia?
NO
You are having trouble at work, no one is listening, you are very frustrated, what are the steps you can take to discuss your work-related problems and seek resolutions.
1. Program manager and LVN
2. Lisa
3. Dana
Who are you going to call.
Aaron
What was the number one issue that was brought up in the Temperature Check Inservice?
Communication -
Consistent Communication between all levels within the Our house Family.
Different answers from Different People
Give a scenerio when you might be an advocate for someone?
doctor's appointments, telephone calls, meetings, family cannot hear the person on the phone.
Can previous employees drop by and visit clients in the facility any time they want?
No, if a previous employee comes to the door, they may not come into the facility unless it has been approved by a member of the Governing Body. There are many reasons that previous employees are not authorized to enter the facility. You must call a member of the Governing Body, Dana, Meagan or Celeste, to obtain approval for any previous employee to enter a facility.
Why is it good to ask someone to tell you a story that they have told you many times before?
It fires up their brain cells.
It keeps their brain functioning.
Someday they won't be able to share it with you again.
what is the appropriate amount of time to wait in a non-emergency situation for a call back before moving to the next person to call?.
15 minutes
Kiosk and Computer issues,
Who you going to call? It is Tuesday afternoon at 3:pm.
Isabel
On Saturday at 2AM - chart by hand and contact the supervisor on shift at 7am.
What has the most positive effect on your workplace atmosphere?
When Staff
working together, communicates, doesn't gossip, keeps the focus on the clients, and the administration is helpful.
What happens to your families during a mass disaster when you work for Our House Residential Care?
They can come and shelter with us at the STAR Center.
why you MUST CALL not text the scheduling phone AND SPEAK TO A LIVE PERSON when calling in for a shift, late or any reason at all.
because the scheduling person may not hear the text notification sound and therefore not receive the message
Why does social Isolation increase a person's risk for dementia (sometimes by 50%-60%)?
Social Isolation causes chronic stress, reduces cognitive stimulation, and promotes unhealthy behaviors. Lack of social engagement leads to lower "cognitive reserve" (brain resilience), increased inflammation, and a higher incidence of depression and vascular diseases
Who are the members of the administrative team?
Dana, Celeste, Meagan, Anthonia, Mimi, Lisa, Patty
You took KP for a walk, he doesn't want to walk anymore, and doesn't want to go home, he sat in the middle of the street, who you going to call.
Mimi first, then Meagan.
How many training shifts, at the house, does a new hire get, before they are assigned a group on their own?
TEN SHIFTS TRAINED BY PROGRAM MANAGER AND DIRECT CARE STAFF - THIS IS A TEAM EFFORT.
What does it mean to be an advocate?
helping to be the voice of someone who needs to be heard and maybe can or cannot be for themselves. Helping someone to understand what they are going through and what their choices are in a given situation. An advocate can help a person to prepare for and take part in a meeting. An advocate can help a person raise concerns about themselves.
Why are Inservices and House Meetings Mandatory?
It is a regulation in Title 22 (from the state and federal government) that each direct care staff member attends at least 3 hours of monthly training on certain subjects. The regulation specifies which topics we have to cover. There are 27 topics that we have to cover.
What is the "umbrella" term used to describe a set of symtpoms that can include changes in memory, thinking, perception, reasoning, judgement, attention/concentration, and language.
Dementia