Preventative Screenings
This immunization is recommended yearly for everyone aged 6 months or older, by the end of October if possible, to prevent the infection and spread of influenza.
What is the Flu Vaccine?
This is a legal document stating personal, cultural, and religious wishes for end of life care. Research suggests that people would prefer to live their last days at their own home surrounded by family and friends, yet only 1/3 of adults have this document expressing their wishes for end of life care.
What is an Advanced Directive or DPOA?
Of those with advance directives, approximately 76% have not shared this information with their providers.
A mental disorder characterized by an all encompassing low mood and loss of interest in activities?
What is Depression?
ANYONE can make these...they do not require a physician's order.
What is a referral to Senior Life Solutions?
This vaccination is recommended for all children younger than 2 years old and all adults 65 years or older. It helps prevent an infection of the lungs which is the most common cause of adult hospital admissions in the US.
What is the Pneumonia Vaccine?
This disease is a major cause of blindness, kidney failure, heart attacks, stroke and lower limb amputation. There are 1.5 million new cases diagnosed every year. Diet modification, regular physical activity, maintaining normal body weight and avoiding tobacco are ways to prevent or delay the onset of this disease. ?
What is diabetes?
Chronic medical conditions, overall feelings of poor health, sleep disturbance and excessive worry are symptoms of this diagnosis?
What is Anxiety?
The type of therapy you receive in Senior Life Solutions at Community Hospital.
What is mental and emotional health therapy?
According to the International Osteoporosis Foundation: Worldwide, Osteoporosis causes more than 8.9 million fractures annually, resulting in an osteoporotic fracture every 3 seconds. This scan is recommended every 2-5 years as your provider sees fit to identify and treat osteoporosis.
What is a Bond Density scan or DEXA scan?
Nearly 3,000 people die in home fires each year. Having one of these will cut your risk of dying in a reported fire by ½.
What is a smoke detector?
A period of intense fear or apprehension that is of sudden onset and relatively brief duration and includes sweating and tingling sensations.
What is a panic attack?
Senior Life Solutions at Community Hospital has a medical director who specializes in this type of medicine.
What is psychiatry?
It is estimated that 330,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in 2018. 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in her lifetime. Having this screening done yearly after the age of 40 increases the chances of early detection and improved outcomes.
What is a mammography?
According to the AHA-Someone dies from cardiovascular disease every 40 seconds. Monitoring and lowering these lab values can lower your risk of heart attack or stroke.
What is a lipid panel? Cholesterol, triglycerides, HDL, LDL
The term used for extreme sadness after the loss of a loved one.
What is Grief?
Mental and emotional health therapy that involves a therapist and 2 to 10 patients in one room.
What is GROUP THERAPY?
Colon cancer is the 3rd leading cause of death from cancer in the US. The lifetime risk for men is 1/22 and women 1/24. Having this test done every 10 years starting at the age of 50 increases the chances of early detection and improved outcomes.
What is a colonoscopy?
This takes place when a heart can no longer circulate or “pump” blood to the various organs and tissues within the body.
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
According to a 2016 study from the Department of Veteran Affairs.....20 veterans daily lose their lives to this...
What is Suicide?
A written plan of care for an individual patient that identifies problems and goals.
What is an individualized treatment plan?