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Nursing Home Care

Aka: Nursing Home Care, Nursing Home Management, Nursing Home

Management: Dementia and behavior
1. See Dementia Management
2. See No-fail Environment in Dementia
3. See Dementia Related Malnutrition
4. See Agitation in Dementia
5. See Sleep Problems in Dementia
6. See Wandering Behavior in Dementia
Management: Infectious Disease
1. See Pneumonia Management in the Nursing Home Resident
2. See Infection in the Nursing Home Resident
Prevention
1. Influenza Vaccine for all residents and staff annually
2. Pneumococcal polysaccharide Vaccine (Pneumovax)
3. Consider Herpes Zoster Vaccine (Zostavax)
4. Prevent Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus (MRSA)
  1. Strict handwashing practices by residents, guests, staff
  2. Barrier precautions for wounds and medical devices
  3. No routine screening, isolation, or aggressive housekeeping

Family Practice Notebook

Patients should address specific medical concerns with their physicians.

Although access to this page is not restricted, the information found here is intended for use by medical providers.

This page was written by Scott Moses, MD, last revised on 12/10/2011 and last published on 5/18/2012.

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