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Patients are people who are frail elderly and people with chronic illness who need routine or skilled nursing care in a residential facility.
Services offered at these facilities are
- Room and board.
- 24/7 nursing coverage.
- Assistance with activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing and eating.
- Facilities designated as "skilled" nursing facilities provide short- and long-term rehabilitative services and additional skilled nursing care.
- Some facilities have secured units to provide closer supervision for people with dementia.
- Licensed staff who are routinely on-site are nurses and social workers. Facilities that provide rehabilitative services have occupational, speech and physical therapists.
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Assistive devices and potential threats to residents
Colorado Medical Directors webpage
F465 Back Flow Preventer (device) presentation
Emergency Call Systems: Life Safety or Liability?
Emergency preparedness resources
Feeding assistant training program
Download Feeding Assistant Application
Deficiency rating information (scope and severity)
Infectious disease guidelines for healthcare settings
Locked units for dementia and mental illness
Frequently asked questions and answers related to resident sexual activity