NURSE COORDINATOR:
(OFFICE HOURS 9AM-1PM, TELE: 542-6877)

CASE MANAGEMENT:

• IN-HOME AND OFFICE VISITS TO COUNSEL & EDUCATE

• MONITORS PHYSICIAN DIRECTIVES

• COMMUNICATES WITH PHYSICIAN REGARDING PATIENTS STATUS

• COORDINATES THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTIVE & ANCILLARY CARE

• MAKES REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES

• MEASURES & MONITORS BLOOD PRESSURE, PULSES & RESPIRATION

• APPLIES & CHANGES WOUND DRESSINGS

• PERFORMS FINGER STICKS TO MONITOR BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVELS

• ADMINISTERS INJECTIONS ORDERED BY A PHYSICIAN (FLU, B12, ETC.)

• ASSESSES PHYSIOLOGICAL & PSYCHO-SOCIAL RESPONSES

• INTERVIEWS RESIDENT AND FAMILY TO DETERMINE HEALTH NEEDS

• COLLECTS HEALTH HISTORY, AND MAKES ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY ASSESSMENT

• ASSESSES RESIDENT’S CAPACITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY SUCH AS, DETERMINE PHYSICAL ABILITY, HEALTH STATUS, FAMILY SUPPORT AND ADDRESSES SAFETY ISSUES.

• PROVIDES TEACHING AND COUNSELING TO INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS

• FOLLOWS-UP OF ABNORMAL FINDINGS IDENTIFIED AT HEALTH SCREENINGS

Volunteer Services:
(TELE: 542-1930) 

• TRANSPORTATION i.e., FOR FOOD SHOPPING, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS
• PICK-UP AND DELIVERY i.e., OF MEALS, PRESCRIPTIONS, GROCERIES, AND MAIL
• HANDYMAN FOR MINOR HOUSEHOLD REPAIRS, i.e. REPLACING LIGHT BULBS, MINOR PLUMBING, ELECTRICAL AND CARPENTRY REPAIRS
• EMERGENCY DRIVING SERVICE DURING SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS
• LOAN OF EQUIPMENT

OTHER VOLUNTEER SUPPORT

• NURSE VOLUNTEER WHEN FEARRINGTON CARES NURSE UNAVAILABLE
• RECEPTIONIST TO ANSWER TELEPHONE AT OFFICE OR HOME
• MEDICAL PERSONNEL ASSISTANCE AT HEALTH SCREENINGS
• HEALTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE
• "55" ALIVE DRIVING COURSE
• SPONSORS BLOOD DRIVES

• HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS PRESENTED BY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS
• HEALTH RELATED PROGRAMS, I.E., HEALTH INSURANCE , LONG-TERM CARE,
• LEGAL , FINANCIAL, AND OTHER SENIOR CONCERNS
• HEALTH CARE SUPPORT GROUPS

• CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION (CPR)

• SPRING AND FALL HEALTH SCREENING CLINICS
• SEASONAL IMMUNIZATIONS (FLU & PNEUMONIA)