by Jennifer Callahan | Thursday, October 4, 2018 | Clinical, Compliance, Wellness
Have you heard of IDDSI? It stands for International Dysphagia Diet Standardization Initiative. It is a framework to standardize terminology and definitions for food textures and liquid thicknesses in order to avoid confusion often created by different names used to...
by Functional Pathways | Monday, January 15, 2018 | Wellness
Since the dawn of time, humanity has used numbers to mark progress. The Babylonians, Egyptians and Greeks were among the first to do so, using clay tablets with symbols of geometry inscribed on them to measure everything from the distances of ships and shores, to...
by Jennifer Callahan | Friday, January 12, 2018 | Clinical, Wellness
More than 13 million people in the United States, male and female, young and old, experience incontinence. 50% or more of elderly people are incontinent. Women are 2x as likely as men to experience incontinence due to women’s health, childbirth, etc. Incontinence...
by Functional Pathways | Thursday, December 21, 2017 | Clinical, Wellness
The Otago fall prevention program has been shown to be effective on physical function in nursing home residents over the age of 65. In a randomized, controlled trial, the Otago exercise program was shown as effective in improving balance, functional mobility, lower...
by Functional Pathways | Monday, October 9, 2017 | Wellness
Statistics show that stress increases in late Fall through the first part of the New Year. For whatever reason, workplace violence also increases, particularly in healthcare settings. It is becoming more and more common to hear of violent actions performed against...
by Functional Pathways | Monday, September 25, 2017 | Featured, Wellness
Wisdom on Happiness This 92-year-old, petite, well-poised and proud lady, who is fully dressed each morning by eight o’clock, with her hair fashionably coiffed and makeup perfectly applied, even though she is legally blind, moved to a nursing home yesterday. Her...
