Nursing Home Observation

I volunteered at a nursing home facility, Meadow View Nursing Home. At Meadow View a vast majority of these individuals are there for short and long-term care. The population was mostly elder patients. Patients are admitted to the nursing home usually after injury, surgery, or they need a place to stay at. While I volunteered, I was able to observe the physical therapist and occupational therapist and assist during therapy sessions. I assisted with some exercises and transporting the patient within the gym. Every therapy session was different because each session was specialized for each specific patient. Some patients needed weight bearing and non-weight bearing activities. Usually the therapist would continue the plan she had set for the

So, the therapist decided to let the patient rest for some time and start with low-bearing exercise. The patient started to cry once the therapist started to assist him/her with the exercise. During a situation like this, the therapist had to calm the patient down and make the patient understand that if he/she wanted to get better, she would have to do the following exercises. I realized that it is always important to remind the patient of his/her end goal while doing therapy. It is difficult for the patient do be positive after all the procedures they went through, so it always important to understand the individuals struggle. Another patient, had difficulty understanding the therapist while getting therapy. According to HIPPA regulations, it is important to keep patient’s information confidential. Within the gym, there are several patients, so in the gym they usually have the patient who is getting therapy. At the gym, they usually won’t allow family members or friends come watch the patient get therapy done. However, with this patient, the therapist had allowed one family member come to therapy because there was a barrier holding the patient back from