I have had this issue in the past. When each employee is hired and on their anniversery we have to attend what we call "Intouch Training". This gets us all acqainted with the way things work in our facility. Each Director has a part in this training. When I do my part I ask them all questions like when is it ok to remove someone from an Activity? Depending on the way the group answers I can tell them a little about our federal guidelines and educate them. Most do not understand why it is so important. At my facility they now understand that they can not take them or interupt them during an activity. This process has worked for the most part. I still now and again get someone that thinks they are above the regulations and I have to tell my staff to be ferm on the matter and not allow them to interrupt.
I make sure everyone from Diatery to our Therapy Department understands we are not doing it to ruin their day. But because this is our residents home and that it is federally mandated.
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Interruptions During Scheduled Activities
Started by sparkle, Aug 01 2005 05:06 AM
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Posted 04 February 2009 - 10:01 PM
sparkle, on Aug 1 2005, 03:06 AM, said:
Hi All!
I am sure this is a problem that is not new to any of you, but it has really become a testy subject at my facility.
I have a schedule with "personal needs time" built into the daily routine, but my activities are constantly being interrupted by staff to toilet residents, take them out for showers, administer meds, check bp, etc. This is so frustrating!
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can approach staff and let them know that this is unsatisfactory? I need these folks to help me throughout the day, so I don't want to alienate them, but they are ruining my programs! :-(
I have gone to my authority figure(!) and have gotten no help with this situation!
HELP!
Sparkle
I am sure this is a problem that is not new to any of you, but it has really become a testy subject at my facility.
I have a schedule with "personal needs time" built into the daily routine, but my activities are constantly being interrupted by staff to toilet residents, take them out for showers, administer meds, check bp, etc. This is so frustrating!
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can approach staff and let them know that this is unsatisfactory? I need these folks to help me throughout the day, so I don't want to alienate them, but they are ruining my programs! :-(
I have gone to my authority figure(!) and have gotten no help with this situation!
HELP!
Sparkle
Well Sparkle I don't mean to be extreme or harsh but if your authority figure does not want to address this situation you can always call your local ombudsman. By letting them know they will randomly keep visiting you. You can call as anonymous. Just hope they will come often enough that your team will learn to do the correct thing.
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Posted 09 February 2009 - 11:02 PM
I must say that activities is an integral part of any successful home/facility. In some facilities, it is the obligation of the caregiver/cna/caremanager to make sure that a resident is toilet a certain number of times a day......IF it is written in the care plan.
The duty of the caregiver/cna/caremanager is to follow what is written down. Maybe it may help, to read through the residents care-plan so that you know what issues a resident is dealing with. This may help to understand why a resident must be taken out of an activity.
A smart activity director will work with the nursing/caregivers/cna's because as we all know, if activities aren't happening the way the RESIDENTS want, then census will really, really go down.
But, you do an awesome job and thank you for working with the Elderly. Things are getting better even though it may not seem like it.
The duty of the caregiver/cna/caremanager is to follow what is written down. Maybe it may help, to read through the residents care-plan so that you know what issues a resident is dealing with. This may help to understand why a resident must be taken out of an activity.
A smart activity director will work with the nursing/caregivers/cna's because as we all know, if activities aren't happening the way the RESIDENTS want, then census will really, really go down.
But, you do an awesome job and thank you for working with the Elderly. Things are getting better even though it may not seem like it.
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Posted 09 February 2009 - 11:09 PM
saralegui, on Feb 4 2009, 10:01 PM, said:
Well Sparkle I don't mean to be extreme or harsh but if your authority figure does not want to address this situation you can always call your local ombudsman. By letting them know they will randomly keep visiting you. You can call as anonymous. Just hope they will come often enough that your team will learn to do the correct thing.
We need to learn how to communicate in front of eachother and not "snitching" on eachother. We are in the same industry and if we're careful and don't screw up. there is enough work for everybody.
Stop watching tv and let's spend our time learning better skills, for a time. watching tv can make you jealous of people and angry. Your ED would love to know you tell on him without having the guts to address him/her or his/her staff that are put in place for you to communicate with and to KEEP TRYING.
and leave your work at work, unless you're like us.
