8 MAY 2024IN MY OPINIONWhen a nurse joins Carefor, they rarely come with an understanding of the complexities of nursing in a home care setting. Many believe it to be simply check-ins ensuring doctor's orders are being followed. Nurses quickly find the depth and breadth of conditions they are expected to treat require more training and education than they might have, as in a home care setting, there's not a doctor or specialist down the hall that can come and take a look at a patient.As an agency that provides home care nursing, among other services, our mandate is to care for people in their homes. The purpose of this isn't only to provide care to those who are unable to leave their houses to get care in primary or acute care settings, it's also to make sure that people to don't have to. Without home care keeping seniors out of hospitals and long-term care, our already heavily stained system would break.So, to ensure that our clients are getting more than just care, but exceptional care, there's a process from day one throughout their time with Carefor to make sure our nurses can do just that. About 60% of the care our nurses provide is complex wound care. The other 40% is complex palliative care. As with all conditions, nothing exists By Kaelen Bray, Director, Home and Clinical Care, Carefor Health & Community ServicesNurse Training and Development Helping Clientsin Home CareKaelen Bray
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