Patient Advocates Support Families with Safety Assessments to Prevent Falls
The Facts About Falls in Seniors Falls are a threat to the health of older adults and can reduce their ability to remain independent. As patient advocates, we always do a safety assessment with our clients. We know that safety is a priority to aging independently and to avoid unnecessary harm. The rate of injuries…
Read MorePatient Advocates & Music Therapy
What is Music Therapy Have you heard of a music therapist, or a music therapy program? According to the American Music therapy Association, “Music Therapy is the clinical and evidence-based use of music interventions to accomplish individualized goals within a therapeutic relationship by a credentialed professional who has completed an approved music therapy program”. https://www.musictherapy.org Who…
Read MorePress Release: Small Business Center Helps Local Businesses
Thank You to the SBC of Carteret Community College for including us in your press release. We appreciate the support and look forward to working with them in the future. https://carteret.edu/sbc-helps-local-businesses/ Morehead City, N.C. (August 12, 2020) – As the Coronavirus continues to impact the economy, the Small Business Center (SBC) located on Carteret Community College’s…
Read MoreLetter to the editor: The Forgotten Ones of COVID-19
Our letter to the editor got picked up by our local newspaper and was published July 1, 2020. Here’s the link and some of the comments. We appreciate the support from our local paper. https://www.carolinacoastonline.com/news_times/opinions/letters_to_editor/article_8bf10112-bafa-11ea-8cc5-e7c1c5bcb981.html Thank you Carteret County News Times June 22, 2020 TO THE EDITOR: Our elderly population residing in long-term care facilities…
Read MoreWhitley Patient Advocates Commitment to Action
What is patient safety? According to the World Health Organization (WHO), patient safety is the absence of preventable harm to a patient in healthcare or the reduction of the risk of harm https://www.who.int/patientsafety/en/ How do we Support Patient Safety? At Whitley Patient Advocates we understand how important the concept of “patient safety” is in addition to…
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COVID-19 and The Negative Impact on Our Elderly and Vulnerable
Before COVID-19 we knew that our seniors were a vulnerable population. They are high risk for medical errors, misdiagnosis and poor health outcomes. Now, we have elevated the risk by adding stress, fear, isolation, loneliness and barriers in access to medical services. Our seniors have been on lock down since early March 2020. They are…
Read MoreHow to keep yourself safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic through Social Isolation and Social Distancing
You need to be ready for COVID-19 now! Keep up Social Distancing by: Keeping 6 feet between yourself and others. Avoid Crowds! If you go out in public, keep away from others who are sick, limit close contact and wash your hands often. Now COVID-19 is at a community spread level in Eastern NC, so stay…
Read MoreHow To Self-Quarantine For The Coronavirus
Why Self-Quarantine? The CDC recommends that we quarantine if we think we have been exposed to COVID-19. Quarantine separates and restricts the movement of people who were exposed to a contagious disease to see if they become sick. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/if-you-are-sick/steps-when-sick.html What Does It Mean To Self-Quarantine? A self-quarantine is when you separate yourself from others because you…
Read MoreTop 5 things for Solo and High-Risk Seniors to be aware of with the Coronavirus
For Eastern North Carolinians, we have been through many Emergency Preparedness situations, especially for a hurricane. How do we apply this to the Coronavirus? We take what we do for the hurricanes and add to it! 1. If you live alone, are over the age 65 and have multiple medical conditions you are…
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