CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS - APD - Agency for Persons ….pptVIP

CHRONIC MEDICAL CONDITIONS A Multidisciplinary Team Approach To Provide Continuous and Supportive Care We are the Team The CONSUMER Family Direct care staff Supports Health care pros Therapists Oversight people The consumer is always the center of focus Who might be included in the circle of supports Inner Circle Outer Circle Who Is This Training for? You Introduce yourself How do you support the consumer Health Care Coordination Ensuring the health and safety of the individual you work with The consumer and everyone supporting this consumer is involved Let us take a cue from Core training Five Responsibilities of the Support Professional Observe Use your senses – sight, hearing, smelling – to detect when changes are taking place with a person. Five Responsibilities of the Support Professional Document: Documenting what you’ve observed provides a snapshot for how a person is doing at a certain point in time. You’ll need to include both behavioral and physical observations in your documentation. Five Responsibilities of the Support Professional Report: Besides documenting what you’ve observed, you’ll often have to tell others – such as your supervisor, the individual’s legal representative, and medical personnel – about a person you’re caring for. Be ready to discuss: ·?????Changes in a person over time ·??????How long the changes have been happening ·??????How often they change ·??????Any new activities or changes in the person’s diet, or anything else that might provide clues as to why the person is different. Five Responsibilities of the Support Professional Take Action: After you’ve reported a person’s situation to someone else, YOU must make sure people you care for receive the medical attention they need. You’ll need to learn the difference between life-threatening and non-life-threatening situations so that you’ll know what to do in each case. Five Responsibilities of the Support Professional Follow Up: You must follow up on the people who