by adminacg | Feb 16, 2017 | Articles, Nutrition
Vitamin B12 40% of hospitalized elderly have low or borderline serum B12 Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) 2.4 mcg/day Because 10-30% of older people malabsorb food bound B12, it is recommended that those >50 years meet requirements by consuming B12 fortified foods...
by adminacg | Feb 16, 2017 | Occupational Therapy Info
Questions What is a lap buddy? someone to sit on your knee someone to run around the track with a positioning cushion used with our wheelchairs What are footrests? something to fill the bathtubs with something that collects dust underneath the beds an essential...
by adminacg | Feb 16, 2017 | Articles, Occupational Therapy Info
You may have heard of the ROHO or JAY pressure relieving cushions for use in wheelchairs. Now there is a new cushion on the market called the Future Mobility SUPREME. Body Interface pressure point and subjective comfort testing was carried out comparing the Supreme...
by adminacg | Feb 16, 2017 | Articles
The Ministry of Health Planning through the nursing strategies initiative of the provincial nursing directorate funded workshops for nurses in the Northern and Interior Health Authorities of British Columbia on Nursing Care of the Acutely Ill Older Person in acute and...
by adminacg | Feb 16, 2017 | Articles
An explanation of Pharmacare – may need to be updated?? By Suman Kainth PharmaCare is the province’s public drug insurance program. It provides financial assistance to prescription drug users through special plans and the new FAIR PHARMACARE program. FAIR...
