Mobility Decline Prevention
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Modules - Mobility Decline Prevention
Q & A: EXERCISE WITH RESIDENTS
Having spent the last 15 years conducting research in nursing homes, we at the Borun Center are nothing if not realists. So here are our pointed answers to some pertinent questions about exercise with frail nursing home residents.
Q. Will offering regular exercise to residents require more time than providing usual care?
A. Yes, without question (1).
Q. Will regular exercise help restore function so that impaired residents are more independent as a result?
A. Probably not; it's unlikely (2).
Q. Will regular exercise reduce the incidence of common healthcare problems in residents such as pressure ulcers, falls, cardiovascular conditions, and the like.
A. It's unlikely (2).
Q. Then why the heck should our facility strain already limited resources to offer regular exercise to residents who you say will probably not improve their health as a result?
Here's our most pointed answer of all: Because if you do nothing, then so will many of your residents. As a result, their mobility, strength, and endurance will inevitably decline, and then so probably will their health (2). Call it a sin of omission.
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