Weight Loss Prevention
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TWO-PART INTERVENTION MAKES THE MOST OF STAFF
On the flip side, these findings point to new, more efficient and creative ways to deploy staff for maximum benefit. We discuss staffing options in more detail in Step 3. Here it's worth noting that our dual-component intervention frees nurse aides from having to provide intensive feeding assistance to all residents at mealtimes. It also opens the door to appointing other staff members, most notably social activities personnel, to deliver snacks to at-risk residents between meals.
Before reassigning staff, however, you must assess residents' responsiveness to the mealtime intervention and, if necessary, the snack intervention. Only then are certain staffing structures ethically and clinically justifiable.
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