AS/RS ISP

Nutritional Support for Clients

  • Oats for Regular Consumption
      - Not frequently needed for clients; more applicable for Rebecca.
      - Importance of consistency in providing oats during meal times.

Client Case Discussions

  • Client: Anne
      - Regular dietary concerns are not present.
      - Rarely consumes food; generally eats well.
        - Needs support due to severe food allergies.
      - Medication assistance with:
        - Towel chair,
        - Foil lift,
        - Chair lift,
        - Shower chair.
      - Monitored for non-eating support due to allergies.

  • Client: Rebecca
      - Requires support with medication ingestion via GT (Gastrostomy Tube).
      - Mobility aids include
        - Wheelchair,
        - Chair lift,
        - Air lift,
        - Shower chair.
      - Liquid intake and hydration are monitored.
        - Risks include:
          - Pressure injuries,
          - Aspiration pneumonia,
          - Fall injuries,
          - Dehydration,
          - Bowel obstruction,
          - Self-harm,
          - Safety awareness issues.

Communication Skills

  • Assessment of Communication Effectiveness
      - Regularity of Sharing Information:
        - Both clients: Rarely effective.
      - Communication of Long-term Needs:
        - Anne: Rarely.
        - Rebecca: Rarely.
      - Use of Simple Words/Phrases:
        - Anne: Sometimes.
        - Rebecca: Rarely.
      - Understanding Simple Instructions:
        - Anne: Regularly.
        - Rebecca: Rarely.
      - Initiating Conversation:
        - Anne: Sometimes.
        - Rebecca: Rarely.
      - Self Identification:
        - Anne: Sometimes.
        - Rebecca: Rarely.

  • Client Specific Notes:
      - Anne can understand few words and phrases with difficulty in expressing wants.
      - Rebecca cannot verbalize but interacts through gestures and non-verbal communication.

Task Learning Skills

  • Engagement in Purposeful Activities
      - Both clients: Rarely.

  • Completing Multistep Tasks
      - Both clients: Rarely.

  • Time Monitoring Ability:
      - Both clients: Rarely.

  • Single Digit Arithmetic:
      - Both clients: Rarely.

  • Written Communication of 10 Words:
      - Both clients: Rarely.

  • Discriminating Shapes and Colors:
      - Anne: Sometimes.
      - Rebecca: Rarely.

  • Recognition in Community Context:
      - Anne: Regularly recognizes people and places.
      - Rebecca: Rarely recognizes faces.

  • Client Notes and Comments:
      - Anne engages in purposeful activities but struggles with time, numerical concepts, and limited counting ability.
      - Rebecca recognizes family but needs support with basic concepts.

Personal Self-Care Support Needs

  • Assistance Required:
      - Personal Hygiene Tasks:
        - Total assistance for both clients.
      - Diet Functions:
        - Total assistance for both clients.
      - Bathing Functions:
        - Total assistance for both clients.
      - Grooming Tasks:
        - Total assistance for both clients.

Motor Skills Assessment

  • Safety and Mobility Around Environment:
      - Both clients require total assistance.
  • Bathroom Safety:
      - Both clients require total assistance.
  • Bed Positioning and Transfers:
      - Both clients require total assistance.
  • Fine Motor Skills:
      - Total assistance needed for both clients with additional support provided specifically to Rebecca.

Behavioral Assessment

  • Frequency of Harmful Behavior:
      - Both clients: Rarely.
  • Socially Inappropriate Responses:
      - Anne: Sometimes; Rebecca: Rarely.
  • Public Inappropriate Behavior:
      - Both clients: Rarely.

Community Living Skills

  • Assistance Needs:
      - Preparing Simple Meals: Total assistance for both.
      - Housekeeping Tasks: Total assistance for both.
      - Financial Management: Total assistance for both.
      - Telephone Use: Total assistance for both.
      - Responding to Dangerous Situations: Total assistance for both.
      - Community Safety Awareness: Total assistance for both.

  • Client Comments:
      - All community living support requires total assistance.

Self-Direction Skills

  • Skills Assessment:
      - Daily Personal Decision Making: No for both clients.
      - Employment Decision Making: No for both clients.
      - Social Skills for Relationships: No for both clients.
      - Emotional Coping: No for both clients.
      - Personal Finance Management: No for both clients.
      - Awareness of Activities:
        - Anne: Yes.
        - Rebecca: No.

  • Knowledge on Employment Traits:
      - No for both.

  • Coping Strategies:
      - No for both clients.

  • Protection from Exploitation:
      - No for both clients.

Personalized Life Goals

  • For Anne:
      - Advocates for herself.
      - Enjoys socializing and making decisions.
      - Engaged with community and participating in assistance.

  • For Rebecca:
      - Expresses herself positively and enjoys participating in activities with familiarity.

  • Unwanted Outcomes:
      - Both do not wish to be separated from friends and family.
      - Both do not want medical complications or hospitalization.

Medical History and Conditions

  • Anne:
      - Severe food allergies, seizure disorder, scoliosis, dyspnea, and currently using various assistive devices.
      - No seizures for over 10 years, but currently managing allergies with protocols.

  • Rebecca:
      - Visual impairment, has Crohn's disease, seizure disorder, orthopedic problems.
      - Uses feeding tubes and follows strict dietary conditions.

Support Assessment

  • Assistance Provided:
     - Adaptive Equipment: Yes for both.
     - Financial Management: Yes for both.
     - Bathing, grooming, communication assistance: Yes for both.

  • Medical and Health Protocols:

  • Procedures to prevent pressure injuries and monitor hydration levels.

  • Continuous monitoring and medical appointments scheduled to ensure both clients remain stable in health.