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Medication errors in the home registers as the one of the highest risk to patient safety in the UAE. According to recent admission data to Enayati Home Healthcare, approximately 50% of hospital discharges contain some form of discrepancy as defined by the Institute of Safety Medication Practices, ISMP Canada. INCOMPLETE INFORMATION Often the ordering physician […]

While families prefer to have the same nurse, recently surveyed homecare nurses prefer to look after multiple patients at any given time frame. Homecare agencies are often asked to provide a regular home nurse for their clients. We call this continuity of care, one of the quality performance indicators of a homecare agency. Nurses who […]

Swallowing difficulties in the older adult if understood can prevent unnecessary hospitalization. The inability to swallow is called Dysphagia. Aspiration is when fluid or food particles enter into the lung field. Dysphagia and aspiration occur more often during the early stage of a stroke due to changes in the brain. Dysphagia can also develop during […]