Documentation – Dehydration
Recorded On: 12/18/2024
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Older people who live in skilled nursing facilities have a higher risk for chronic dehydration because they tend to drink less. Other risk factors among people in this group include: diabetes, kidney impairment, cognitive impairment or dementia, trouble swallowing and disabilities that limit their ability to feed themselves. This program was developed to assist you in identifying those residents at highest risk for dehydration based on their comorbidities and to identify the early signs of dehydration to prevent negative outcomes.
Objectives
- Define dehydration
- Identify the impact dehydration can have on the elderly
- Identify the signs and symptoms of early dehydration
- Define what treatment modalities will assist in preventing or treating dehydration
Jill Harding, RN, LNHA, CLNC
Risk Manager
HealthCap
Jill Harding has served our long-term care industry for over two decades in various roles throughout skilled nursing facilities. She has been a Registered Nurse since 2011 and a Licensed Nursing Home Administrator since 2014 having served in both For-Profit and County Owned Medical Care Facility.
As a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant (CLNC), she serves her passion from both sides of our industry from a regulatory and healthcare legal perspective to help provide the best outcomes. She specializes in medical malpractice defense cases, utilizing decades of first hand clinical, administrative and regulatory experience.
In addition to her CLNC services, Jill serves her love of continuing to work alongside our healthcare facilities as a Risk Management/Loss Control Consultant and Healthcare Consultant & Educator. Providing support and education to homes in areas of operations, regulatory compliance and risk management services.
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