workplace safety

task #1
There are many things that you have to be aware of at the council on the aging. Its always a risk of something happening when you are working with the elderly. You have to be extremely cautious. Things to watch out for when working with the elderly. When the elderly are sleeping make sure they have a pulse. When the elderly are eating make sure each one is breathing correctly and can feed themselves. When its lunch time take the food to the elderly that cant walk. When using the restroom make sure the elderly wash there hands. When an elderly coughs make sure they have a kleenex to wipe snot or slobber. Check the pampers every hour. When an elderly is walking make sure they have the support they need from you or there walker. When serving food make sure no sugar is served. When serving food wear gloves and hair net. When talking with a person with alzheimers be patient and if you cant understand them act like you can. There are many more things to watch out for with the elderly. there life is more fragile than ours and we have to be careful.

#2
Caring for yourself helps you care better for your residents. You don't have to care until it hurts. Getting hurt is not part of the job. Our jobs can be safer. Unsafe jobs should be fixed before you find yourself out on your back.Nursing home work can be dangerous work. What you do for a living may lead to more back injuries than working in construction, in a warehouse, or even a coal mine.In 1993, nearly 17 out of every 100 nursing home workers lost work time due to an illness or injury on the job.Nursing homes are the fastest-growing part of the health-care industry. People are living longer. The Census Bureau says that 40 years from now there will be 70 million over age 65. Nine million of them will be over age 85. That's three times as many people over age 85 as we have today.Nursing assistants do nearly all of the lifting, transferring, and heavy work in a nursing home. High staff turnover is a big problem in nursing homes. Many nursing assistants quit before their first year is up. A big turnover in nursing home staff means lots of problems for everyone.

#3

I have learnied so much from the Council on the Aging. I love the people I work with there. Everyone is so friendly and nice. I have always wanted to work somewhere with friendly people and smiling faces and until i came to the coucil on the aging i thought it was going to be impossible to find a place like that. I am so happy that i get this experience. It really changed my outlook on life. I love Chris and charles and even good ole carl. They all make me happy when i see them. Oh, and i cant forget about tony he is the best!! I love them all very much and look forward to working with people like this. I have a huge heart and i know it can be open to people in need.