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2023-02-14_MichiganOverview_COVIDlongtermcare
Get PDFThe COVID Long Term Care Facilities page was obtained from Michigan\u27s COVID-19 data page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/stats/data-about-places/long-term-care-data.
This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services from data self-reported by long-term care facilities into EMResource. Data for all reporting facilities is posted weekly each Monday.
The information below represents COVID-19 data reported directly to MDHHS by licensed and operating Skilled Nursing, Home for the Aged and Adult Foster Care facilities (licensed to serve 13 or more individuals) in Michigan from January 1, 2020. All long-term care facilities additionally have an obligation to report COVID-positive residents and/or staff to their Local Health Department. Ensuring accurate and timely reporting by those facilities subject to MDHHS reporting requirements is a priority for the State of Michigan. The data is leveraged to guide state efforts and ensure sufficient support is provided where it is needed most, as well as to allow transparency for residents and families. MDHHS employs ongoing data validation processes and works with the Institute for Health Policy at MSU to support additional validation exercises on the data. When a facility is flagged for a validation concern, the department may work with the Regional Health Care Coalition, conduct direct outreach, and provide technical assistance to the facility. Facilities are provided the opportunity to correct entry errors identified during the validation process. All data presented is considered provisional and may change as facilities correct or add data
2023-03-21_MichiganOverview_COVIDlongtermcare
Get PDFThe COVID Long Term Care Facilities page was obtained from Michigan\u27s COVID-19 data page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/stats/data-about-places/long-term-care-data.
This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services from data self-reported by long-term care facilities into EMResource. Data for all reporting facilities is posted weekly each Monday.
The information below represents COVID-19 data reported directly to MDHHS by licensed and operating Skilled Nursing, Home for the Aged and Adult Foster Care facilities (licensed to serve 13 or more individuals) in Michigan from January 1, 2020. All long-term care facilities additionally have an obligation to report COVID-positive residents and/or staff to their Local Health Department. Ensuring accurate and timely reporting by those facilities subject to MDHHS reporting requirements is a priority for the State of Michigan. The data is leveraged to guide state efforts and ensure sufficient support is provided where it is needed most, as well as to allow transparency for residents and families. MDHHS employs ongoing data validation processes and works with the Institute for Health Policy at MSU to support additional validation exercises on the data. When a facility is flagged for a validation concern, the department may work with the Regional Health Care Coalition, conduct direct outreach, and provide technical assistance to the facility. Facilities are provided the opportunity to correct entry errors identified during the validation process. All data presented is considered provisional and may change as facilities correct or add data
Resident Reported Changes to Social Engagement and Quality of Life Due to Increased Physical Activity within a Senior Living Facility
Get PDFThe purpose of this Doctoral Capstone Experience (DCE) was to see if regular participation in an exercise program could promote positive changes in social engagement and overall quality of life for older adults residing in an independent or assisted living facility. A standardized assessment and interview were completed with each participating resident before and after a 6-week exercise program to assess any changes in social engagement and quality of life. As a result, recruitment for this study and overall resident participation increased by advertising new and existing exercise classes throughout the senior living facility. In addition to the already scheduled exercise classes, a program titled Ageless Graceâ was offered. Ageless Graceâ is a seated exercise program designed to exercise both the brain and the body in a fun, upbeat manner set to music. Participants at baseline reported high quality of life and social engagement, which made the quantitative data statistically insignificant. However, physical changes were observed in the participants by the student investigator
Occupational Therapy\u27s Impact Utilizing Trauma-Informed Care With At-Risk Youth
Get PDFThe 14-week capstone experience aimed to advocate and implement occupational therapy (OT) alongside a non-profit organization serving at-risk youth while utilizing trauma-informed care (TIC) approach. Alongside various staff and volunteers, this capstone project focused on aiding underserved children in a variety of age-specific after-school programs. This specific population of youth have limited resources at home. The families in the community have limitations with basic needs including food, water, and shelter. The organization was able to fulfill these basic needs along with activities to meet the developmental needs of each child. Due to their minimal resources, the children also have limited experiences engaging in everyday occupations. Age-appropriate child development is a concern and requires occupational intervention to be as independent as possible to meet the demands of society. Regarding program participation, there are concerns with behaviors and how to address them sensibly. Sensory-based intervention, trauma-informed care, and mental health resources were used to reach the children\u27s needs to function appropriately in the programs and everyday life. This occupational therapy capstone project equipped the existing programs with evidence-based resources and educated them on how to best serve their population for current and future generations
Increasing Quality of Life: Providing Education and Resources for Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Get PDFThis 14-week capstone project aimed to develop and implement meaningful modifications to an early intensive behavioral intervention center from an occupational therapy (OT) perspective. An evidence-based evaluation of the existing program was conducted, and it was identified that parents of children 18 months to 6 years old with autism lacked the awareness of available resources to support their overall quality of life. A new process was developed and implemented for parents to get connected with resources that met their current needs, resulting in a total of 18 different categories of resources. Parents also received education regarding caregiver burnout and developmental milestones in the form of newsletters and blog posts. The program resulted in decreased depression and anxiety, improved satisfaction with life, improved felt control, and improved sense of involvement and support from the community for parents. Board certified behavior analysts (BCBAs) received training on parent resources and education for sustainability. BCBAs also received education on OT’s scope of practice to increase future collaborations. Results showed that the program improved BCBAs confidence levels and satisfaction levels regarding the available resources for parents. Overall, this capstone project helped spread awareness on how OT can benefit parents of children with autism and BCBAs
Dog and Owner Emotional Relationship Training
Get PDFThe purpose of this capstone experience was to develop a program for emotional relationship training to create a human-animal interaction (HAI) with a dog and their owner. Along with promoting the importance of mental health and engagement in occupations. The program focused on helping the dog provide emotional support to their owner through participating in the training of the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) test. This outline helped deepen the bond between dog and owner and allowed them to become more connected as a team. There is a gap in knowledge between the use of animal assistance in therapy and the benefits of the relationship between animals and humans. Education and awareness were provided on the different certifications of animal therapy and the benefits of deepening the relationship. Throughout this capstone experience, participants in the program were given opportunities to meet the needs of both the dog and their owner and build toward their desired goals
Occupational therapy\u27s role in serving individuals with social, emotional, and cognitive deficits at Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center
Get PDFThis capstone aimed to gain experience and knowledge in developing evidence-based materials that positively affect the programming at the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center. Within occupational therapy (OT), Equine-Based Therapy (EBT) has demonstrated positive outcomes for improving participation in meaningful occupations. However, based on a needs assessment with the Cheff Therapeutic Riding Center, a demonstrated increased need for outreach and enhanced mental health programming for trauma-related populations was evident. Therefore, the objectives to meet their needs were to develop a sustainable evidenced-based program utilizing EBT for individuals with trauma and provide input for their evaluation process and therapeutic riding classes within an occupational therapy perspective. Positive feedback from mentors and shareholders provided a basis for the capstone result due to limited participant recruitment. This capstone project contributes to the field of OT by providing further evidence of the value of OT in various nontraditional settings and maintaining a client-centered approach
Interdisciplinary Collaboration between Occupational Therapy and Dentistry for Autistic Patients and Sensory Processing Differences
Get PDFDental care is the most frequently cited unmet healthcare need for children with special needs (Cermak et al., 2015). Given the increased research linking oral health to overall health, it is important to ensure that dental care is accessible to all individuals. Oral hygiene and health management are both occupations included in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (4th ed). Combined with the unique training of an occupational therapist in sensory processing and environmental adaptations, the profession of occupational therapy has an important role in addressing the availability of dental care for those with disabilities.
The aim of my doctoral capstone experience was to explore the benefits of interdisciplinary collaboration between occupational therapy and dentistry to improve dental care for autistic patients and those with sensory processing differences. This included a literature review to explore current evidence-based approaches, meeting with experts on the topic, developing trainings for different audiences, creating visuals, implementing sensory and emotional regulation strategies, providing parent consultations, and exploring reimbursement. The DCE resulted in improved dental provider confidence and increased advocacy for oral health care for autistic individuals. The details of the doctoral capstone experience will be further outlined in this manuscript
Matriarchy and Authority in a Thirteenth-Century English Psalter
No full textThis article centers upon the miniature of St. Anne with the Virgin in an English psalter from circa 1275, now in the Marciana Library in Venice. The illumination anchors a set of relationships with other miniatures, historiated initials, and calendar illustrations in the manuscript that fashion St. Anne into a paragon of matriarchal piety and authority. For the book owner, likely the noblewoman depicted in prayer at Psalm 101, the imagery would have responded to concerns about status, lineage and property that often preoccupied elite families at the time. Heraldry framing a miniature of the Tree of Jesse suggests that the psalter was made for a female relative of Francis de Bohun of Midhurst in Sussex, perhaps his second wife, Nichole de la Chapelle. As a remarried woman with only a daughter, Nichole—or a woman in comparable circumstances—might have seen in St. Anne a particularly apt ideal, since the saint herself had only daughters and had married three times according to a prevailing hagiographic interpretation. Furthermore, the visual similarities between St. Anne and a pair of thirteenth-century seals made for elite English widows imply that the book was also produced for a noble widow who had assumed chief responsibility for guiding her family’s fortunes. Regardless of the book owner’s exact situation, however, St. Anne in the psalter ultimately modeled an ideal of female power derived from linking and perpetuating male noble lineages
Bob Coffman and a Love for East Campus
Get PDFWMU alum Bob Coffman meets with Cassie Kotrch virtually to discuss his time at the College of Business when it inhabited East Campus