b"PALLIATIVE CARErefer to the word palliative as, you know, the P word. Its heavily laden with meaning for people, and itClear information, provided early on, usually is synonymous with end-of-life care. It is often used as a label, as in,is so important to good palliative care. someone is palliative at a late point in in a person's life.Knowledge of the expected progressionWe're trying to change the way theof a condition helps people and keeps them public thinks about the word palliative.from jumping from one puddle to the next, We want people to think of it more as a philosophy of care, a positiveone crisis to the next.approach to care that all health care providers can participate in. Itsreally just about very patient and family centred care. It is just goodhealth care. The type of care and philosophy of palliative care would benefit, quiteWarewash frankly, anyone that is going throughTurnkey Solutions some kind of health issue, or just later life aging, to make sure that theyfor Long-Term have meaning and feel that their life isCare Facilitiesworthwhile as they age. It is for anyone who is entering a stage of life where they feel a loss of control, they may feel loss of personhood, they may be grieving many different losses. Clear information, provided early on, is so important to good palliative care. Knowledge of the expected progression of a condition helps people and keeps them from jumping from one puddle to the next, one crisis to the next. For example, we know that when someone is in the advanced stage of dementia, they will lose the ability to swallow and not be able to eat or drink. This is a normal part of advanced dementia.Rely on Sani Marc for all your warewashing needs.But if you're a family member and you don't know that and you don't expectThrough its subsidiary Alpine, Sani Marc now offers the expertise it, then that becomes a crisis and youto fulfill all your warewash and laundry needs, effectively may start asking for feeding tubes.complementing its cleaning and disinfection solutions.This type of education is a real missing piece, and one of the most importantFrom common areas to resident rooms, kitchen coping tools that we can offer eachfacilities and dining areas, our turnkey solutions are other as health care providers anddesigned to provide a clean and safe environment to families and patients is to know andyour residents.to plan and to be ahead of the curve. Every illness is different, and each of them has an overarching storyline that isn't the individual's exact storyline. But it does give people a roadmap of what to expect in chapter one, middle of the road, advanced chapters and at the end of life.www.oltca.com LONG TERM CARE TODAY 19Pub-OLTCA-V2.indd 7 2023-09-06 2:25 PM"