It was important for us as therapists to be able to identify the common areas of skin breakdown due to prolonged pressure from last week’s blog on "What...
Read MoreAna Endsjo, MOTR/L, CLT
Ana Endsjo has worked as an occupational therapist since 2001 in a variety of treatment settings. She has mainly worked with the geriatric population, dedicated to the betterment of the treatment of the elderly in LTC centers. Her focus has been on seating and positioning and contracture management of the nursing home resident. With this experience, her hope is to guide other therapists, rehab directors, nurses, and administrators through educational guides, blogs, webinars, and live courses in her role as Clinical Education Manager for the long term care division.
Recent Posts
May 9, 2016
Recall last week’s blog when we began our discussion on the factors that cause wounds. Extrinsic factors are what we as therapists can address in...
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May 5, 2016
We talked about the prevention of wounds in last week’s blog and the importance of trying to prevent it before it happens. But sometimes the development...
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April 28, 2016
Nursing home residents are at high risk for skin breakdown and wound development due to age related changes, multiple co-morbidities and prolonged...
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