ALS Information for Nursing Home Staff

I was recently asked to do an educational program for a local nursing home on the care of the ALS patient.  My lung capacity has gotten too low to allow me to speak loudly and long enough to do this in person, so I offered to make it a written inservice.   The focus is on the care issues presented by ALS patients that nursing home staff may be less familiar with so the in-service does not cover some aspects of care common in nursing homes, such as tube feedings.   Corrections or suggestions for improvement would be much appreciated, especially comments from PALs and CALs who are familiar with the educational needs of nursing home or home caregivers regarding ALS.   If you feel that the information would be of help to any caregivers, feel free to copy it and share it. If you pass on this in-service, I ask only that it be distributed as is, including the note to staff educators and my personal introduction.  The entire in-service is here for you to read online, or you can download the file to your hard drive for reprinting.

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