Medication Assistance and Care

Medication Assistance and Care

Medication assistance is for people who have received hospital treatment following surgery or an acute illness and need care and support to rest, recover and rehabilitate. In most cases, care is provided as short-term or intermediate care, although depending on the severity, it may or may not involve nurse-led care or complex care.
Post-operative rehabilitation and medication care are focused on making you comfortable to enhance your recovery while supporting you in rebuilding life skills, confidence, and independence to enable you to live well with an improved quality of life. Medication assistance after surgery will involve achieving clear goals over a specific time, allowing you to get back to the life you have always had.

Feeding Assistance

Clients should be encouraged to remain independent and feed themselves whenever possible. However, there are many reasons why a client may require feeding assistance. Physical problems (for example, being unable to hold a fork.) or cognitive issues (such as forgetting how to eat) can result in feeding assistance.

*Often, feeding problems are a combination of physical and cognitive impairment. Many people requiring feeding are oriented and know what is happening around them’’.

Benefits of feeding a client:

Levels of feeding assistance:

Feeding techniques: