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Integration Makes for an Easy Vacation

After my accident, I discovered that it is very easy to take things for granted in life, especially those things which seem simple, such as drinking a full glass of water when you are thirsty, or scratching your face when you have an itch.  I also took the ease and...

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Timothy’s Success Story!

Review this article on the Ventec Life Systems website by following this link: https://www.venteclife.com/news/timothy-hodge My story is simple. I was in the Army and I was sent to El Salvador as a military advisor in 1987. I was shot thru the left side of my neck at...

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Tony’s success story!

Review this article on Ventec Life Systems website by following this link: https://www.venteclife.com/news/tony-epifani I was asked if I liked the new vent. Without thinking I said it has changed my life. She asked me how? As I started thinking about that question I...

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The Silver Lining of the Pandemic

Covid-19 had long-term, lasting effects on nursing homes and assisted living facilities. While it had effects on many obvious things, including safety protocols, social distancing problem solving, and many other short-term fixes, it also had many other ripple effects....

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Slow music shows promise for ventilator patients

View this article on the McKnights Long Term Care News website. Intubated individuals who listened to slow-tempo music had fewer days of delirium and were more awake than their peers who did not, according to a recent pilot study. The researchers are seeking an...

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Rule 5160-3-18 | Nursing facilities (NFs): ventilator program.

(A) Purpose. In accordance with section 5165.157 of the Revised Code, this rule establishes an alternative purchasing model for the provision of nursing facility (NF) services to ventilator dependent individuals which may include ventilator weaning. (B) Definitions....

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