Izikhungo ezinakekela abahlengikazi noma zokuvuselela

Lapho ungasadingi inani lokunakekelwa okunikezwa esibhedlela, isibhedlela sizoqala inqubo ukukukhipha.

Iningi labantu linethemba lokuya ngqo ekhaya lisuka esibhedlela. Noma ngabe wena nodokotela wakho nihlelele ukuthi niye ekhaya, ukululama kwakho kungahamba kancane kunokulindelekile. Ngenxa yalokhu, kungadingeka ukuthi udluliselwe esikhungweni sabahlengikazi abanekhono noma esikhungweni sokuvuselela.

Umhlinzeki wakho wezokunakekelwa kwempilo anganquma ukuthi awusadingi inani lokunakekelwa okunikezwa esibhedlela, kepha udinga ukunakekelwa okungaphezu kwalokho wena nabathandekayo bakho abangakwazi ukuphatha ekhaya.

Ngaphambi kokuthi uye ekhaya usuka esibhedlela, kufanele ukwazi:

• Sebenzisa induku yakho ngokuphepha, i-walker, izinduku, noma isihlalo esinamasondo.
• Ngena uphume esihlalweni noma embhedeni ngaphandle kokudinga usizo oluningi, noma usizo olungaphezulu kwalolo obungaluthola
• Hambisa ngokuphepha phakathi kwendawo yakho yokulala, indlu yangasese nekhishi.
• Ehla wenyuka izitebhisi, uma ingekho indlela yokuzigwema ekhaya lakho.

Ezinye izinto zingakuvimbela nokuthi uye ngqo ekhaya usuka esibhedlela, njenge:

• Alukho usizo olwanele ekhaya
• Ngenxa yalapho uhlala khona, udinga ukuthi uqine noma uhambise kakhulu ngaphambi kokuya ekhaya
• Izinkinga zezokwelapha, njengesifo sikashukela, izinkinga zamaphaphu, nezinkinga zenhliziyo, ezingalawulwa kahle
• Imithi engeke inikezwe ngokuphepha ekhaya
• Amanxeba okuhlinzwa adinga ukunakekelwa njalo

Izinkinga ezivamile zezokwelapha ezivame ukuholela ekunakekelweni kwabahlengikazi abanekhono noma ukunakekelwa kwendawo yokuvuselela zihlanganisa:

• Ukuhlinzwa okuhlanganyelwe okuhlanganyelwe, njengamadolo, okhalweni, noma amahlombe
• Ukuhlala isikhathi eside esibhedlela nganoma iyiphi inkinga yezokwelapha
• Ukushaywa unhlangothi noma okunye ukulimala ebuchosheni

Uma ukwazi, hlela phambili futhi ufunde ukuthi ungasikhethela kanjani isikhungo esihle kakhulu.

Esikhungweni sabahlengikazi abanamakhono, udokotela uzobheka ukunakekelwa kwakho. Abanye abahlinzeki bezempilo abaqeqeshiwe bazokusiza ukuthi uphinde uthole amandla akho kanye namandla okuzinakekela:

• Abahlengikazi ababhalisiwe bazonakekela isilonda sakho, bakunikeze imithi efanele, futhi babheke nezinye izinkinga zezokwelapha.
• Abahlinzeki bomzimba bazokufundisa ukuthi ungayiqinisa kanjani imisipha yakho. Bangakusiza ukuthi ufunde ukuvuka uhlale phansi ngokuphepha esihlalweni, endlini yangasese noma embhedeni. Zingakusiza nokuthi ufunde ukukhuphuka izinyathelo futhi ugcine ibhalansi yakho. Ungafundiswa ukusebenzisa i-walker, umoba, noma izinduku.
• Abelaphi basemsebenzini bazokufundisa amakhono owadingayo ukwenza imisebenzi yansuku zonke ekhaya.
• Abelaphi bezinkulumo nolimi bazohlola futhi baphathe izinkinga ngokugwinya, ukukhuluma nokuqonda.

Izikhungo zewebhusayithi yeMedicare neMedicaid Services. Ukunakekelwa kwendawo yabahlengikazi (SNF). www.medicare.gov/coverage/skilled-nursing-facility-snf-care. Kubuyekezwe uJanuwari 2015. Kufinyelelwe ngoJulayi 23, 2019.

IGadbois EA, iTyler DA, uMor V. Ukukhetha indawo yabahlengikazi abanamakhono okunakekelwa kwangemuva kwesikhashana: imibono yomuntu neyomndeni. UJ Am Geriatr Soc. 2017; 65 (11): 2459-2465. I-PMID: 28682444 www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28682444.

Izakhiwo zabahlengikazi ezinamakhono.org. Funda ngezikhungo zabahlengikazi ezinamakhono. www.smeitalia.lcom. Kufinyelelwe ngoMeyi 23, 2019.

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