get address of place.

write the name down of person interviewed

if privately owned or corporation amount of staff number of residents male to female ratio age range which hospitals patients feed in from (if hospice)?
is it 24 Hours on site nursing care? other services - physiotherapy? podietry? messages? library services, hairdressing, lifestyle and recreation? Language spoken by most residents? What is the average length of stay for each patient?

medical conditions / most frequent oral health problems what proportion of patients for pallative care number who are smokers most frequent medical conditions proportion of patients with dentures What do most patients suffer with --> i.e. CVA, heart disease, dementia, cancer???? proportion of patients taking more than 5% of meds Common Rx taken: antihypertensives, warfarin, morphine, norspan patches (slow release morphine)

- How & when are medications administered? proportion taking more than 5 meds? proportion that are bed bound? proportion that are independant vs. dependant

What the nursing home does to improve oral health i.e. is there a tooth brushing dvd? do they used fluoride toothpaste and soft toothbrush? what kind is it? and who supplies it? are other products? Do they use biotene do palliatieve care patients get different oral health program do they give dementia patient different treatment - i.e. do they brush their teeth How do they clean the dentures? do the patients clean them or staff? what is the proportion of patients using full dentures? partial dentures? How many can still brush their teeth? Do they conduct oral hygiene audits? are dental visits arranged at all? What are the majority of dental issues? ie. painful teeth, filling, replacements, biting of cheeks, and, extractions. what are some barriers you find in develering oral health? how often are the dentures cleaned? how many residents still have teeth are there any external dental services? how often do the dentsits visit? or do the residents have to arrange their own dental appointments? If they go outside for oral care where do they go? SDH? Westmead? private practice? is there one dentist seeing most?

are people brushing their own teeth, or are staff? do the staff get OH training at all, and if they do, from who

Needs Analysis - are people with dementia given help to clean their teeth? - is the condition of xerostomia adressed especially in people taking heaps of meds - is dental caries given attention? - is there enough staff for OH?

Nutrition @ meal frequencies break fast 8am? morning tea 10am Lunch 12 pm afternoon tea 3pm dinner 5pm super 8pm

are there any patinets on a puree diet due to swallowing issues? is there a high frequency of soft foods and coffee and tea? how many sweet food options are there (cariogenic foods)? is alcohol offered? Do any of the patients smoke is outside food brought in from family discouraged? are there any special dietary requirements

try to get a few cases like this

food questionaire