ASHA Voices: SLPs in Quarantine and a Look at PDPM 6 Months Later

This week on the podcast: What happens when health care workers are exposed to COVID-19? We hear from two SLPs who share their experiences with potential exposure and self-quarantine. We also check in on the Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) six months after it went into effect in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs). Read the transcript for this episode.  If you work in health care, there’s a possibility you will encounter a patient who has COVID-19. And if you are exposed without personal protective equipment (PPE) … What happens next? In the first half of this episode, ASHA Voices speaks with two SLPs about their personal stories of potential exposure and self-quarantine. “I felt fearful because I didn’t have a mask on, and I knew that I had been in very close proximity to the patient doing oral care. Maybe within a foot of his face and without a mask on.” – Linda Stuart First, hear from Linda Stuart. We spoke to her the day she received her COVID-19 test results. Stuart’s story begins on March 24, when Stuart walked into a patient’s room to conduct a bedside swallow evaluation. She didn’t suspect the patient had been exposed to the virus. But then a nurse opened the door to reveal that someone had tested positive for the virus in the patient’s previous facility. “I felt fearful because I didn’t have a mask on, and I knew that I had been in very close proximity to the patient doing oral care. Maybe within a foot ...
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