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Elderly Care |
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Flossing Florida can make a difference in your nursing homes' residents oral health, one person and one facility at a time.
Our team members are dedicated to educating your staff about the importance of the oral health of your residents' mouths, as well as helping caretakers recognize the unhealthy status of a residents' dental care.
Our goal is to train your staff on how to be more aware of their residents oral state and to stop treating the mouth and teeth as an afterthought. Neglecting oral health care is something that nursing home staff typically skip due to lack of information. Elderly nursing home residents have extensive oral disease and poor oral hygiene, and they suffer the worst oral health of any population group.
Our team members are dedicated to educating your staff about the importance of the oral health of your residents' mouths, as well as helping caretakers recognize the unhealthy status of a residents' dental care.
Our goal is to train your staff on how to be more aware of their residents oral state and to stop treating the mouth and teeth as an afterthought. Neglecting oral health care is something that nursing home staff typically skip due to lack of information. Elderly nursing home residents have extensive oral disease and poor oral hygiene, and they suffer the worst oral health of any population group.
During our visits, nursing home and long-term care staff members will learn what a drastic difference just two-minutes of oral care can make to their patients!
Yes - just 120 seconds spent on a patients oral care can make a world of difference.
Unfortunately, the norm for many nursing home staff is on-the-job training from others with little oral care background – We're here to break that norm and educate the caregiver, as well as the patient, on this simple routine that plays an important part in the prevention and management of dental care diseases.* Once your staff members are educated and aware of the simplicity of the "two-minute oral hygiene procedure," you will likely see an increase in excellent oral hygiene within your facility.
*Yellowitz JA, Schneiderman MT. Elder's oral health crisis. Jevid Based Dent Pract 2014;14 Supple; 191-200.
Onsite Oral CareWe spend quality time educating elderly patients and their caretakers on:
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Scheduled VisitsPreventive oral care is essential to maintaining a healthy mouth. In turn, we recommend scheduling regular visits for early detection of oral health problems, in order to stay ahead of gum disease and other dangerous oral health conditions.
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Remember: When oral health is not a priority, the overall health of patients will suffer. Research has shown the correlation of poor oral health with multiple medical complications including: pneumonia, heart disease, and diabetes. Mayo Clinic. 2016, American Heart association
- Shay (2002) demonstrated a strong correlation between poor oral health and an increased risk to develop aspiration pneumonia.
- Results revealed that oral care was beneficial for patients with teeth and without teeth.
- In addition, activities of daily living and cognitive function showed a tendency to improve with oral care.
- Hendrick (2010) reported people who brushed their teeth less frequently than twice day had a 70% increase risk of heart disease.
- Half of all American Adults have gum disease* – Don't let poor oral hygiene happen to you or your loved ones!
*Half of American Adults have Periodontal Disease (American Academy of Periodontology, 2013)
