Below is handout that Grace shared when she presented at Caring Connections network meeting held at Buckingham Adult Medical Day Care and Home Health Services, Monmouth Junction, New Jersey.
BENEFITS OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE IN AGING POPULATION
Individuals and Families
- Promotion of self-reliance and self-esteem
- Patient self-care and empowerment
- Abundance of diverse resources by increasing therapeutic options
- Enhancement of wellness
- Enhance communication between patient and their caregivers
- Fewer medications, hospitalizations and medical expense
- Increase socialization with other like-minded individuals
- Diverse support
- Creating awareness and importance of community centered relationships
- Self-regulation in chronic pains
- Decrease in joint pain and stiffness
- Improvement in physical functioning
- Safer
- Improves quality of life
- Happier
- Encourages good health practices
- Strengthens the body’s defense and healing abilities
Businesses
- Regular attendance/participation
- Less stress in demands for the care of clients that would need more help.
- Happier and healthier staff
- Steady business in wellness
- Diverse support is available
- Compassionate relationships among staff, clients/patients and management.
- Being one with the goals of the family.
- Stronger community ties.
- Fewer staff absences and business expense due to absenteeism
- Improves quality of service
- Become part of the community that cares holistically and thinks outside the box
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