LeadingAge Oklahoma – Living Better…Longer!
As part of an ongoing effort to provide quality care to seniors across Oklahoma, we asked leaders in the industry to give us their perspective on Metabolic Validation. A no-cost resource that is available to help guide communities and their healthcare professionals in day-to-day patient care.
Executive Perspective – Metabolic Validation
By: Don Blose, CEO, Spanish Cove
As the CEO of Spanish Cove and having a background in public health, I understand the value of preventative medicine approaches. Long life is highly valued and medicine has helped extend us. However, for too many, the gap between quantity and quality of life is broad. I feel it is our calling as providers, to search for and promote opportunities to narrow the gap and decrease vulnerabilities associated with seniors. I see the Metabolic Validation program as a component of the toolbox that can help reduce this gap.
Last year, our facility partnered with PGx Medical and implemented the Metabolic Validation Program – a tool designed to efficiently and more accurately manage medications in a clinic, long term care or assisted living facility.
At Spanish Cove, our Assisted Living clinical staff provides oversight and assistance for residents experiencing a loss of ADL functioning. The staff helps to maintain (or improve) each residents’ independence. Metabolic Validation testing was one way we reduced unnecessary medications that could negatively impact our residents’ quality of life and ADL functioning.
We are wellness focused at Spanish Cove. We utilize various programs and tools such as: Tai Chi & yoga for better balance; stretch & strengthening classes to improve strength, endurance & flexibility; and, activities to promote cognitive functioning. My community is predominately an independent living community. Our goal is to encourage people to live longer…better!
We consider the Metabolic Validation Program to be a useful aid in promoting improved quality of life. The program gives us added confidence in our efforts to ensure our community is healthier and happier.
If you haven’t implemented the Metabolic Validation Program in your senior community, I would encourage you to check into it. It is a no-cost resource (covered by Medicare B and Medicaid with no balance bill) and it will help reduce unnecessary medications and has the potential to help improve the quality of life of your residents. We have not seen any downside to the test.
For more information on the PGx Medical Metabolic Validation Program, call 405-509-5112 or email: info@pgxmed.com