
Amelia B. answered 03/26/22
Nurse Practitioner with 10+ years experience
Anticipatory guidance is "information about the benefits of healthy lifestyles and practices that promote injury and disease prevention" (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, n.d.). Some examples of anticipatory guidance for the elderly in assisted living are:
- The need to avoid smoking and/or secondhand smoke.
- Need for exercise.
- Implementing a 1200mg Calcium supplement daily to improve bone health.
- Avoiding falls.
- Avoiding polypharmacy. (Highmark Delaware, n.d.; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, n.d.)
References
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. (n.d.). https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/emes/training/page19.html
Highmark Delaware. (n.d.). 2021 Preventative health guidelines for members 65 years of age and older.https://content.highmarkprc.com/Files/Region/hdebcbs/EducationManuals/PreventiveHealthGuidelines/guidelines-65-and-older.pdf?preview=true
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (n.d.). Growing older: Providing integrated care for an aging population. https://store.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/d7/priv/sma16-4982.pdf