Andover Nursing home
Bariatrics Weight Management Program
Andover Village Retirement Community/Miller Health Care Center is an extended health care facility that offers many diverse care options. The Bariatric Program on the campus offers services that have proven to assist residents who are morbidly obese (weight in excess of 100 pounds above the expected for an individual's age, height and build) and dealing with potential complications of diseases that are complicated by excess weight. Our program is designed to meet the needs of residents up to 1000 pounds.
Special Services Provided:
- Structured Programming
- Bariatric Equipment
- Individual Plan of Care
- Weight Monitoring and Management
- Pre and Post Operative Care
- Life Style Change Coaching & Support
- Special Diets / Registered Dietitian & Nutritional Education
- Specialized Equipment
- Rehab (a focus from Day One)
- PT/OT/ Speech Therapy
- Psychological Services
- Group Support Services - HIP- Health is Priceless Support Program Weight to Go (Group Meltdown ) Motivational Speakers.
- Discharge Planning
Discharge planning begins on admission to the facility, with residents identifying goals that they would like to achieve to enable them to return home with increased independence and improved health. At the time of discharge a summary of current status and recommendations is provided to assist with successful return to community living.
Andover Village Retirement Community/Miller Health Care Center
486 South Main Street
Andover, Ohio 44003
Phone: (440) 293-5416
Fax: (440) 293-4447
Andover Village Retirement Community/Miller Health Care Center is located in rural Andover, OH, just west of the PA state line. Situated just south of the Andover square on State Route 7, we are easily accessible and able to serve the surrounding states in the region.
I watched the program you spoke of about Andover and the one thought that kept running through my mind was--Why aren't these people given REAL options of successful weight loss planning. Come On--Your dealing with someone 750 lbs and your telling them to eat smaller portions and exercise more. If that worked they wouldn't weigh that. These people need to be given real options, and I have to wonder why Andover doesn't promote these options. Could it be that these weightloss surgeries really do promote independence and eliminate a need for a care facility that is making its profits by keeping these people dependant on the service that Andover provides?
I wept openly when the man died at the end of the program. I was sad about his death, and the fact that his life may have been saved had he come in contact with a surgeon or PCP that encouraged RNY, DS, or Lapband. These surgeries save lives everyday, and his could have been one of them.
Having seen multiple bariatric surgeries, I'm not convinced that surgery is the only way to lose weight. Obese people need to learn a whole new lifestyle even with surgery. If a patient has bariatric surgery this does not mean that the patient will lose weight and not regain. The other thing is the co morbidities of obesity render surgery. I commend Andover and the changes they are trying to instill in the obese. These are the lifestyle changes they would have had to made even if they had surgery. Control over your life is key. Watch other shows on Discovery and found out how many people do regain after bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery is not the only answer. Life style change is the only answer. Bariatric surgery helps to take the weight off fast, but does not mean the patient won't regain the weight. Also there are many post-op complications that come with surgery. Be careful when looking for the "quick fix"
I think we all KNOW we can gain our weight back. I also am sure we all have learned how and what to eat. We also know this is a huge life style change for all of us. I also don't think we think this is a "quick fix" either.This has been a very hard ride but for me it was my only way to do it. I am 57 and had to take 100 units of insulin everyday. I now take no insulin. I was getting celuitis and almost died twice because of diabetes. No , this wasn't an easy way out,I worked my rear off this past 18 months.And guess what,I would do it again tomorrow. I also want you to look up all the complications there are with obesity. I would take a chance on this surgery any day.
On the surface, this nursing home community sounds like a haven. BUT, consider that if a resident of the nursing home decides that he or she has had enough of the program but is still living there for whatever reason and is still considered part of the "plan". He or she has the right to stop participation in that program whether the nursing home and it's medical personnel recommend it or not.
Therefore, you may have this 750 pound man who checks in, gets his insurance to cover the treatment, then by day 3, he feels that the facility is trying to starve him to death. He tries to refuse treatment, the facility tries to continue with the program, he sneaks food in by various means, and you have a 750 lb man who is in a bariatric program paid for by his insurance yet he's ordering out large pizza's, chinese, etc. Then, he contacts all the advocacy agencies on his behalf citing that his rights have been violated or worse (he's being abused), despite the fact that he checked in there voluntarily for the very treatment that he is refusing.
This may sound a little far-fetched, but as a nursing home inspector for the state of Ohio I've seen it happen in other nursing homes I visit. Nursing homes are not the best place for these programs. Be leary. The federal and state regulations are designed for the elderly who are dependant on the staff to care for them in varying degrees. The rights of the residents come first even they're making a choice that may be risking their health.
Dawn
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