Author: Faia

Referral Guide for Discharge Planners: Placing a Ventilator-Dependent Patient in Vancouver, WA Respiratory-challenged patients may need long-term ventilation support even after being discharged from the hospital. Such patients are transferred to care facilities other than their homes. Finding the best facility to accommodate such patients’ nursing, mobility, respiratory, and daily hygiene care routine is overwhelming sometimes; however, Better Options Adult …

Introduction: What Is Nocturnal Ventilatory Support? Hi, I’m Faia Stevenson, executive director at BetterOptions Ventilator Care, and today I will talk about nocturnal ventilatory support. The patients who cannot maintain adequate ventilation during sleep, overnight, on their own, need proper breathing assistance during sleep. This breathing support during sleep is called Nocturnal Breathing Support. Depending upon the condition of the …