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Nida Gonzales-Chan Registered Dietitian. ONE YEAR STUDY (OILS). Problems in the Nursing Home Setting. Mood Changes Appetite Sleep Behavioral Issues Weight Loss Wounds Infections Colds and Flu. Lavender for behavior control & sleep Peppermint for improved alertness
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Nida Gonzales-Chan Registered Dietitian
Problems in the Nursing Home Setting • Mood Changes • Appetite • Sleep • Behavioral Issues • Weight Loss • Wounds • Infections • Colds and Flu
Lavender for behavior control & sleep • Peppermint for improved alertness • Peace and Calming for behavior control • Lemon + Purification for infection control • Thieves for infection control/wound healing
Protocol for Aromatherapy • Peppermint • 10-15 drops diffused in the recreation room while residents had an activity
Protocol • Lavender • 10-15 drops diffused in the lounge areas or TV room in the afternoon between 2-4 pm
Protocol • Peace and Calming and Lavender • Diffused in rooms of residents with difficult behavioral issues
Protocol • Thieves • Lavender • Peppermint • Applied with poultice on wounds that were not healing
Essential oils were diffused on one floor • Staff noted that respiratory infections started to decline dramatically
Resident #1: MD (90+ years old) PROBLEM Positive MRSA (Antibiotic resistant bacterial infection) Stage IV chronic leg ulcer INTERVENTION Diffused lemongrass in the room daily for infection control OUTCOME 10/09/07 wound healing reported 10/23/07 healing improved, wound decreased in size 12/3/07 wound completely healed.
Resident #5: AH PROBLEM Left lower posterior right leg stage II wound INTERVENTION Ningxia Red TID (11/07) Wound Care Protocol OUTCOME Healed (1/08)
PATIENT (Ages 77 to 94) TREATMENT CLINICAL RESULT Resident #2 DC Ningxia Red BID Improvement Resident #3 EN Ningxia Red TID Improvement Resident #4 CS Ningxia Red TID Improvement Resident #6 ES Ningxia Red TID Improvement Resident #7 PA Ningxia Red TID Improvement Resident #8 BV Ningxia Red TID Improvement Many other malnourished patients showed improved health with greater nutrition intake.