I have been assigned to one room from today. They are elderly and require full assistance with low ADLs, but their conditions are stable. Paired with the chief, they taught me how to use the computer very carefully, including how to input the implementation of meals, toileting, raw food lock, etc., how to authenticate medications, and how to input the nursing necessity level, while actually performing their duties. Today’s activities ranged from assisting with meals, checking first aid carts, and entering nursing records and nursing needs.
This hospital has a relatively large number of patients in their 80s and above in age, especially those in their late 90s. Nationwide, patients in small and medium-sized hospitals are getting older, but I have never seen so many patients in their late 90s. However, even though they are elderly, they are discharged from the hospital after recovering well through treatment after hospitalization. I felt that this may be because the people of Nanao city have originally led healthy lives and have healthy predispositions. In the case of Keiju Medical Center, they have many affiliated facilities, so they are able to take their time in discharging patients while monitoring their condition.
I was the first guest at the inn where I stayed after the earthquake. I asked the innkeeper about Nanao’s famous specialties, and he said fish. He told me that they used to be able to catch a variety of fish such as cold yellowtail, sea bream, and sweet shrimp, but since the earthquake, they have not been able to fish in Nanao due to the uplift of the land. Recently, the Noto area has begun to reopen, so they are procuring fish from there.