Echoing Meadows Residential Center

Agency Information:
Echoing Meadows is an assisted-living facility grounded in a Christian philosophy of balanced physical, mental, spiritual, and social living. The distinctive mission of Echoing Hills Village, Inc. is to minister to persons with developmental disabilities.

CCE Site
Echoing Meadows Residential Center
319 West Union Street
Athens, Ohio 45701

Phone
(740) 594-3541

Contact Person
Joyce McDaniel, RN
Director of Nursing

Office Hours
8:00 am – 5:00 pm

Preceptors
Joyce McDaniel, RN

Specific CCE Goals

·    Gain an understanding of the special needs of adults who have neurological and musculoskeletal disorders.

·    Increase knowledge of diagnosed developmental disabilities.

·    Identify secondary conditions that affect this population.

·    Obtain knowledge of residential service offered to adults in the community with developmental disabilities.

Objectives/Activities
By participating in this CCE assignment, medical students will:

·    Observe residents and recognize adaptations or devices they use while performing activities of daily living (ADL’s).

·    Observe assistance provided by staff members to complete ADL’s.

·    Review 4 of the major developmental disabilities effecting adults.

·    List 5 secondary conditions, and their symptoms, associated with residents in this facility.

·    List approaches taken to manage secondary conditions, including the physicians' role in the management process.

Describe community resources available to adults with developmental disabilities.

Equipment Needed for Activity
None

Dress
Professional casual attire, no shorts or sandals, lab jacket with identification badge. 

Responsibilities of the Medical Student

·    While on agency property, medical students will conform to all applicable policies and procedures of the agency.

·    Medical students will exercise confidentiality with regard to all patient and/or staff information gained during the clinical experience.

Directions
Echoing Meadows is on the left hand side of West Union Street immediately after Hospital Drive, across from the Athens County Fair Grounds.

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