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Enternal feeding
JOVIMED's highly trained and licensed staff is qualified to provide expert enteral feeding care. Our team has completed rigorous training and maintains up-to-date competencies to ensure the safe and effective administration of nutrition through various enteral feeding methods.
Jovimed Enternal feeding Care
Enteral feeding is crucial for individuals who cannot meet their dietary needs through oral intake. At Jovimed, we prioritize safety, dignity, and physiological compatibility, adhering to global standards while providing care for residents with neurological impairments, age-related dysphagia, and chronic conditions.
Enteral feeding helps provide nutrition directly to the stomach or small intestine through tubes, such as a nasogastric (NG) tube, a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube, or a jejunostomy tube. This method is often necessary for residents in nursing homes, especially those with cognitive impairments. It is used for people who have difficulty swallowing, known as dysphagia, which can happen due to strokes, neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, head and neck cancers, or during recovery from serious illness.
Our certified caregivers have successfully completed the Hands-On workshop. Jovimed's enteral feeding program exemplifies our dedication to evidence-based, compassionate long-term care. Providing optimal enteral care necessitates not only technical precision but also a deep respect for the individual narratives associated with each patient.
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Who needs enteral nutrition?
Enteral feeding is necessary for patients with a functioning gastrointestinal tract who cannot consume enough nutrition orally. This applies to individuals with neurological conditions that affect swallowing, such as stroke, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Parkinson's disease, as well as those who are unconscious, on mechanical ventilation or have head and neck cancers.
Other indications include gastrointestinal dysfunction, malabsorption disorders like Crohn's disease, serious illnesses causing metabolic stress (e.g., burns), significant unintentional weight loss, low body mass index (BMI), and severe psychiatric conditions that impact food intake.
