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How to Make a Walker Glide More Easily
Walkers are wonderful inventions have helped stabilize many an elderly patient like nothing else can, but sometimes walkers be difficult to move forward. The back feet of the walker may stick if the...
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How to Become an Advocate for the Elderly
As the senior population continues to grow, many elderly people need some type of assistance or support. Unfortunately, not everyone is aware of the special needs of this population segment. Use the...
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How to Buy a Used Wheelchair
How to Buy a Used Wheelchair. Used wheelchairs are a cost-effective solution to the rising price of health care products. Before you purchase a used wheelchair, you must carefully inspect the...
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How to Buy Used Mobility Scooters
Buying a used mobility scooter involves a fair amount of research and shopping around. Most people who purchase a new mobility scooter keep them for a long time, so the used market isn't very large or...
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How to Rent a Wheelchair
Whether you need a wheelchair temporarily while you heal from an injury, or need one while you travel, renting a wheelchair is a fairly simple task. Many resorts, theme parks and other travel sites...
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How to Transfer Elderly From a Wheel Chair to a Bed
Caregiving demands the best of us. If you are in charge of providing aid and comfort to someone who is wheelchair-dependent, the task is doubly challenging. In transferring an elderly person from a...
View ArticleHow to Become a Licensed Caregiver
States requirements do differ but most states do require certification for home health and certified nurses aides. While some people do hire aides without certification there are risks in working...
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Benefits of Home Care for Elderly
It's not an easy task caring for the elderly, especially if you are trying to do it alone. There comes a time when you will need a break, or just some time alone for yourself. With the constant worry...
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How to Transfer Using a Gait Belt
Gait belts are used during physical therapy, in hospitals, nursing homes and home health care to assist the health care provider when moving a patient. The gait belt helps health care providers support...
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How to Use a Bed Pan According to Certified Nursing Assistant Procedures
Asking for help to urinate or have a bowel movement when bedridden can be a humiliating experience for your patient. As certified nursing assistants, you are taught the proper and courteous way to...
View ArticleHow to Care for a Supra-pubic Catheter
If you are considering a carreer in nursing or you are already in nursing you will have a time when you need to care for a client with a suprapubic catheter. The idea of caring for a suprapubic...
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E. Coli Urinary Tract Infection
An E. coli urinary tract infection is the most common type of urinary tract infection. Nearly all of the UTIs that occur are caused by E. coli (Escherichia coli), a common bacteria find in the lower...
View ArticleActivities for the Elderly
Whether you are a caregiver in a long term care facility, or care for your elderly loved ones in their home, daily activities are a must. They not only help build and maintain physical strength, but...
View ArticleSkin Care for the Elderly
Elderly patients are prone to skin tears, irritation and infection, especially if they are diabetic. In these cases, lack of proper skin care can result in gangrene, a serious infection that, in severe...
View ArticleHow to Pay for In-Home Care for the Elderly
As folks grow older, the need for care becomes important, and these days, more and more elderly individuals are choosing to stay at home rather than go into nursing homes. While it is necessary for...
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What Is the Difference Between a Caregiver & a Home Health Aide?
If you are unable to care for yourself due to rehab or progressive debilitation, various people may visit your home to offer care and services. Two such people are caregivers and home health aides.
View ArticleHow to Prepare a Care Plan for the Elderly
Preparing a care plan for an elderly person should encompass all facets of life. In the past, care plans were written to address only the deficits. For better quality of life results, caregivers now...
View ArticleStairlift Problems
Stairlifts are mechanical equipment used to help people who have a difficulty climbing up and down the stairs by means of lifting them through the stairway. Though the equipment can be quite helpful,...
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The Difference Between Independent Senior Living & Assisted Living
Choosing the right living facility for yourself or a parent will depend on several factors. Understanding what each type of facility offers will help make that decision easier.
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What Is a Geriatric Internist?
Internists are physicians who specialize in internal or non-surgical medicine. Geriatric internists, also known as geriatricians, work specifically with older patients; general internists work with...
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How to Qualify for Assisted Living
Making the decision to place your loved one into an assisted living facility can sometimes be difficult. Many people think that the process is as simple as taking a tour, choosing a location and then...
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What Is Long-term Care Pharmacy?
For long-term facilities like nursing homes, hospice centers and assisted living facilities, long-term care pharmacists handle the medication needs of the residents. Pharmacists who work in the...
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What Is Custodial Care of Elderly?
When an elderly individual needs long term assistance with daily tasks because of medical or psychological problems this is considered long term care . If the person assisting is not a medical health...
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Therapeutic Group Activities for the Elderly
As people age, their bodies and minds may get slower, which can limit the type of activities that they can do. However, there are still many options that provide much needed stimulation. Exercise...
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How to Obtain Medical Power of Attorney
Medical power of attorney, also known as a health proxy, is crucial because it allows a trusted agent (generally a family member or friend) to make health-care decisions on behalf of the one granting...
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How to Open an Elderly Group Home in Wisconsin
Elderly group homes help serve the elderly community by placing individuals who need assistance in a smaller, more homelike atmosphere. The care that the elderly receive from a group home is more...
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Nursing: How to Give a Bed Bath
When patients are so ill or seriously injured that they are confined to bed, they will need to have a bed bath to maintain proper hygiene. You can give a bed bath in a hospital, nursing home or home...
View ArticleCNA Training in Perineal Care
Perineal care involves washing the genitals, anus, buttocks and surrounding areas. This is an essential skill to learn during CNA training. It promotes comfort and prevents infection and skin problems...
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Ontario Government Senior Health Benefits
Provincial and territorial governments in Canada are responsible for providing health care services and benefits to their residents. Seniors living in Ontario are entitled to the same free medical...
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Benefits for Military Wives in Assisted Living
In 2008, the Office of Survivors Assistance (OSA) formed within the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). OSA handles benefits claims, programs, policies, legislative issues and initiatives for...
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How to Locate an AARP Number
Locating an AARP Membership number may seem a little challenging, but it can be easier than you might expect. Membership numbers allow you to get AARP discounts and services around the world. If you...
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Types of Bedpans
Hospitals use bedpans as portable bathroom solutions for bedridden patients suffering from incontinence or other diseases that prevent them from using a normal bathroom. Bedpans can be used for urine...
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The Average Monthly Price for Assisted Living
Growing old takes courage, for the elderly and their loved ones. When everyday tasks become difficult, assisted living may be the best option for seniors. Before making the move to assisted living,...
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Problems with Adult Diapers in the Hospital
Adult diapers have sparked a debate amongst hospitals and caregivers. While the initial thoughts of freedom seem to make these products a good idea, psychologists have pointed out some of the mental...
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Medicare Requirements for Clinitron at Home
A Clinitron is an air-fluidized bed designed to help people suffering from bed sores also called pressure ulcers. This air-fluidized therapy or AFT reduces pressures on the affected parts of the body...
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How to Start an Adult Day Care in Georgia
Thirteen states in the U.S., including Georgia, have no license or certification requirement to open an adult day care facility. Rules proposed by the Georgia Legislature have not been implemented due...
View ArticleWhat is the Difference Between DNR-CC & DNR-CC Arrests?
In the event of an emergency, a person--especially if elderly--may have specified resuscitation orders for loved ones and others who are responsible for their care. For some states, these orders are...
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How to Turn Your Home Into an Assisted Living Facility
A century ago, "old folks homes" were just that - homes which housed the elderly. People either opened up their homes to take in elderly clients or in select cases, the wealthy gifted their large homes...
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Behavior Management Techniques for the Elderly
When working with the elderly, you can deal with a wide rage of issues. Some individuals have dementia, while other individuals exhibit a wide range of behavioral disorders. The best way to deal with...
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Signs of the End of Life in the Elderly
It can be difficult to assess when your elderly parent is nearing death, and you may feel unprepared. Before your elderly parent passes, his body will develop phases of dying. Some signs of the end of...
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How to Put Depends on Males
The loss of bladder control inhibits a man's lifestyle if not properly addressed. There are a variety of factors that cause incontinence, including weak bladder muscles, an enlarged prostate,...
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How to Get a Job Taking Care of the Elderly in Their Homes
There are several options for finding a job taking care of the elderly in their homes. Some job titles include home health aides, certified nursing assistants, personal care aides, caregivers and...
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How to Become a Home Health Provider for My Mother
More adult children are becoming caregivers for aging parents. The thought of putting your mother into a nursing home is unthinkable for some and too costly for others. The decision to care for a loved...
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Activities For Shut-Ins
A person restricted to a confined space such as a home or room because of illness or some other type of impairment is sometimes referred to as a shut-in. Some people are shut-in for only as long as it...
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How to Calibrate the Morse Fall Assessment Tool
Evaluate the patient and tally the scores to calibrate the Morse Fall Assessment Tool. Use six variables; history of falling, secondary diagnosis, ambulatory aid, intravenous therapy, gait and mental...
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