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How to Get Respite Care in Birmingham, Alabama
As a caregiver in Birmingham, Alabama, if you need respite care for your elderly or disabled family member at regularly scheduled times or only occasionally, options are available. Adult day care...
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The Differences Between Respite Care & PCA
Respite care and personal care assistants (PCAs) are forms of care provided for a person with a disability or illness that does not allow him to care for himself or complete daily activities. PCAs are...
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Barriers to Effective Nursing Care in Elderly Patients
Barriers to nursing care are obstacles that either prevent people from getting nursing care or cause them to get inferior care compared to others. Many factors contribute to forming barriers to nursing...
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Nursing School Clinical Assessment Tools
During nursing school, students are thoroughly educated in general triage and assessment. They are introduced to different testing and tools to score and assess the well-being and ailments of their...
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How to Open An Elderly Foster Care Home In Florida
Adult foster care (AFC) homes are assisted living facilities that provide an alternative to institutional care for elderly people and people with disabilities. AFCs can be single-family dwellings or...
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Assistive Eating & Drinking Devices
For those whose motor skills have declined, whether from old age or diseases like Huntington's, cerebral palsy or Parkinson's, the task of eating and drinking alone can be frightening. Fortunately,...
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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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Emergency Dental Help for Senior Citizens in Florida
Growing old brings a range of health complications. As the body slowly and inevitably breaks down under the incessant onslaught of time, medical problems emerge. This is likewise true for dental...
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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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The Compatibility of Vonage With Medic Alert Systems
The MedicAlert Foundation services many elderly people with their medical home alarm system. Medical alert systems use a telephone device to alert medical personnel if someone in the home is in...
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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...
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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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