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How to Effectively Use Incontinence Products While Traveling
When people think about incontinence, they assume that the only people who have it are older, ill or even bedridden. They often do not consider that the majority of people with incontinence have jobs, active lives, and like to travel. However, traveling can pose a serious challenge for the individua
Treat Sore Throat - Remedies Right From Your Kitchen
Treating sore throat would not be that difficult. Find natural remedies right from your kitchen.
Home Health Care Services - An Essential need for Patients
Proper home health care and treatment of the senior people and mainly patients in the Vancouver BC is not a very easy task, one need to be very responsible to assist the patient or the weak people all
Is Drinking Alcohol And Taking Medicine Bad For Your Older Adults?
Drinking alcohol and taking prescription medication can be very harmful to any person’s health. But our older generation is even more susceptible to illness or death when they choose to mix alcohol with their medications.
Discussing Elder Care With a Senior
If you or a loved one has concerns about an elderly family member, it is time to call a family meeting to discuss his or her situation and future. The best time to call a family meeting is before the situation turns critical and quick decisions must be made. Read more if you want to learn about how
The Features of Various Urinary Incontinence Products
As the body ages, the muscles start to lose their ability to contract and release properly. This is the case for millions of people suffering from urinary incontinence. When you have involuntarily loss of urine from the bladder, it can lead to embarrassment and can even lead to depression.
Key Features of ADA Shower Units
Products designed for physically challenged individuals focus on providing safety and ease-of-use. These products address the special needs of individuals whose free movements are restricted by their
Where to Buy Lift Chair Parts
Thanks to better technology and parts quality, lift chairs have been lasting longer than ever before. However, no matter how good the device is when leaving the factory, something is bound to break. After all, a Ferrari dealership still has a parts department, correct?
A Beginner's Guide to Assisted Living
The first benefit of choosing assisted living is that a senior's health and wellbeing will be closely monitored and attended.
NOT Alzheimer's Dementia
As someone who has been reading about Alzheimer's for my whole working hands-on caregiver life -- about 20 years now -- I'm shocked at the inaccuracy of the term Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's disease is a dementia, but there are also other dementias and they are NOT Alzheimer&
Characteristics of Good Senior Home Care Providers
Home care providers and home health care are a unique breed. While training is needed to meet job requirements, home health care providers must also possess other innate qualities that enable them to
Managed-Care Nursing Made Easy
If as a utilization review or utilization management nurse or a case manager, your job is to pre-authorize complex claims and treatments, one thing that you can do to make your job easier is to outsource your most difficult cases to an Independent Review Organization. We work with hundreds of organi
Healthy Eating - 5 Dietary Requirements For Senior Citizens
Healthy eating, whether as a child or senior citizen is a vital part of a healthy and active lifestyle.Your nutritional needs are pretty much the same at 40, 50, 60 and beyond as they were when you were younger--with some minor variations. As we grow older, our bodies becomes less forgiving, and we
The Frail Elderly: Thinking Comfort Care, Not Aggressive Care
Aging parents are faced with complex physical issues. Adult children may use the equation that more=good in making end of life decisions. Based on her experience, this geriatric care manager, suggest a change to this equation, less=good, with aggressive comfort care being the goal.
Eating Garlic to Boost You Immune System
Garlic has been known to greatly help your immune systems. It tastes great and can be used in many recipes. The side effect is that you get bad breath. How to avoid this? How can you eat garlic and help you but still keep a healthy image and reduce your odor production? If you are like me, I just ea
Compassion Fatigue - Bodily Symptoms of Empathy
Medical professionals such as physicians, nurses, psychotherapists, and emergency workers, who help traumatized patients may develop their own Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms as an indirect response to their patient's suffering. This phenomenon has been referred to as compassion
Mao's Last Nursing Home
Nursing homes actually began China quite some time ago and were built under a State program called Beloved care Engineering for revolutionary war heroes who had the "3 No's": no family, no money. no health. Today, as China continues its emergence, healthcare and specifically geriatric
Function and Uses of a Medical Centrifuge
Medical centrifuges come in various sizes and apply to many different applications, making them an extremely useful device whether in a doctor's office, hospital environment, or laboratory. Modern centrifuges are basically compact, made either of plastic or metal, and are visually appealing; th
Will a Ringworm Home Remedy Work?
If you are on a tight budget and you don't have the money or insurance to go to the doctor then you might be wondering what you will be able to do about your ringworm. You will find that even if you don't have a lot of money you will be able to clear up your fungal infection with a simple
How to Remove Head Lice Eggs
Learn how to remove head lice and head lice eggs from your child's hair. The lice nits should be removed in order stop reinfestation.