Nursing Services for the Geriatric
June 15, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
Nursing is a profession that focuses on the care of individuals, families and communities. The objective is to maintain optimal health and quality of life. For the sick, the aim is to recover from illness. It is their duty to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care. There are different nursing specialties.
Geriatric nursing is an [...]
Is the Living Trust for You?
June 6, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
There are documents that will let you make decisions as to what you want to do with your assets when you die. Living trust is not the same as a will. In a living trust you transfer your assets such as your home, financial accounts and personal property to the trust. In addition you [...]
Portable Help
May 19, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
There are different types of canes that are designed for different purposes. Some canes are designed to assist a person to walk when he has an injury to one of his legs. Other canes are designed to assist blind people navigate their way through the streets. One of the more functional canes available in the [...]
Clean Shorts
May 18, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
A lot of people are forced to deal with urinary incontinence especially after surgery, childbirth, or even old age. To treat this condition, there are many types of incontinence products available today. These include incontinence underpads that can either be disposable or washable. These underpads can be worn discretely under clothing or in place of [...]
The Big Responsibility of Caregivers
May 12, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
Taking care of the elderly is not easy. It is at this point when there will be issues about the elderly’s health, emotional stress and financial needs. More often than not, relatives are forced to provide elderly home care to their aging members. It is a big responsibility. Caregivers should be guided on the best [...]
Senior Protection
May 3, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
Elder abuse is a tragic occurrence wherein members of the older population are subjected to physical or emotional abuse and/or are financially exploited. The abuse of the elderly can include any form of abandonment, neglect, sexual abuse or any other situation that can cause harm to an individual. A lot of statistics has shown that [...]
Get it All
April 11, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
A lot of elderly people are suffering from a condition called urinary incontinence. This is also known as loss of bladder control meaning that we cannot control when our urine will come out. This is an embarrassing situation for most people. Sometimes a catheter is used to remedy this situation. The catheter is attached to [...]
T
April 7, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
This is by far the best adult diapers I found in the market. Super absorbent and comfortable – Tena has a wide variety of briefs and diapers you can choose from. Their line of adult diapers offers odor protection, quick drying and super absorbent. It has a unique lock away core that is not only [...]
Keeping Dry
April 4, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
We can never prevent the coming of old age. When the time comes, we might encounter problems with incontinence. This is the involuntary excretion of urine or the inability to control one’s bowels. It’s a good thing that we now have a variety of incontinence products to help us and our loved ones. It is [...]
Preventing Elderly Abuse
March 25, 2011 by BlogYrHealth
Filed under Elderly Care
The abuse of elderly people is a real and regular event that happens day to day in this country. Most often times the elderly are abused by their caretaker, whether at a nursing home or at home, becomes frustrated by the challenges of the job and sometimes it occurs just because the caretaker has the [...]
