About 18 years ago (wow!), I helped friends care for an 81-year-old woman named Evie. I can remember managing her incontinence like it was yesterday. Incontinence has a way of staying with you. She wore Depends during the day, which she hated. The dressing-for-the-day ritual included her throwing the Depends against the wall and stating, [...]
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Today on Your Caregiving Journey, Nancy Hanley and Becky Lowry of My Health Care Manager joined us to offer strategies to help when your caree has the flu or a bad cold. (You can listen to the show via the player at the bottom of the post.) Becky offered prevention tips, including good hand-washing techniques. [...]
(Editor’s Note: A visitor just sent us a request for your suggestions. Feel free to share your thoughts and ideas in our comments section. Her note to us follows.) My mother-in-law has entered a stage where she won’t swallow her food. Usually she eats well in the mornings but by lunch and supper she can’t [...]
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Ask Medicare initiative has developed two new videos to help you successfully manage your caree’s transition from the hospital to home setting. The videos present practical and easy-to-follow tips. The first video, Tips for Making a Hospital to Home Transition, provides insights and expert guidance on important [...]
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We’ve received our first entry for our What’s in Your Caregiving Closet? contest. Donna W., one of bloggers, sent the two photos, below, of a Caregiving Étagère, the hub of her mom’s room for her supplies and care. She also sent a photo of the communication board she created for the respite caregivers to use [...]
Today on Your Caregiving Journey, Becky Lowry, training director, and Nancy Hanley, RN, team manager, from MyHealthCareManager, shared tips on how to create a caregiving closet. (You can listen to our show via the player at the bottom of the post.) The purpose of your caregiving closet is to organize personal care items that you [...]
Today, on Your Caregiving Journey, Chris Otto and Chirag Patel from Halo Monitoring joined us live from American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging’s annual conference. Chris and Chirag’s product (myHalo) is part of the Idea House, which is on display at the conference. The house features the best in universal design and [...]
Yesterday, Jeannie Keenan, RN, of My Health Care Manager joined us for a discussion on Your Caregiving Journey about constipation and bowel incontinence. Because a few members of our online support groups have been struggling with their care recipients’ bowel incontinence, we thought this would be a timely topic. You can listen to the show [...]
by Gary Hirsch, adviser to online incontinence care products provider SecurePersonalCare.com. The following article, Go Green & Save Money on Adult Diapers in One Simple Step, originally appeared on Gilbert Guide and is re-printed courtesy of Gilbert Guide, Inc. Copyright © 2009, Gilbert Guide, Inc. The economy isn’t the only thing that could use a [...]
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Hurray for adaptive devices and equipment. The right devices can seem like a third hand for you; they can make transfers easier, dining simpler and caregiving safer. To help you find the right equipment (and we include clothing in this category), we’ve compiled a list of online stores: ActiveForever.com: The company offers an extensive catalog, [...]
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