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Denise on Sep 20th, 2010 in
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One of our visitors has a problem and would love your ideas and suggestions. Here’s her situation:
She cares for her husband who has Alzheimer’s. She’s been caring for him for six years. Recently, he’s been asking repetitive questions. “He usually asks these questions when we are eating and sitting together,” she writes. “Maybe this is the only way he knows how to...
Posted by
Denise on May 11th, 2010 in
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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, “I hate that thing.”
Getting her to wear the Depends was nothing...
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. Nancy shared ideas to manage those tough days when your caree just doesn’t feel well, including...
(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 swallow no matter what food we offer.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Wondering how long...
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 issues caregivers need to plan for, and...
Posted by
Denise on Feb 3rd, 2010 in
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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 while she was away on a trip in December.
So… what’s in your caregiving...
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 use daily, regularly and/or may need at some point in the future. If you and you caree...
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 technologies for older adults and family caregivers.
Chirag lives in Chicago,...
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 via the player below. Some highlights:
1. Keep a journal about your...
Posted by
Denise on Jul 19th, 2009 in
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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 boost: so could your diaper. Past topics in this column...
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Denise on Jul 6th, 2009 in
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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, including diabetes supplies, scooters and skin care products. The...
Posted by
Denise on Jul 6th, 2009 in
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Image by cobalt123 via Flickr
Assistive technology is any service or tool that helps the elderly or disabled do the activities they have always done but must now do differently. These tools are also sometimes called “adaptive devices.”
Such technology may be something as simple as a walker to make moving around easier or an amplification device to make sounds easier to hear (for talking on the telephone...
Posted by
Denise on Jul 6th, 2009 in
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This checklist is designed for health care professionals and patients to use when choosing a medical device that is best for the patient. It is intended to be modified by health professionals to focus on particular devices for certain target populations (e.g., arthritics, diabetics, heart patients).
1. Do you have limitations that can affect your use of the device?
___ Could your health (stress, tired,...
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guest on Jul 4th, 2009 in
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By Gary Hirsch, adviser to online incontinence care products provider SecurePersonalCare.com. The following article, Going Green in Adult Diapers: Reducing Your Carbon Footprint, originally appeared on Gilbert Guide and is re-printed courtesy of Gilbert Guide, Inc. Copyright © 2009, Gilbert Guide, Inc.
It is technically feasible to compost adult diapers, although our current economic, legislative and disposal...
