Author: Caitlina FullerOne of the most difficult decisions any family faces is the decision to place an elderly family member into a nursing home some type of an assisted living facility. There are not many of us who have not heard our parents or our grandparents say at one time or another “I'd rather be dead than in a nursing home”. This type of statement is based on nothing more than a simple stereotype. The truth is that there are many...more
Millions of Americans are experiencing the dilemma of what to do with their parents as they age. Seniors are the fastest growing segment of our population and as they get older the question of how they spend their final days looms large.With more and more baby boomers reaching retirement age, the stress and strain put on assisted living facilities and nursing homes is growing every day. The supply of qualified people to staff these facilities is...more
There are many different ways in which someone might be affected by how home nursing can assist families with special needs children. There are many different benefits in receiving medical care for children in your home rather than in a clinical setting. Most importantly a child is much more comfortable in a home setting then in a hospital or doctors office.There is a lot of additional work that goes with having a child who has special needs. In some cases children with special needs require twenty four hour per day monitoring while others only need assistance with activities. Depending on how much time and energy needs to go into caring for your special needs child there are a number of different home health care options available to you.In the recent past it was required that parents monitor their special needs children by themselves when they were in this situation. The only other option that was available to these parents was the choice to put their children in an institutional setting. Thankfully the recent times have changed and there are now the options of having home health staff come into the home to care for the special needs child.There are many different types of care...more
There are many different ways in which someone might be affected by how home nursing can assist families with special needs children. There are many different benefits in receiving medical care for children in your home rather than in a clinical setting. Most importantly a child is much more comfortable in a home setting then in a hospital or...more
If you're the owner of a retirement home or controlled living facility, irrespective of what the size, then you know that you've got a serious responsibility to supply the best services and conditions feasible to the seniors in your facility.Making certain that the plumbing and drains are correctly serviced in your care home is one important part...more
Kalorama Information publishes its third edition of this detailed report on the long term care industry at a time of growth but also change and concern for the long term care industry. The economy has challenged the business strategies of key players, while the recent healthcare legislation introduces changes that may affect revenues. These twin challenges are addressed in The Long-Term Care Market: Nursing Homes, Home Care, Hospice Care, and Assisted Living The report provides an in-depth examination of the market for long-term care today. The following segments are broken out in detail: This report covers the most important segments of the long term care industry, each of which provide medical care and/or assistance with the activities of daily living (ADLs) on an ongoing basis: * Nursing care; * Home Care; * Hospice Care; * Assisted Living.Excluded are markets that address temporary care needs such as physical or mental rehabilitation. Residential living programs and facilities that do not generally provide care such as...more
As you enter the adult phase of your life you will be faced with new roles and responsibilities that will lead to both satisfactory experiences and challenges. One of these new roles may be that of caretaker for an elderly parent or grandparent...more
For many older people the aging process has implications that make living in their own home difficult, however the with the support of a qualified community nurses melbourne the older person can often remain living independently with safety and...more
If you are a baby boomer or about to become one and your parents are still alive, you are faced with a dilemma about their care. Millions of Americans are being challenged by this problem. Can you afford the $3,000.00-$8,000.00 a month or more for a...more
Reglan is a brand name of the generic drug metoclopramide and has some serious side effects that can cause permanent damage. Reglan is used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and as a prokinetic drug to improve gastric motility of a gut...more
When you hear the term home nursing, you will probably invert the words and think of a nursing home, but that is not what will be discussed in this article. This article will be speaking on the topic of home nursing which involves the task of...more
This nursing home in Bangalore not only has the basic medical facilities but provides access to massage therapy, Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Physiotherapy, Holistic and Naturopathy treatments along with an emergency protocol on ECG, Heart and other trauma,...more