A collection of articles discussing bedsores, their causes, prevention and treatment.
Caregiver's guide for patients with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Bladder training can treat urinary incontinence.
If your care recipient is in a hospital or institution that uses restraints, there are a few points you should keep in mind when discussing restraints and their use in the facility.
How to help a elderly driver judge if its safe for them to continue driving.
Studies show conditions in our surroundings can influence our internal brain plan during early life and in later years.
In patients with Parkinson's disease and other motion disorders (including Progressive Supranuclear Palsy), falls may be reduced and/or their seriousness lessened through a combination of resistance and balance training.
If you are confined to your home and require skilled care for an injury or illness, Medicare can pay for care provided in your home by a home health agency.
A collection of good usable and understandable Hospice information.
There is evidence that mental calisthenics help create healthy nerve paths in the brain, which could replace those lost or impaired by disease.
Typical physical exercise program for those with neurological-based movement disorders.
Pill-splitting is the practice of cutting high-dose pills in half to save on prescription drug costs.
Staying active and making some common-sense changes around your home can help prevent falls and their consequences.
Sharing ideas is an excellent way to help others...
This procedure covers the suctioning of the patient (with or without an artificial airway) when cared for in the home. This includes nasal, oropharyngeal, and endotracheal suctioning.
Swallowing and what to do if you have problems.
Music has health-giving power.
Practicing the ancient Chinese art Tai Chi (form of exercise practiced by older Chinese for more than 3 centuries) may help seniors improve their balance and reduce the number of times they fall.
Doctors need to emphasize the importance of taking drugs properly.
This report helps parkinsonian patients and their families achieve better adjustments to home living.
Walking aids, or walkers, can help make users more stable and prevent falls.
