How to Treat Diarrhea in the Elderly
Understanding Diarrhea Before we get into how to care for diarrhea in the elderly, let’s first take a brief look into what happens in the body that results in diarrhea. Diarrhea is not a disease, it’s a symptom of another illness. It is a condition in which you have frequent watery, loose, and runny bowel […]
Taking Care of Elderly Patients with Muscle Weakness
What Is Sarcopenia? As you age, your body’s composition changes. That includes significant muscle loss that starts after the age of 30. At that point, you can expect to lose 3-5 percent of your muscle mass every 10 years. That adds up, with muscle mass decreasing by around 30 percent for most men over their lifetimes. Sarcopenia […]
Urinary Incontinence Devices For The Elderly
What is urinary incontinence? Urinary incontinence means using the bathroom without meaning to. While this may seem simple to solve, several factors cause our bodies to lose control over using the restroom at appropriate times. It is important to see a doctor to find out the causes. This is often an embarrassing problem, but as mentioned, it […]
Brain Injury Caregiver Support Group
Physical Changes for Someone with Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is caused by a bump, a blow, or a jolt to the head that disrupts the normal function of the brain. Any brain injury, whether mild or severe, can cause a range of physical changes. Weakness Weakness and fatigue are common consequences of traumatic […]
How to Be a Caregiver for Someone With a Brain Injury
Learning About the Kind of Brain Injury There are many different ways a brain injury can affect someone. In some cases, there will be no symptoms. In other cases, there may be physical or cognitive effects, or both. Some of the most common ways people get brain injuries are from falling and motor vehicle crashes. Physical Changes […]
Depression Self Care
What is Self Care? The World Health Organization (WHO) defines self care as “the ability of individuals, families and communities to promote health, prevent disease, maintain health, and to cope with illness and disability with or without the support of a healthcare provider.” In other words, self care encompasses the acts and ways of life one engages […]
Understanding and Reducing the Effects of Sundown Syndrome
What triggers sundown syndrome? Research suggests that sundown syndrome is related to a drop in natural light levels at the end of the day. The effect is more pronounced when exposure to daylight hours is limited. It is speculated that sundown syndrome can also happen due to other factors such as fatigue, discomfort, and changes […]
Bathroom Safety for the Elderly
Things to Take Into Account When Setting up a Safe Bathroom for an Elderly Person Before you set up a bathroom for your loved one, you need to think about the problems you’ll face. First, you need to consider the possibility of slippery floors. Slippery Floor Bathroom floors can get slippery, especially when wet. This […]
How A PCS Aide Can Help With A Depression Care Plan
Signs and Symptoms of Depression Recent global events such as the Covid-19 pandemic and climate-related disasters have caused depression rates to spike to an all-time high. Many people afflicted with depression may be unaware of it; if they have not received a clinical diagnosis, they may not recognize their symptoms as stemming from depression. While the […]
Tools To Help With Urinary Incontinence
What Is Urinary Incontinence? Urinary incontinence is involuntarily using the bathroom during everyday activities. It’s common for urinary incontinence to be triggered by things like sneezing or coughing, laughing, and sitting or standing. However, it’s important to know that urinary incontinence can happen at any time, with or without warning. That means that it can […]