Caregiving Challenges, How Seniors Live Alone Safely
Your loved one lives alone and you have concerns about their safety. You worry about how they manage and wonder how best to help.
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Our guides provide you with the skills, checklists and tips for caring for your loved one. Our content is authored by highly qualified registered nurses with a combined total of 60 years of expertise in various healthcare settings such as acute, community and home care.
Caregiving Challenges, How Seniors Live Alone Safely
Your loved one lives alone and you have concerns about their safety. You worry about how they manage and wonder how best to help.
Caregiving Challenges, Who Pays for Long-Term Care?
Most long-term care is paid for by your loved one or you, though there are other sources of coverage to know about.
Caregiving Challenges, Future Care and Planning
Your loved is independent but lives alone, so you have concerns. This is an ideal time to talk about what they want for future care and planning.
Discharge Home After Knee Arthroplasty (Replacement)
Preparing for knee arthroplasty (replacement) begins well before the actual surgery, and before discharge from the hospital.
Pre-Op Prep for Knee Arthroplasty (Replacement)
Once the decision is made to have knee arthroplasty (replacement), how do you help your loved one prepare for surgery?
What is Hip Arthroplasty (Replacement)?
We hear the term "hip replacement" a lot in relation to older adults, but what is it, what does it mean, and when is it needed?
Caregiving Challenges, Palliative Care
Palliative care is NOT hospice, even though the terms are often used together. Understanding how palliative care differs from hospice is reassuring.
Caregiving Challenges, Hospice
Hospice is not a death sentence and it is not giving up. Understanding hospice and its intentions can bring relief to you and your loved one.
Questions to Ask About COPD Symptoms
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider about COPD symptoms. This will help you make the most of the appointment.
Questions to Ask About COPD Diagnosis
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider about COPD diagnosis. This will help you make the most of the appointment.
COPD Lifestyle Questions
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider about lifestyle modifications for COPD. This will help you make the most of the appointment.
COPD Care and Monitoring Questions
Use this list to help prepare questions for the provider about COPD care and monitoring. This will help you make the most of the appointment.
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