Home care

Elderly Home Care Services: Turning from Summer to Fall Fall is the start of school for millions of school children around America, it is the beginning of several hunting seasons, the change in fishing seasons, the wind-down of Major League Baseball and the start-up of football season, the renewal of old and the beginning of new television series, and the lead up to many holidays. With all of the exciting things that fall brings, there are some other considerations if your senior loved one is…

Your health care provider may recommend eye drops, which are also called artificial tears. If your condition is severe, treatment may include: • Prescription eye drops. • Over-the-counter or prescription ointments to moisten your eyes. • Minor surgery to block tears from going into your nose. • Medicines to reduce inflammation of the eyelids. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS • Take, use, or apply over-the-counter and prescription medicines only as told by your health care provider.…

Elder Home Care and the Benefits of Mall Walking According to the National Institute of Health, not only is walking the mall great exercise, but it is the second most popular form of exercise behind walking around the neighborhood. The Arthritis Foundation adds that walking is one of the best all-around exercises as it improves circulation, improves bones, lightens moods, strengthens muscles and leads to weight loss. Walking has even been shown to improve sleep. Inf fact, a study of…

Recruiting in care homes is an ongoing process and same as to other perspective of managing a care home. The recruitment process is governed by various legislations, regulations and companies’ own policies. First of all Data Protection Act 1998 has specific requirement in terms of recruitment and selection process. The Act requires the information collected from applicants are relevant to employment and the information need to be treated as confidential which only the accessible to who are…

The reality is that 70 percent of people turning age 65 will need long-term care at some point in their lives according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service. These numbers have reached an astounding number and can no longer be ignored! Long term care can no longer be thought of as an "if", it has become a "WHEN"! This is heightened by the statistics that according to the Associated Press NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, only 54 percent of Americans age 50 or older have…

had no choice but to take the second shift. However she did have the help of my grandparents who in a sense took the first shift. They took me to school and made sure I was taken care of until my mother returned from work. “But most workplaces have remained inflexible in the face of family demands of their workers and at home…” (Hochschild 12). This was true for my mother who wasn’t…

Ranfurly care home has recently updated their nursing assessment and progress chart which make it easier to deal with and covers a lot of areas associated with the care of residents. The new chart wants the employees to fill in a tick box which has got area specific questions and also to write down the variances on the progress notes. Shock: The new change came as a shock to the employees as they were not expecting a sudden change from what they had been doing for long time. At the beginning…

Peggy does do the household chores but not exactly as a perfect cook or doing all the necessary grocery shopping considering Al asked her to buy juice but instead of doing it what she did was ask Al if he can just stop by the grocery store on the way home from…

are often times forgotten, because people typically dedicate their time exercising their own religion, if they even chose to study one at all. At the start of the 2016 new year, the Shiley Theatre hosted the All Faith Service titled the “Care for Our Common Home.” The gathering brought together leaders of faith, students, faculty, and other members of the San Diego community. It broadened the minds of the audience and enriched them with knowledge over common religious traditions. Belonging to a…

last several decades, a few changes that have taken place include; mothers working outside the home, fathers participating more in childcare and household duties, and single parenthood. Decades earlier the traditional role of women was that of the primary caregiver and homemaker. Women did not work apart…