Senior Medical Alert Systems – A Caregiver’s Best Friend
For a caregiver, checking on the needs of your elderly patients as well as their safety is a must. This is especially true when you are working as a private caregiver and your elderly patients are staying in their own home or perhaps in the home of one of their kids. Now, dilemma occurs when […]
What to Pack? Moving Your Parents to an Elder Care Home.
photo credit: MelvinSchlubman via photo pin cc Preparing your elderly parents for an upcoming move to an elderly home facility is a stressful process. You can make the move easier on your parents by helping them to pack their most important and beloved items, in addition to the necessities they will need for daily living. […]
The History And Evolution Of The Stairlift
As people age simple tasks like climbing a flight of stairs becomes increasingly difficult. Now with modern technology to aid you in the form of stairlifts, you can overcome the fear and risk of falling down stairs. It may surprise you, however, to learn that stairlifts can be dated all the way back to […]
Re-engineering the Emergency Department in the Wireless Age
As one of the central issues of this election year, the viability of our traditional models of healthcare delivery is increasingly being questioned. With the strain of more than 136 million annual visits spread across a declining number of facilities (5,100 in 1991 to 4,500 in 2007) , Emergency Departments across the country are searching […]
Choosing the Right Retirement Home For a Loved One
When your loved ones reach a certain age it might become necessary to choose a retirement home for them. This may include your parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, or in-laws. Regardless, you want the people you love the most to have the best care in their retirement home, which means you need to do your […]