Urinary incontinence is a condition where someone is not able to control their bladder and they only notice that they have a problem when they start seeing leaks and wet patches on their clothes that they indeed urinated on themselves. The condition ...
When you are a caregiver taking care of the elderly or the invalid, one of the most difficult and stressing thing is washing their bodies and toileting. And do not think that this is only odd for you as the caregiver but it is also difficult for the ...
Safety bed rails
Having worked at a hospice, I have come to learn to stop taking things for granted. For example, I never thought that safety bed rails were of importance until I came face to face with the reality that most home accidents to ...
According to statistics from the National Council on Aging, one in four seniors above 60 years falls each year and these falls are dangerous, could lead to injuries or even lead to fatality. These falls are troubling both emotionally and ...
We have already discussed the importance of a mattress extender in preventing zone 7 bed entrapment. Zone 7 bed entrapment happens where there is a gap between the mattress edge and your head board. As the patient tries to move their head or ...
I did a post on the importance of bed bumpers especially for adult patients who:
1. Might fall in their sleep.
2.Could get entrapment and get injured or die as they try to dislodge themselves from the entrapment.
I also pointed out that ...
Today’s post is something that I write with a lot of remorse and regret. It is about the death of one of my patients who died after suffocating on his home bed. Had I acted fast, it would have been different but sometimes back, I was this ...
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SkiL-Care Thru-View Vinyl Bed Rail Pad
Another product that would protect you from zone 1 bed entrapment, the SkiL-Care Thru-View Vinyl Bed Rail Pad comes with the added benefit of a 169 square inch window where the patient can look through and ...
Lets say that you have a patient who experiences seizures often and when they do happen, you might not be around. If you get them, the normal metallic rails, they might injure themselves after a seizure or even get entrapped as they tremble and ...
