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AgingCareTeam gave a hug 11/1/2010 at 12:37 pm

Happy National Family Caregivers Month!

National Family Caregivers month is about honoring yourself as one of the 65 million family caregivers in this country who take care of their loved o ...Read More

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yearight commented 8/2/2009 at 1:16 am

i'm glad i could help. i think that if your loved one has medicare all a doctor has to do is write an order for a health device such as a special mattress or wedges and medicare will pay for it.

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Answered a question 7/31/2009 at 6:47 pm

Is there a problem with a 90 year old falling asleep in their chair many times during the day, and then sleeping all night?

When my clients are alert we do breathing exercises: morning, noon and night...it really helps!

(The 4-11-7 breathing excercise)
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Gave a hug to yearight 7/31/2009 at 6:15 pm

Hi yearight,

Thank you so much for all the information. I will pass it on to the family. We just got the heel boots and they are working great.

Commented on a discussion 7/31/2009 at 12:46 pm

Dad's walker won't fit in our small bathroom. What can we do?

I think the simplest solution would be to remove the door if only you and your husband live there and leave it open.

Gave a hug to 195Austin 7/31/2009 at 12:38 pm

Thank you Austin for your suggestions. I will pass on your information. So glad you had heard of the sugar treatment, thought I was losing my mind. lol.

Hope your day is wonderful.

Asked a question 7/31/2009 at 12:04 pm

Does anyone have any suggestions for treating bed sores?

Does anyone have any suggestions for treating bed sores? We can only "turn" for 2 hours per day, situation is getting worse. I was told my a head nurse many years ago that powdard sugar works as bater ...Read More

Commented on a discussion 7/29/2009 at 10:49 pm

My mother uses a walker and has trouble making it to the bathroom on time.

Get her some pull-ups. Also take her to the bathroom on a time schedule or 10 minuets after eating.

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