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Since Covid 19 NH can't allow families in. Mom is physically immobile. She is on the verge of being neglected. I don't know what to do!
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Star3814
Answered Aug 2020
Mother (85) has neuropathy in both feet and she has bedsores. She was just released from the hospital and she doesn't want to walk. Advice?
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CTTN55
Answered Aug 2020
Any thoughts on switching mom from Depakote to Xanax?
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elaine1962
Answered Aug 2020
Help with bed sores, any tips?
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Miamimom79
Answered Aug 2020
Care for hemorrhoids?
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CharK60
Replied Jul 2020
While in a rehab facility recovering from a broken hip, my 92 year old Mom acquired an unstageable pressure ulcer.
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Any practical advice for a total novice on wound care for unstageable pressure sore management?
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Momheal1
Answered Jul 2020
Mattress to minimize pressure sores?
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earlybird
Answered Jun 2020
Dad is giving up. Any advice?
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Cascia
Replied Jun 2020
How should bedding be for a bedridden person with bedsores? Do wrinkles and extra layers of bedding cause bedsores, or make worse?
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Grandma1954
Answered Jun 2020
Anyone with experience with lateral rotational mattresses?
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SuperHawk
Replied Jun 2020
Should a decubitus (pressure injury) be left alone to progress until sepsis? Is there any benefit in not trying to stop tissue loss?
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SuperHawk
Replied Jun 2020
What is the best way to prevent skin tearing/bed sores? What is the best butt cream to use to prevent and also to clear it up?
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cwillie
Answered May 2020
90 yr old Mom doesn’t move, has a Stage 2 wound on butt. Medicare sent a “GEL” mattress but it’s made of egg carton foam inside cover/no gel?
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JoAnn29
Answered May 2020
Final stage of dementia, bedsore, advance directive of no antibiotics. How long will this wear on?
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Sendhelp
Answered May 2020
What is the best treatment for a pressure ulcer located on her bottom?
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jacobsonbob
Replied May 2020
Am I being selfish to want my mom to live and to continue taking care of her? Or should I follow “orders” and let her die?
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JoAnn29
Replied May 2020
Are bed sores a sign of neglect? My mother is in long term rehab in a skilled nursing facility.
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JoAnn29
Answered Apr 2020
Does Nystatin Cream heal bedsores?
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BarbBrooklyn
Answered Apr 2020
Has anyone else had difficulty during the Coronavirus in getting a photo of a medical problem that is occurring (pressure sore) to be given?
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jenlwren
Replied Apr 2020
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