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The Emergency Medical File Every Caregiver Should Create
Family caregivers, especially those with medical power of attorney (POA), should assemble a folder containing these 9 important medical details that can be easily handed off to nurses, doctors and first responders when seniors need emergency health care.
7 CommentsER, Urgent Care or Primary Care: Which Should You Choose?
When a senior needs medical attention, consider the level of care they require and the immediacy of the need before deciding where to take them for treatment.
8 CommentsHow to Be a Better Patient
Use these 7 tips to become an active participant in your medical care and you'll have a better care experience with more successful outcomes.
1 CommentCognitive Effects of Anesthesia on the Elderly
For seniors in need of major surgery, such as a joint replacement or cardiac procedure, it is important to understand that the side effects of anesthesia in elderly patients can be significant over both the short and long term.
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Medical Care Questions
Sleeping for two days straight after dialysis?
4 AnswersDoggieMom86 Replied Mar 27, 2024What level of attention or care should I expect my mother to receive when she has been taken to the doctor, then returned to her facility?
14 AnswersChoppedLiver Answered Mar 26, 2024What do I do?
6 AnswersMeDolly Answered Mar 25, 2024Are there any transportation services to help transport dementia patients to appointments?
11 AnswersGrandma1954 Answered Mar 23, 2024
Medical Care Discussions
I wonder the statistics, of how many seniors have undiagnosed dementia. I feel like it goes undiagnosed, for a lot of seniors.
5 CommentsAnxietynacy Commented 19 hours agoWhat to do with my husband?
15 CommentsDoggieMom86 Commented Mar 18, 2024Fascinating 60 Minutes episode about using ultrasound to open up the blood brain barrier to allow ALZ meds in to work.
5 CommentsSendhelp Commented Jan 15, 2024Parents don't want me to talk to the doctors, advice?
14 CommentsHothouseflower Commented Oct 4, 2023
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