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How do you get your elderly parent off the floor when they fall. Does anyone know if there is a lift that can be used at home?
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Psalms23
Replied Apr 2019
Outside Mobility Ideas? My dad wants to pick blueberries on his property like he has all of his life. How do I get him out there safely?
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anonymous901498
Answered Apr 2019
Anyone have advice on reducing/coping with Mom's frequent trips to the commode?
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shad250
Answered Jul 2018
So I’m with an agency. I’m doing a live in. I’m exhausted, what do I do??!!
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JoAnn29
Answered Jul 2021
My 83 year old mother with moderate dementia who refuses to go to AL/memory care has fallen and broke her shoulder/humerus.
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waytomisery
Replied Mar 1, 2024
My wife (88) has ADHD and won't sit until she is worn out, usually around 3pm. She has been falling quite a bit. Anyone have this problem?
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Llamalover47
Replied Apr 24, 2024
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Any advice on moving elderly parents into AL?
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ventingisback
Replied Jul 22, 2023
Need a different power wheelchair. Anyone have recommendations?
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aj6044
Replied May 24, 2023
Mom is 88 with Alzheimers. She lives in a locked unit (still walks). She falls frequently & ends up in the ER. What can we do?
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JoAnn29
Answered Mar 2023
What can be done for my loved one who never sleeps?
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MAYDAY
Answered Nov 6, 2023
How can I keep mom in bed?
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sp196902
Replied Aug 28, 2023
Leaning forward to the point of falling over. Any advice?
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lealonnie1
Answered Jan 2023
Best way to watch over an elderly parent?
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Sendhelp
Answered Apr 2022
No bed-rails at SNF, any suggestions?
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MACinCT
Answered Oct 2022
Mom is 83 yr.'s old and is in rehab for a broken femur; this isn't her 1st fall and break. We want her in AL but is very strong-headed and refuses.
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Beatty
Replied Oct 4, 2023
If an elderly person doesn’t understand the need to wear shoes or skid-proof slippers to avoid slips and falls, then what can be done?
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polarbear
Replied Jun 2022
Due to falls, SNF has placed bed mattress on floor. What is the protocol for this type of situation?
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needtowashhair
Answered Mar 2020
Mom tries to get out of hospital bed, any advice?
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freqflyer
Answered Jun 2019
Fall risk patients and no rail at the nursing home?
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yogagirl
Answered Dec 2017
Need motion detector for mother in law in assisted living. Has fallen several times in middle of night.
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Rainmom
Answered Jun 2019
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