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Any tips, tools, or products to help lift a 94-year-old, 130 lb. grandparent who has fallen?
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Goldstar
Answered Aug 2022
Is it normal to feel as though you have betrayed your mother when you have to put her in a nursing home?
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Abzu00
Answered Jul 19, 2023
Any more ideas on fall prevention we could try?
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nevet9
Answered Apr 2018
My husband is resisting putting my FIL in a home. I think it’s time.
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Llamalover47
Answered Jan 2019
My mother refuses medical care and has fallen and hit her head. It's been explained to me that no one can force medical care on her. Help!
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Heather10
Answered May 2018
How can I get my wife up when she falls?
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Beatty
Answered Mar 2020
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Fasting/Abstaining/Fall Risk. Any advice?
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NinjaWarrior3
Answered Apr 2021
Parents are miserable. How does this get better?
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maidenNM
Answered Feb 2018
How do you deal with loved one falling out of bed?
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Heart2Heart
Answered Jun 2015
Can nursing homes provide bed rails or cushions bedside on the floor?
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Riley2166
Answered Mar 2021
Should I insist that my father put me in as the POA since I live with him and I am the primary caretaker?
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Llamalover47
Replied Sep 2022
Is it ok to let seniors crawl?
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polarbear
Answered Mar 2022
Should I tell my children yet?
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NinjaWarrior3
Answered Aug 2022
Does anyone have an idea how to lift a senior after she has fallen, considering she has a knee problem and can't help?
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Ambrosia1
Answered Nov 19, 2023
Lift to get someone up off the floor?
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Window13
Answered Feb 13, 2024
Mom keeps taking off her personal fall alert necklace, any alternatives?
34 Answers
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blannie
Answered Jan 2021
How much should we force a senior to do for their own good?
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Riley2166
Answered May 2019
What to do with a parent who requires in home care 24/7 and is trying to kick the providers out?
33 Answers
B
Beatty
Answered Nov 2019
Not sure where to turn, father will need long-term care soon. Any advice?
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disgustedtoo
Replied Jun 2019
Is there an ultimate authority, when approaching the end of sub-acute rehab placement, over whether Dad goes home or to long term care?
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OverTheEdge17
Answered May 2018
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