Helpful Tips for Winning Over Your Teenage Patient
Adolescence - When you’re too young for half the things you want to do and too old to do the other h...
Adolescence - When you’re too young for half the things you want to do and too old to do the other h...
When patients are in the late stage or terminal phase of a disease, they experience many difficultie...
Whether you are a caregiver tending to the needs of your loved one at home, or a personal aide worki...
Have you ever enjoyed an action-packed movie where a patient becomes violent and attacks healthcare ...
For a woman to create, grow, and give birth to another life is rather remarkable. The journey is ful...
Safety is a priority. We cannot overemphasize this in healthcare. Caregivers and other healthcare w...
Confusion can be a manifestation of many disorders and medical conditions, yet caregivers overlook i...
Staying healthy during the cold and flu season is important for several reasons. You want to avoid b...
One of the biggest challenges for any caregiver is learning how to deal with unpleasant odors. No m...
Did you know that the human nose can detect about a trillion different kinds of smells? And that our...
When patients are in a terminal stage of illness, they experience a lot of physical and emotional pa...
Being in healthcare means dealing with all kinds of patients. Some patients make a caregiver's work ...
One in every four older Americans fall each year. Because of falls, one older adult dies every 19 mi...
Being a caregiver is stressful enough. Then come the holidays…how can you manage to get everything d...
Communicating with loved ones or clients who have dementia may seem challenging, but a few simple gu...
Incontinence is the lack of voluntary control of urination or defecation. Some 25 million adult Amer...
Caregivers face a lot of stress every day. One of the most daunting of all challenges is being caugh...
Pain is both a friend and enemy. It warns us that something is wrong with the body that warrants imm...
Skin problems that arise from incontinence are a big problem. For caregivers, this is a cause for co...
One in every four older Americans fall each year. Because of falls, one older adult dies every 19 mi...
Most people usually take a room's lighting for granted. They switch lights on and off for comfort, l...
At present, there is a health problem so big, yet that remains unnoticed to many—nonadherence to pre...
Caregiving is a tough job. And although you wish you were superhuman for your patients, there are li...
While caregiving has its rewards and special moments, it can also be a source of stress and anxiety....
Whether you are a caregiver tending to the needs of your loved one at home, or personal aide working...
Is teamwork in healthcare overrated? We often hear about the importance of teamwork during shift hud...
Caregiving is no ordinary task. Every caregiver who’s been on the job even just a short time would p...
Caregiving is such a rewarding job, but it takes a special kind of devotion and stamina to be able t...
Mary is a 65-year old diabetic patient. She has visible wounds on her feet that are healing very slo...
Every caregiver who helps a patient with dementia dreads the episodes of unexpected defiance and ang...
One of the most difficult things to give up is our independence. For the elderly who have been drivi...
The need for caregiving, especially in older people, is increasing. And a problem that comes with th...
Safety is always a priority. This is a basic principle of human survival, even more so in the health...
Hip injuries and diseases are very common in older people. Fractures in the hip happen to about nine...
They say “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” How true do you think that is? Could boredom ...
Caregivers get to work with a lot of patients with varying needs, and the challenge is to meet their...
Whether you are a caregiver caring for a loved one, or someone working in a home health or facility,...
Crime investigation movies or TV series are always a hit. If you are a fan of this genre, you most p...
Caregiving will not be complete without assisting the patient in performing activities of daily livi...
Caregivers have a lot on their hands, especially if they have many patients assigned to them. A simp...
At present, there is a health problem so big, yet that remains unnoticed to many—nonadherence to pre...
The physical and cognitive changes brought about by dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease, can make ...
In 2015, 30.3 million people in the US had diabetes—9.4% of the total population. In people aged 65 ...
Families move their loved ones to care facilities and homes for one reason: peace of mind knowing th...
The world around us travels at a very fast pace. People are eating more fast food, we send emails a...
“Winter is coming.” This phrase has been popularized by the TV series Game of Thrones, and it warns ...
The talk about aging is becoming more relevant than ever, as we expect a significant number of baby ...
Being a family caregiver is a work of extreme dedication and sacrifice, and deciding to pass on your...
Caregivers are some of the most resilient and hardworking employees there are in the healthcare indu...
ADLs, or activities of daily living, are necessary procedures for self-care, such as bathing, dressi...
Aging is becoming a hot topic in healthcare today. The reason? The US population is getting older by...
Did you know that social isolation and loneliness are considered serious health risks in the older p...
Pain is a hallmark symptom of many diseases and is the most common reason why patients seek medical ...
Ella has been working as a caregiver for almost eight years. She started when her eldest child was b...
Caregivers do a lot in a day. By “a lot,” we mean muscle work from the beginning of the shift to the...
Every caregiver knows this: Sometimes you have to be the bad guy. Depending on the day, you’re the o...
During your caregiving career, have you ever wished you could turn off your emotional reactions to e...
Cancer, also called malignancy or malignant tumor, is an abnormal growth of cells. Cancerous tumors ...
Communication is quite the buzzword in healthcare. It’s said that faulty communication is the reason...
According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, more than 661,000...
Caregiving will not be complete without assisting the patient in performing activities of daily livi...
If you are a caregiver wishing to make your life easier by doing just one thing for a start, try med...
Being sick, weak, or disabled evokes many different thoughts and emotions from patients. It's truly ...
One of the caregiver’s most important responsibilities is keeping the patient’s skin intact and heal...
Never take a person’s dignity. It is worth everything to them and nothing to you. Frank Barron...
What comes to mind when you think of travel and destinations? Sunshine, fresh air. Perhaps new foods...
Your elderly parent is still living in her own home and caring for herself. You’re happy that she ...
Older people are especially at risk of contracting Covid-19 because they usually have underlying med...
Caregivers may find themselves caring for a patient with dementia or Alzheimer's disease in the leng...
Older people sometimes find themselves having little or nothing to do but care for themselves, wheth...
To most people, waking up each morning means seeing everything around you again; your family, the vi...
“How’s life as a caregiver?” a friend asks Frieda, a mother of three who is also taking care of her ...
It's important to set your own goals and work hard to achieve them. – Yuichiro Miura...
Lack of sleep makes everything worse. When patients don’t get enough rest or adequate sleep cycles, ...
Each year, more than 795,000 people in the US experience a stroke. After stroke, patients often have...
What is social isolation and why is it a big problem for patients?...
How important to you is your Independence? How important is it to be able to do what you want, when ...
Stress and burnout are unpleasant to deal with as caregivers, but it’s common knowledge that they co...
Being a caregiver is a rewarding job, but ask anyone who’s been there and they'll probably tell you ...
After Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the most common progressive neurological diso...
They say “All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.” How true do you think that is? Could boredom ...
Stroke, what is it and how does it affect the United States? How can the caregiver recognize the sig...
If you are a caregiver wishing to make your life easier by doing just one thing for a start, try med...
Bed sores, sometimes called pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers, are a kind of skin breakdown caused...
Do you have patients who do not participate in their own care? How do you manage? Do you find it dif...
Is caregiving making you tired, burned out, and cranky? Don’t allow yourself to reach this point. Ho...
All too often, especially for older patients, insomnia is a formidable enemy that leaves them feelin...
One of the most difficult things to give up is our independence. For the elderly who have been drivi...
Mental health is the state of our wellbeing in terms of how we think, feel, and socialize with other...
Whether you are a caregiver tending to the needs of your loved one at home, or personal aide working...
A caregiver is a lot of things to a patient and the patient’s family. A big part of their duties is ...
As a caregiver, you have the opportunity to help your clients make their way through the holiday sea...
Working as a caregiver you will care for patients with different conditions, among which may be hear...
“Winter is coming.” This phrase has been popularized by the TV series Game of Thrones, and it warns ...
No amount of words can describe the feeling of living with someone who has Alzheimer’s disease. Ther...
Did you know that the word cancer came from the Greek word meaning “crab”? Cancerous tumors have swo...
To most people, waking up each morning means seeing everything around you again; your family, the vi...