Greetings to you, glad you can be here. If this is your first time reading one of our blogs, be sure to check out our other blog posts for some valuable information about caring for the elderly. If you are a regular, then so glad you can make it again. Be sure to share this blog with someone who may…
Hey, glad to have you here. Last week we looked at the early signs of Alzheimer’s and we compared normal signs of aging with signs of Alzheimer’s. If you missed that blog, check it out here: http://niceusgeriatric.com/2022/03/13/early-signs-of-alzheimers-in-the-elderly/. This week we will have a look at specific conditions that develop due to Alzheimer’s and ways in which to counteract or deal…
Pleasant greetings to all and welcome back! If this is your first time reading our blogs, please be sure to check out our previous blogs as you may find some tips that may be very beneficial to you or a loved one. Today, we address a topic that many persons may have heard about before they had to experience it…
Hey guys and welcome back to our weekly blog. We have recently concluded the “All About Wounds” series where we took an in-depth look at wounds concerning identifying them so that you can follow up treatment with a doctor as soon as possible. The purpose was to ensure persons do not delay with getting medical intervention for wounds that may…
For the past three posts, we took a comprehensive look at wounds. We explored skin structure and its various functions; we identified different wounds based on their classification and types and we assessed wounds based on their characteristics. Today we will look at the dynamics of wound healing. If you have not read any of the previous blogs, be sure…
Hey there! Welcome back. This is the third instalment of a four-part series – All About Wound Care. In each instalment, we present an aspect of wounds to help you understand wounds and provide functional information to assist your relative’s medical team with better treating the wound. The more information you can provide to your elderly relative’s doctor or health…
This blog is the second installment of a four-part series titled – All About Wound Care. In our last blog (http://niceusgeriatric.com/2021/09/19/all-about-wound-care-a-four-part-series/) we looked at the basic structure of the skin and the functions of the skin. Today we will look at wounds – what are they and how do we identify them. Knowing how to identify a wound is important…
Some of our clients have requested tips on Wound Care, so we have decided to bring a four (4) part series on All About Wound Care. These four parts are: Basics of Skin Anatomy and Physiology (Part One) All About Wounds (Part Two) Basics of Wound Assessment (Part Three) Dynamics of Wound Healing (Part Four) The objective of this series…
Bed Wetting may be a common issue in the elderly and some may see it as just a consequence of age. “Granny getting old, that is part of life” may be a common proclaim. However, bed-wetting does not have to be a “consequence” of age once we mitigate the chances of night wetting. Why would you want to reduce the…
The transition from middle-aged adult to older adult was featured a few blogs ago (see “Understanding Your Elderly Relative” – http://niceusgeriatric.com/2021/08/08/understanding-your-elderly-relative/) where we looked at the Developmental Stages of Ageing. Too many times persons neglect to put into perspective the journey of an adult into their older years. It is not an overnight process. It is a process that reduces…