Elder Care: Falls, a postscript
A touchy subject regarding falls is restraining the elderly patient.
Elder Care: Falls part 4 of 4
There are things we tried to do to minimize my father-in-law’s falling. We made sure that he had his vitamins and minerals, especially, calcium and vitamin D. We also tried to get him to exercise every day although he often tried to get out of doing it. To make it easier for us to work [...]
Elder Care: Part 3 of 4
Falls weren’t something that we thought very much about before starting elder care. The last time anyone fell was years ago when our children were learning to walk or when someone was distracted and tripped over something. After falling they would get up. When my father-in-law fell for the first time and I went to [...]
Elder Care: Falls Part 2 of 4
Fall prevention should be a major concern when you are responsible for providing elder care. To give you an idea of the scope of the problem the following are statistics supplied by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention.
Elder Care: Falls part 1 of 4
Falls are a huge, huge issue in elder care. Case in point. I was visiting my father-in-law in rehab. I saw his former room mate and I asked, “Rudy, why are you here?” He said, “I fell and I was on the floor for five days. Now I’m here in rehab.”