Health Library

day-care centers, meal programs, companion programs, transportation services, and other available ... do not cover long-term care; they only pay for short-term home health and nursing home care ... long-term care; aging and health; caregivers; nursing home; health care facility;

in the person’s honor to be helpful. For example, fund a scholarship program or give a gift to a ... experience significant distress or an inability to perform daily activities at home, work, or other

added care to prevent falls in order to recover and heal safely. Once you are at home, it is ... during your at-home recovery. Preventing Falls at Home While recovering in the hospital you took ... bathtub;fall prevention;falling;handrails;home;house;lifting;light;pets;riser;rug;safe;showering;stairs;toilet;treads;trip;urinal;WN01815_eng

, Home Health Care, and Hospice Care. Types of long-term care settings Here is a look at the ... income. Some programs offer help with meals and daily tasks. Group homes (residential care facilities ... long-term care;understanding long-term care;long-term care types;long-term care available;custodial care;skilled care

*Adjustment Disorder Veteran Care ... feel like you don’t fit in at home. Or you don’t seem to have control over your life. You or your ... your family and friends A sense that you don’t fit in at home Feeling like you no longer ... 40654;Life after combat: coping with adjustment disorder;veterans crisis line;suicide prevention

*End Stage Dementia Care ... . This is end-of-life care that can be done in a skilled nursing facility, hospice center, or at home ... caring for your loved one at home, you may want to explore other care choices at this time. These ... 41129;Caring for End-stage dementia;end-stage dementia, care

Rotator Cuff Injury Exercise Program ... Follow this exercise program to help treat your rotator cuff injury. Exercise Program for ... . Slowly move the injured arm in a small circle, gradually making it bigger if you can. Then reverse the ... Rotator Cuff Injury;Shoulder;Physical Therapy;Home Exercise Program;Exercises;16217

loved ones are at the center of care. A hospice care provider can come to your home. Or to other ... choose that person ahead of time. By taking care of these details, you may feel more at ease ... 88835;lung cancer planning for the future;advance medical directives;hospice care;advance medical

*Back Surg Care at Home ... tips to protect your healing back. After Back Surgery: Going Home The sooner you become ... active, the sooner you’ll get back to your normal routine. At the same time, you need to protect your ... 85869;after back surgery going home;back surgery

family members manage at home during treatment. They may also help with chores like cooking or ... , chaplains, and volunteers. They provide physical, emotional, and spiritual care to people at the end

*Thoracotomy Recovery at Home ... After your surgery, breathing may be uncomfortable at first. Take things slowly, and rest ... when you get tired. Thoracotomy: Your Home Recovery For the first several weeks after your ... 83038;home recovery after thoracotomy;after thoracotomy;Self-care after thoracotomy;Pulmonology;thoracotomy home recovery;pm1052a

Veterans Crisis Line at www.veteranscrisisline.net to reach caring, qualified responders. The ... into trouble at work or at home? Do you hide your drinking from friends and family? If you ... 40652;Life after combat: coping with alcohol abuse;AUD;PTSD;Alcohol use disorder;alcoholism;veteran;deployment

, Medscape Education, and other owned WebMD sites. WebMD®, Medscape®, CME Circle®, Medpulse ... brings decades of experience working across the health care industry to design solutions that address its

care. Many people avoid thinking about or getting a living will. People tend to think that ... important to have plans in place. Starting at age 18, you should put into writing: How you feel about

legs, bleeding or pain at the injection site, trouble urinating, or headaches. "If your results are ... three different possibilities. One is we're looking at infection, meningitis or encephalitis. The

Ill Child Care of the Terminally Ill Child Home A Child's Concept of Death Discussing Death ... Dying Child Supportive / Palliative Care Hospice Important Decisions to Be Made in the ... child death, Anticipatory Grief, Dying Child, Supportive Care Child, Palliative Care Child, Hospice Care child, Dying Process, Grief, Bereavement

, logging, and more. Your Care at Home: Checking Blood Sugar Page 1 of 3 Narrator If you’ve been ... using a home blood glucose meter. Watch this instructional program to learn how to test with

*Home Hemodialysis ... Hemodialysis is often done in a hospital or dialysis center. But it may also be done at home. This ... home. This is called home hemodialysis (HHD). You may wonder if you can handle doing hemodialysis at ... end-stage kidney disease;HHD;kidney failure;Home Hemodialysis;61096

Psychosocial Needs of the Dying Child Supportive/Palliative Care Hospice Important ... Detailed information on care of the terminally ill child Topic Index A Child's Concept of ... child death, Anticipatory Grief, Dying Child, Supportive Care Child, Palliative Care Child, Hospice Care child, Dying Process, Grief, Bereavement

provide the best care for the individual at home? Are family members and friends capable of ... education in providing care. These may include services from home health agencies and other trained