Making long-term care feel like home can be challenging. This is especially true, since often times a person is moving from an environment where they've lived and felt in control for many years. By choosing the right type and location, with the features and amenities a person would like, it can help tremendously. Also, helping them become a part …
Transition of Care From Hospital to Home – Infographic
The transition of care from hospital to home is vitally important to you or your loved one's health and wellbeing. In the medical world, such a transition is called a transitional care strategy. According to an article by Stephanie Rennke, MD and Sumant R. Ranji, MD, entitled, "Transitional Care Strategies From Hospital to Home, A Review for the …
Home modifications: My home is fine and I am fine. I don’t need them.
Home modifications: We think we don't need them, until not having them holds us back. When people think of home modifications, some images may immediately come to mind. The first may be of an elderly, frail, and sickly person. The second image might be of a person (old or young) in a wheelchair. Another image may be of various pieces of …
Estate Planning: Four Documents Everyone Needs
When they hear the phrase “estate planning”, many people assume that the information that follows is for the wealthy. After all, most people don’t think of their money and property as an estate. But estate planning isn’t just about who gets what when you die. It also covers things like who makes decisions about the medical care you might need at …
Best Exercise for Seniors Over 65
The best exercise for seniors over 65 are ones that are low-impact, but they can be very rewarding. Getting regular exercise is an important part of staying healthy, and as you get older it may become more challenging to be as active as you were a couple of decades ago. Fortunately, there are a variety of exercise options for people of any …
I Don’t Need a Job, So Why Would I Need an Occupational Therapist?
First, a (very) little history about the therapy of occupation “I don’t need help finding a job; why do I need an occupational therapist?” I am an occupational therapist, and I have heard this question more than once over the years. It is true that the name of my profession, Occupational Therapy (OT) can be confusing, because it is not obvious …