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Part of improving your home environment is stabilizing and modifying the features of your home to eliminate or reduce problems. Here, we’ll look at three: towel racks, staircases, and inside doors. ... read more
Helping some in the shower is one of the more difficult and risky activities in caregiving. Here are some hints in how to make it easier. ... read more
Your loved one will probably fall. Any emergency-services people will advise you to call 9-1-1 and have her taken to a hospital for evaluation. While this is the safest thing to do, there’s a problem. ... read more
Transferring someone into a car can be difficult, particularly if the car is an SUV or van with a high seat. Here’s how I transferred Sandra into our car—a sedan. ... read more
Getting onto or up from the toilet can be a problem for someone with mobility issues. ... read more
If you have a choice of flooring or if you’re planning on replacing what you have now, what’s best for Parkinson’s patients? ... read more
Communicating with someone with Parkinson’s can be difficult because their voices tend to become softer and slurred. ... read more
When you see someone struggle, particularly your loved one, your first inclination is to help. That’s not the best strategy because ... read more
Parkinson’s disease affects mobility in two ways. The stiffness the disease imposes makes any movements, including walking, slower and more difficult, and the instability, which increases the risk of falling, leads to a tentative shuffling. ... read more
People with Parkinson’s find eating a challenge, in part because the loss of muscle control and coordination make it harder to manipulate a fork or spoon, and in part because the tremors slop the food off the utensil. One solution is the children’s ditty: ... read more
When you see someone struggle, particularly your loved one, your first inclination is to help. That’s not always the best strategy because ... read more
Among the sometimes frustrating and confusing aspects of caregiving is the wide range of medical and professional roles you will encounter. Before being thrust into the role of caregiver, I had assumed—if I ever thought of it at all—that medicine was a general practitioner and maybe a couple of specialists for conditions the GP couldn’t handle. Was that ever a mistake. ... read more
Towel Racks, Railings, and Doors
October 30, 2017
In the Shower
October 16, 2017
Dealing with Falls
September 11, 2017
Transferring into a Car
August 28, 2017
Toileting
August 7, 2017
Choosing Flooring
July 17, 2017
Helping with Communications
July 3, 2017
Offering Help
June 4, 2017
Helping with Mobility
May 8, 2017
Helping with Eating
April 17, 2017
Care Tips: Offering Help and Seeing Doctors
March 27, 2017
The Menagerie of Professions
March 6, 2017
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