I just received a letter from Allison Martin of the Zeno Group which has in its line of items, the Tena group of incontinence products. Because November is National Caregiver’s Month, they are sponsoring a sweepstakes that will award 40 lucky winners a night...
I received this in an e-mail and since it was funny and today is Monday, decided that it needed to be posted. I’m sorry – I don’t know the original author. Stuff a miniature marshmallow in the bottom of an ice cream cone to prevent drips. Just...
Because it is flu season and we have not only seasonal flu to worry about, but Swine Flu, as well, I wanted to take a moment to discuss MRSA ( Methicillin-Resisitant Staphylococcus aureus ), an infection that is becoming more predominant in our country. First of...
Today is my father’s 88th birthday. It’s far from a happy day though. 2 days ago, my father was transferred from an acute care setting (hospital) to a skilled nursing facility. By the looks of things, he won’t be returning home. But who knows...
As you may know, my father was admitted to the hospital this past Tuesday. Some of you may also know that I signed up to take a ballet class last night. Why on earth would I be excited to take a dance class while my father is lying in a hospital bed?...
There are many directions that I could have taken with this particular blog post but I’ve decided to go with the fact that patients suffering from dementia are under treated when it comes to relief of pain. My father was admitted to the hospital on Tuesday...