HOSPITALS & SURGERY
Featured ArticleBy National Alliance for Caregiving A Publication of the National Alliance for Caregiving and the United Hospital Fund of New York Funded by MetLife Foundation. Read more Asking for Help from Family and Friends after Surgery As a caregiver, you can ask your loved one to contact family members and close friends to let them know about an upcoming surgery. If your loved one would rather have you make the calls, or is unable to make the calls themselves, you can work with your loved one to make the list of people to call. Before you make the calls, discuss what you will say to family and friends. You may consider relaying information such as the day, the hospital, the number of days expected in the hospital, and the expected home-recovery time. Some people may appreciate an explanation of the type of surgery that is taking place. Read more
Caregiving after Joint Replacement Surgery As a caregiver for a joint replacement surgery patient, you are an enormous and essential part of the surgical experience. This means that you may be involved in all kinds of medical situations at home, from managing medications to reporting health concerns to the doctor. Good communication between you and your loved one's healthcare team is crucial. Read more
By National Alliance for Caregiving A Publication of the National Alliance for Caregiving and the United Hospital Fund of New York Funded by MetLife Foundation. Read more
How to Get Your Needs Met When a Hospital is Short-Staffed Healthcare professionals are devoted to providing optimal, attentive service, and usually they do. But sometimes they barely have time to meet the physical and medical needs of the patients, and they lament the fact that on many days they cannot offer the emotional, mental and spiritual support they long to share. Read more
Is Joint Replacement Surgery Right for Me? When arthritis causes chronic, debilitating joint pain prevents you from performing daily activities, you may consider joint replacement surgery. Joint replacement surgery is an elective procedure. Along with your doctor, you will decide when the time is right for this surgery. Read more
Packing and Getting Ready for Your Loved One's Surgery All caregivers, whether moving in to a friend's home to provide assistance or caring for someone in their own household, will want to take a few things with them for their own comfort when their loved one goes to the hospital. Caregivers who are temporarily moving in to care for a joint replacement or other type of surgery patient will need to pack twice-once for the hospital and again for their stay with the patient at home. Read more
Spreading the Word about Your Loved One's Surgery As the primary caregiver for a loved one, you'll need to be available for your loved one after a surgery. Depending on the type of surgery, you may need to be with your loved one (or arrange for someone else to be with your loved one) 24/7 for a few weeks or even longer. Making arrangements with family, friends, neighbors and your employer to prepare for your caregiving duties is essential. Read more
Staying Active after Joint Replacement Surgery One of the biggest fears people have about joint replacement surgery is that it might keep them from participating in their favorite sports and physical activities, or, keep them from moving around at all for a while after surgery. In fact, physical activity and exercise is recommended after joint replacement surgery. Proper exercise is essential for regaining strength, flexibility, and mobility after joint replacement surgery. In addition, regular physical activity can help prevent postoperative weight gain and a whole host of other health problems, including high blood pressure, diabetes, and colon cancer. You can still stay active after surgery, although you may have to limit or avoid certain activities. Read more
Tips to Prepare Elders for the ER By Ethel Mitty, Ed. D., R.N. and Mathy Mezey, Ed.D., R.N., F.A.A.N. An older person receiving emergency medical services is often too sick, frightened, and/or confused to give reliable information about his or her own health status and medical care. Read more
When Your Elderly Loved One is in the Hospital It's tough for anyone to be a hospital patient. The elderly and people with serious, long-term conditions face special challenges. You can help. Read more
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