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CATCH THEM BEING GOOD OR NOT for Families of Loved Ones

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What you may have never thought to observe when visiting a loved one in a facility whether short term or long term. And those with home care providers. Wanting the best care for our loved ones!! Feel free to ask questions or post your personal experience.

  •      Don’t make your visits routine. Visit at various times of the day. Got an early start prior to work, can’t sleep or on the run— pop in and visit even if it’s a short stay.
  •      Wears Glasses?  Are they on, accessible for reach and clean?      
  •      Wears Dentures? Are they in their mouth, removed at night for deep cleaning,      gums/tongue cleansed? Own teeth, brushed? Properly Fitted?
  •     Nails cleaned and trimmed? Or is there food and dirt embedded?
  •     Fluids within reach,  fresh,  adaptable for drinking with straws and large handles?
  •     Clean Shaven or 7 day shadow, including nose and ear hairs?
  •     Call Cord within reach? Remember, that is their life line/means of communication.
  •      Adaptive Equipment in reach? Such as wheelchair, walker, cane, reachers?  Remember, these are their legs and arms.
  •    Diapers “Protective Garments”- Have then been changed or soiled?
  •    Skin free from bruises, breakdown, irritation, wounds (old or new), dry (lotion applied), skin tears, rashes or finger indentations?
  •    Sheets/Blankets clean? Remove blankets and turn pillows over!
  •    Hair clean/brushed or matted in the back from lying in one position?
  •    Confined to their bed? Are they turned, in proper alignment, supported with blankets/pillows?
  •    Clothing changed and clean? Or are they in the same outfit?
  •    Odors?? Dirty clothing/undergarments, lack of showers, mouth hygiene?
  •    Feet odors, washed and dried, free from fungus, cracks, untrimmed, foot drop from lack of support?
  •    Under breasts, especially those well endowed, free from rash, yeast infection and odor?
  •    Wheelchairs clean or is there dirt and food embedded? Are the foot rests/pegs in place or in the closet?
  •    Personal Items in reach, such as phone, tissues, glasses and water?
  •    Meals served warm or ice cold, cut up/prepared properly for eating or left at bedside?

 

SCOOT—SCOOT—SCOOT, NOW PUSH-UP/RISE

Assisting someone in a chair or wheelchair to stand? Sounds like a simple task? NOT for anyone with impaired cognitive issues or forms of dementia. While visiting rehabilitation or senior living communities these directions are frequently used. Yes it is easier to scoot then lift. Is it safe? Are they at the edge of their seat? Do they reach for unstable objects to pull themselves up? Consistency is the key- LIFT–LIFT–LIFT or PUSH UP—PUSH UP—PUSH UP (which also promotes arm strength). Also, wearing SafetyBunns, non-slip pants is a reminder (defers sliding) to Push and Rise.

Stop ‘sliding out of chairs’!

Falling from Chairs

Sliding down/out from chairs and wheelchairs is a leading cause falls in elders and other susceptible people. Typically, sliding falls are caused by persons with leg weakness and other neurological disorders that interfere with proper seating and/or environmental conditions (sliding off vinyl or plastic coated seats).

SafetyBunns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuHo8qH6ro8

 

SafetyBunns is the first product available on the market to put a stop to ‘sliding out of chairs’.

 

Designed to:

  • Avoid sliding out of chairs/wheelchairs.
  • Provide proper seating position and comfort while promoting safety.
  • Prevent use of physical restraints to control chair sliding.
  • Prevent caregiver/host injury from constantly re-positioning sliding person.

Ideal for people with:

  • Previous chair/wheelchair falls
  • Impaired sitting balance
  • Persons with cognitive impairment and/or leg problems (weakness, neurological disorders).
  • Stroke, Parkinson’s disease and other neurological impairments.
  • Developmentally disabled adults and children

 

  • Non-Slip Pant bottom causing immobility between the pants and the seat.
  • Nonrestrictive leg bottoms
  • Cotton-based for comfort and warmth
  • Non-shrinking or stretching with wear and washings
  • S, M L sizes to accommodate all body types

MAKES GREAT GIFTS FOR YOUR  LOVED ONES!!!