I am retired RN AND A FAMILY MEMBER IS HAVING A PROSTECTOMY IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND I WILL BE DOING THE NURSING CARE POST-open @ his. Home. I forgot to mention that I. Am a retired Hospice nurse. ... View answer

What are the steps in your old age, when you can no longer care for yourself? Is it first assisted living then a nursing home, and when are those needed? Is there anything after the nursing... View answer

I am a larygectomy patient do I qualify for long term care in nursing home feeding tube ... View answer

I have questions regarding the standards of care in skilled nursing facilities re: turning of immobilized patients, oral care requirements for starters.HAVE OBSERVED CARE IN LOCAL SNF... View answer

What is the protocol for preventing spread of infection and protecting health care workers in caring for a patient with C. diff in a nursing home? ... View answer

My mom is undergo in TAHBSO after a week she experience in difficulty in releasing her bowel what should I do My mom is undergo in TAHBSO after a week she experience in difficulty in releasing her bowel ... View answer

my mom was in a nursing home for wound care and rehab as the wounds on ankles and she cant walk on ... all the hospitals,nursing homes long term care hospitals we have been in this last 5... View answer

I am on my 11th week of recovery from post tahbso and have experience some very slight spotting-light brown spotting for the past three days. Is this normal. I have been taking primrose oil and vit. E ... View answer

they endoscopic biopsy nagative remain ctscan positive,after that surgery planned for partial gastrictomy but couldn t do bcos it spread out of stomach,then bypass done ,now intraoperative biopsy also ... View answer

For an individual to be eligible for Hospice Care, I understand they must be diagnosed with a ... elderly man (90 yrs old) who has increasing dementia & is now unable to care for himself... View answer