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Nursing procedures in senior's health



Caring for elders in their advanced years requires not only patience and devotion but also some clinical experience. Yes, your ailing elder may require not just food and medicines but also some professional support to treat their bedsores, change their urine bag or give them routine injections. Such type of expert nursing care for the elderly can be provided only by a senior home healthcare service. 

Type of nursing procedure at home offered by senior home healthcare service? 
A senior home healthcare service aims at offering nursing care for the elderly in order to help them manage their health better.  

Nursing procedure at home is provided for elders in the following ways. 

Checking vital health parameters 
Elders must monitor their vital health parameters like BP, blood glucose, pulse, etc. This is done efficiently by the nursing professionals of the senior home healthcare service. This checking of vital sign is especially important for diabetics, cardiac and stroke patients. It is also crucial in post-operative care or in emergency situations. 

Administering injections or infusions 
Elders under treatment may require injections to be administered to them at least 1-2 times a day. These injections have to be inserted carefully as they may be subcutaneous, intramuscular or intradermal. The quantity or composition of the injection should also be accurate. All this can be taken care of only by professionally-trained nursing professionals at home. Even intra-venous IV drips and infusions are inserted by expert and experienced nurses at home. The senior home healthcare service enables elders to receive injections or infusions at home itself by providing such nursing professionals, instead of frequenting the hospital repeatedly.  

Catheter insertion and removal 
Ailing elders may require the use of urinary catheters if they are bed-ridden after a surgery or suffering from some mobility issues. The insertion and removal of the urinary catheter have to be done every meticulously in order to avoid infections. This is taken care of by competent nursing professional trained in doing this nursing procedure at home. Everything from the cleaning of the catheter, checking the drip flow and changing the urinary bags is done by them. The efficient nurses also provide bladder wash service for the elderly. 

Ostomy care 
Ostomy involves the collection of waste from the body using a prosthetic clinical device. Elders with health issues may need ostomy care like gastrostomy, colostomy, ileostomy, urostomy or tracheostomy. Ostomy care involves a short-term procedure at home and is done efficiently by trained nurses.  

Dressing wounds 
Wounds do not heal quickly for injured elders and they may require frequent dressing. Bedridden seniors may develop bedsores which require frequent cleaning and dressing. Same is the case for elders with skin diseases like eczema or psoriasis. Only dedicated nursing professionals can provide hygienic and wholesome nursing care for the elderly. 

Ryle's tube insertion 
For elders with gastrointestinal disorders, a Ryle's tube has to be inserted for evaluation or aspiration of the gastrointestinal content. This is done with care by trained nurses. 

 Palliative care 
Elderly patients with chronic diseases like cancer, COPD, Alzheimer's disease or Parkinson's disease may require special palliative care. This involves round-the-clock monitoring, accurate medication, coping with emergencies etc. All of this can be executed efficiently only by trained nursing professionals.  

 Other special services for the elderly provided by senior home healthcare service. 

Providing complete assistance to the elderly is the objective of a senior home healthcare service. In rendering this, it also provides the following add-on services. 

Accompanying for dialysis 
Elders with kidney ailments may require frequent dialysis. Having a trained nurse around for help will be a great advantage during dialysis. This type of short-term nursing is provided by senior home healthcare service. 


Hygiene-care for the elderly 
Critically ill, seriously injured or mentally affected elders may not be in a position to do their morning routine by themselves. They can opt for a reliable senior home healthcare service which will provide them with the assistance of trained healthcare givers. 


Short and long-term nursing care for the elderly 
Seniors with prolonged illnesses may require long-term nursing while elders convalescing after an operation may require only short-term nursing. Both of these are provided by senior home healthcare service. 
  
When you have ailing or injured elders at home, always avail the service of a trusted and efficient senior home healthcare service to perform their nursing procedure at home. Care for your elders with family love but always nurse them with professional care. 

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