Athulya Homecare-Geriatric Home Healthcare

Almost every other day, we hear horrifying stories about elderly citizens being abandoned by their families. Excuses are plenty – financial scarcity, emotional and physical burden on others, lack of resources to take care of them etc. Approaching an advanced age is dreaded by many these days. There is the underlying fear that they would become worthless to the society and their families. But the irony is that these so-called “burdens to the society”, are a source of significant potential for the country. Their experience and expertise can be used to lay a strong foundation for the Indian society. In an age where children are rapidly getting influenced by Western culture, their grandparents can play a vital role in keeping them grounded in their rich cultural roots. Building economically stable and self-sufficient families – Women face an intense dilemma after they have children – to work or to stay at home? It becomes difficult for them to balance their professional and p...

People can get bedridden because of some serious illness, injury, until they recover. Being bedridden and immobilized can lead to other health problems due to lack of activity for long periods. These complications are easier to prevent than to treat. Thus it is of utmost importance to caregiver to know how to avoid such complications and if they occur how to manage them. Lack of activity and immobility leads to impaired blood circulation which may gives rise to many health risks for bedridden patients.  Commonest worries for such patients can be:     Bedsores/pressure ulcers.         Pneumonia or pulmonary congestion.         Spinal column pressure.         Sleep problems.         Loss of appetite.          Depression.         Musculoskeletal weakness (especially in arms and legs). Bedsores/pressure ulcers: The mos...

The place we call home is the place that comforts us, a well-known and secure one. The feeling called home can turn out to be particularly essential as we grow old. The maturing procedure of age may carry with it uneasiness or threats that diminish wellbeing. In such cases Long term care for elderly, help facilitate the difficulties of maturing while at the same time urging seniors to keep getting a charge out of the solaces of home. What is healthcare at home? Long term care facilities concentrates on helping seniors with the day by day exercises of living. These are undertakings we as a whole play out every day to remain sound and connected with life. There are wide range of services provided by long term care facilitators including personal services, incontinence care, mobility assistance, meal planning, medication reminders, laundry and materials, light housekeeping, Alzheimer's or other dementia's care, and transitional care. At the point when a man...

Who said that Android or IOS apps and games are only for the young generation? Ever wonder if there are any useful lifehack apps and games that are available for aged adults? Not exactly these apps can be called as games as they serve a bit more when used by the elderly. Aging has limitations and some of these apps can push those limits. There are apps that help elderly in preforming their daily activities, there are apps that boosts memory power and there are apps that connects them instantly with their family members who live in abroad. This blog here brings some of the most popular apps and games that are meant for elderly lives and easy to use. 1.    Pill Reminder Pro This app is available in iOS. This reminds the elderly about their daily pills and medications. To use this app, we need to feed the information such as pill name, dosage and usage time. This helps will remind about the medication on time, with the help of the PUSH alert. This is one ...

Years ago, there was the notion of nurses working as the assistant to the doctors and the one who were just limited to the bed pan and sponge bath. But now, nurses have successfully changed their identity by their dedicated and selfless service. They help to bring the smile on the suffering face of people. The nurses are now the caregivers, the communicators, the teachers and the health professionals. The hard fact is, the people yet understands only when they sit at a hospital for their beloved ones. The health care system will face many challenges with regard to the nursing involvement, bedside management, emergency care of the patients and in the OT rooms by assisting the doctors. It would be completely impossible to run a hospital without the nursing faculty. They have become the backbone of the health care system. Role of the Nurse in Health care system The nurses provide a complete package care to the patient in terms of out-patient management by taking care of p...

There is a common saying that as we get older we get wiser but old age is also accompanied by number of inevitable ailments. To ensure elders safety, go through this list of some common ailments affecting the elders. By identifying the signs and symptoms you will be able to provide them with proper care. Degenerative diseases of the nervous system – Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Dementia are some of the common degenerative ailments affecting the elderly. Memory loss, shakiness, body stiffness and speech problems are some of the common symptoms. These patients may need very special care and everyday assistance for them to lead a normal life. Geriatric home healthcare   will bring the patient a lot of relief and convenience and will make life easier for you also. Incontinence – This is one of the most common age-related ailments – the person loses bladder control and hence urinates on themselves. Contrary to popular belief, this can be treated and managed. Hypertension ...

The hectic schedule that you hold may not allow you the chance to take adequate care of your aging parents. However, the lady and the gentleman who had toiled to the maximum extent to make you successful deserve more importance in your life than any other topics. Fortunately, there are the home care service providers that can take up your responsibilities in this regard and assist you in balancing between the commitments at personal and professional lives. The paragraphs underneath shall discuss the benefits in hiring the nursing care at home for old patient’s services. Your parents will get personalized care The biggest benefit in availing the home care for elderly individuals is that it gets them personalized care. As patients are different and so are their ailments, they require personalized care. Opting for even the best hospitals and nursing homes, it is impossible to match the extent of personalization that your parent may get through the services nurses at home. T...

Ayurveda is originated in India and it is the most popular holistic form of medicines that people trust rapidly. It is nothing but the herbal science. It is a combination of two Sanskrit words, ‘Ayur’ means life and ‘veda’ means knowledge so it means knowledge of life. By using Ayurvedic medicines, one can naturally get a cure for their diseases. Paralysis is a loss of muscles function which causes weakness on one side of the body. In Ayurveda, Paralysis is known as Pakshaghat that is associated with doshas of Pitta and Vatta. It is observed that at acute paralytic stage, the care is done in hospitals and once the patient is discharged, Ayurvedic treatment for paralysis should be initiated at the earliest. It has shown better results and speedy recovery of patients. Causes of Paralysis What causes paralysis? Stroke is the major cause of this problem. Other causes are trauma such as a broken or severed spinal cord, or direct trauma to a nerve and environmental factors ...

Forgetfulness is a trait common to both young and elderly. But as we age our memories also begin to get more impaired gradually. Memory loss is a common companion of old age and cannot be always labelled as Dementia. What is Dementia? Dementia is a memory denigrating illness which prevents a person from communicating, thinking and even carrying out daily chores. It can be caused due to several factors, and the treatments are influenced based on the cause. Causes of Dementia Dementia can be caused due to a brain injury or due to other diseases such as Huntington’s disease or Lewy body dementia. But in 60% of the cases, Dementia has been due to the Alzheimer’s disease. Others causes of Dementia include          Vitamin B12 deficiency           Dehydration           Depression           Thyroid problems           Side-effects of certain me...

Uterine prolapse can happened to women of any age and it is more common for the post-menopausal women and also for the women who have had one or more vaginal deliveries. In ancient days there were women who had many children now a days the trend had changed tremendously. The need for the nursing services in the post-operativeperiod is very essential for the speedy recovery. Let us see in detail about the Uterine Prolapse. A uterine prolapse arises when your muscles in the pelvic region and ligaments that holds the uterus gets stretched or becomes fragile and not succeed in supporting the uterus. It happens when the uterus sags or slips from the normal site and into the vagina. The prolapse is complete or incomplete. In incomplete prolapse the uterus slips off partially into the vagina. In complete prolapse, the uterus fully hangs down making the tissues seen outside the vagina.  Symptoms: When you have uterine prolapse you will have the following signs, Bleedin...

In this trending world all of us want everything to be simple and available at their door step. Even medical field is paving way in all aspects to deliver their services so that people are happy and satisfied. As ailments are growing up very fast in our society, blood tests are the primary diagnostic technique that is told by the doctors to find out the different conditions. We at healthabove60 provide exclusive collection of blood samples at the customers home or home blood collection services . It makes easy for everyone to get their blood tests done without any hassles. Our team has skilled and experienced laboratory technicians from NABL accredited partners who will come to your home once you arrange an appointment with us prior to the day you need to perform the blood test. You can give a call to our office to fix the appointment with our executives. What are the merits of having blood collection at home? ·          People...