Maintaining oral care for the elderly population
Oral care is important especially for the ageing population to maintain good nutrition and quality of life.
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Care Series
This series of blogs covers topics on caregiving for the activities of daily living (ADL), assistive devices, and smart technologies.
Fall can be detrimental to an elderly
A fall to an elderly is a combination of weak muscles, slow coordination and responses, poor vision, change in blood pressure, etc.
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What eye care you need before you age?
Eye care is crucial to maintain good quality of life especially when we age. Many eye conditions are preventable if we seek treatment early.
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Providing dementia care for elderly people
Dementia care is very different from normal nursing care for illnesses. It is more of caring for someone with cognitive disability.
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Becoming a caregiver for someone in need
Besides caring for your care recipient, a caregiver must also learn how to balance for your own work, family, social and leisure activities.
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Is insulin therapy the only way to treat diabetes?
Diabetes is a chronic condition where your body’s insulin is insufficient or not functioning, it is life-threatening if left untreated.
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How to measure your blood glucose at home?
Monitoring daily blood glucose is essential for people with diabetes. Failing which may lead you to either hypoglycaemic or hyperglycaemic.
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How to measure your own blood pressure?
Knowing how to take the readings and interpret blood pressure result is important for people to perform self-monitoring at home.
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Is smart technology the ultimate solution for eldercare?
Eldercare technology may be able to help overcome manpower shortage issue and increase productivity, but it can never replace the presence and love of a family member.
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Understanding the Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
Activities of Daily Living is a set of 6 basic self-care activities that commonly used as a gauge to assess the physical ability of a person.
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