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The Emergency Medical File Every Caregiver Should Create
Family caregivers, especially those with medical power of attorney (POA), should assemble a folder containing these 9 important medical details that can be easily handed off to nurses, doctors and first responders when seniors need emergency health care.
7 CommentsER, Urgent Care or Primary Care: Which Should You Choose?
When a senior needs medical attention, consider the level of care they require and the immediacy of the need before deciding where to take them for treatment.
8 CommentsGetting Special Treatment: Senior-Centered Emergency Rooms
The growing popularity of senior emergency rooms is set to revolutionize emergency services for elderly. This geriatric wing of the ER is designed for the comfort and specialized treatment of seniors.
1 CommentEmergency Planning: Is Your Loved One’s Long-Term Care Facility Prepared?
Every long-term care facility should have a comprehensive disaster preparedness plan in place. Be sure to ask your loved one’s senior living community how they handle emergency situations like hurricanes, earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and fires.
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Emergency Care Questions
What should we expect with a new paraplegic?
4 AnswersSnoopyLove Replied 4 hours agoMom is 88 with Alzheimers. She lives in a locked unit (still walks). She falls frequently & ends up in the ER. What can we do?
10 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Mar 26, 2023Advise on 5150?
3 AnswersZippyZee Answered Mar 13, 2023Dad is 66 yr. old with catheter in skilled nursing home and has had septic shock 3x in the last year! What the heck more can be done?
4 AnswersJoAnn29 Answered Mar 13, 2023
Emergency Care Discussions
Mother died less than 24 hours after hospital discharge. Any advice?
6 CommentsDaughterof1930 Commented Dec 26, 2022Aunt update.
4 CommentsJL0904 Commented Oct 20, 2022I found myself treating my own mother in the ER.
6 CommentsExveemon Commented Oct 16, 2022Allowing poor decisions by elderly mom.
10 Commentsnotgoodenough Commented Oct 7, 2022
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