Elderly care after fall.How patient caretakers are helpful.

Elderly care after fall requires utmost care.Falls in elderly population is very common. A simple fall can be very dangerous especially if the patient is old. It can lead to bone fracture and other soft tissue injuries.

In home health care services we try our best that our patient caretaker can perfectly handle elderly population.

We understand that a simple fall can make a patient totally bed ridden. In some cases where the bones of patients are very weak surgical fixation becomes difficult.

Therefore prevention from any sort of fall can be dangerous.

Elderly rehabilitation after fall.  

This is one of the most important aspect because this rehabilitation starts when the patient is in hospital. Normally the patient stays in hospital for 5 to 6 days. After the patient becomes stable the role of patient caretakers and skilled nursing staff begins

. Their major duty responsibilities, includes to make the patient ambulate with the help of walker, stick or by giving them manual support. Before discharge from the hospital it is important that balance and coordination of the patient becomes stable.

Role of patient care taker after the discharge from hospital. 

• Whenever the patient comes from the hospital, there is definitely some sort of psychological impact.
• Counselling by family members and medical attendant who always remains with patient is very important. 
• Involving the elderly into a small task like making them in sitting position for their meals.Patient caretakers can help them in understanding its importance.
• Diet also plays a major role so nursing staff who are with patient and other medical attendants can make sure that their diet is nutritious. 
• Small meals can be given at multiple intervals which will help in proper digestion.
• Gentle bed bed exercises by a skilled physiotherapist is very helpful in building their psychological and physical confidence. 
• Trained attendants under the guidance of Physiotherapist can perform some of the basic exercises, just to maintain the proper blood flow throughout the body. 
• Monitoring of vitals like BP and pulse rate is important after the patient has been discharged from hospital. This record can be kept by Nursing Staff.