Home Care for the Elderly - Looking after Aging Loved Ones

 Table of Contents 

Looking after Elders 
Home care for The Elderly 
Introduction- Home Nursing the Elderly 
Choosing The Right Room 
Right Beds for the Patients 
Making Up A Bed 
Treating Bedsores 
Bathing Your Patient 
Poultices 
Invalid/Elderly Cookery 
Appendix 
Extra Use for Poultices- Curing Tonsillitis 
Conclusion 
Author Bio 
Publisher 

Introduction - Home Nursing the Elderly 

Did you know that around 41 million people are about the age of 65 in the USA alone? All over the world, the statistics can be counted in millions because the life expectancy rate of people living in the 21st century has increased due to better living conditions, medical facilities and healthier food. 

That is why once upon a time when a person was considered to be lucky if he managed to live to his 30th or 40th year – Europe in medieval times – the given lifespan of three score and ten allocated naturally to a man should not come as a surprise today.