You would doubtless be very surprised at how many people actually try to pull their own teeth. It sounds disgusting and very painful, but it is still true and there can be many reasons why people do it. We all know how distressing toothache is and how it always seems worse at night stopping the sufferer from getting a good night’s sleep.

If the tooth is just loose, there should not be too much of a problem, but if you do not know what you are doing, you could worsen the situation. Particularly if there is an abscess.

Dentistry has become very refined over the last 100 years, but before that barbers and dentists shared the same occupation. Anaesthetics were hard to come by, so most adults just got intoxicated and pulled their own teeth or had someone else do it for them.

People used to use pliers or other carpenters’ tools. Toothache was rife and it caused a lot of suffering. Nowadays, modern anaesthetics and modern practices make pulling teeth or even repairing them almost painless.

However, there are still situations when you may want or even have to draw teeth at home. Baby or milk teeth often work loose and fall out without any complications. When I was a child in the UK in the Fifties, it was not uncommon for parents to remove children’s teeth, even though dentists were free for children.

I know of parents giving their children toffee to eat, hoping that the tooth would stick in the toffee and come out and I have had a tooth tied to an open door and the door thrown shut, pulling the tooth out rapidly.

Other situations that may make you want to pull your own teeth is if you live or are holidaying in the wild or in a country where you do not trust the dentists. In some countries, any dentistry work is very expensive, in other countries straight-forward extractions are free or at a set, small charge.

There are other situations when you should never try to extract your own teeth. One of these is if you have gum disease or an abscess. These circumstances can have very serious results for your gums and jaw bones, so you ought to seek proper medical or dental assistance right away.

There are other dangers to drawing your own teeth too. If you snap off a tooth, you will be in more pain than before and you will still have to go to a dentist to have the bottom half dug out of your gum. If you do not sterilize your pliers or and other instruments you run the serious risk of infection too.

The bottom line is that it best not to attempt to pull your own teeth if you can possibly avoid it for the reasons given above. Another problem for many though is expense, particularly in the United States where dental costs seem to be out of control. With the deepening recession and rising unemployment, there is a danger that some people will revert to pulling their own teeth again, setting dental care standards back a hundred years.

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Diabetes can have different adverse effects on sufferers’ health and one of those ill-effects is dental quality. Diabetics have a problem dealing with sugars, which often leads to a condition called hyperglycemia, which means that there is too much sugar in the blood. The converse of having too much sugar in your blood is having too little and that is known as hypoglycemia.

Both conditions are regulated in healthy people by insulin and herein lies the diabetic’s problem – the body’s automatic production of insulin to control blood sugar levels. Both circumstances can have serious consequences. Too much sugar in the blood can lead to issues with the kidneys, the heart, the eyes and others, while too little sugar in the blood can cause fits and black-outs.

Tooth and gum disease is normal as are any other health problems. Factors that play a role in tooth and gum disease are age, heredity, smoking and oral hygiene, but the diabetic who is often hyperglycemic has a higher probability of developing dental sickness.

The diabetic is more susceptible to infection of any kind and one of the most common is periodontitis, which affects the teeth, the jaw bones and the gums. One of the observable symptoms of periodontitis is receding gums, which makes the teeth look curiously large, but also exposes the roots of the teeth to the air and food, resulting in sensitive teeth. Therefore, diabetics must ensure that they make a particular effort to visit their dentist at least twice a year. Periodontitis can result in the complete loss of one’s teeth.

The superfluous sugar in the blood supplies extra food for germs, so they reproduce much more quickly than normal. This rapid build up of bacteria produces red, swollen gums. One of the first signs of gum disease is frequently bleeding. If your gums begin to bleed when you brush your teeth, make an early appointment with your dentist.

Diabetics, along with those who have an impaired immune system, run a much greater risk of contracting periodontitis and so losing all their teeth, if it is left untreated.

Diabetics with periodontitis are not guaranteed to lose all their teeth, but it does have to be noticed and treated early because there are various ways that a dentist can treat the disease.

One of the best means is to manage your blood sugar levels in the first instance. This has to be achieved in conjuction with your doctor, but it will usually include correct dieting, exercise and taking insulin or a surrogate. Not smoking and maintaining your correct weight are also important.

Not all diabetics have to take insulin. There is much more understood about diabetes, diet, exercise and their inter-relationship these days. Some diabetics can avoid taking insulin and all the side effects that that would usually entail by not eating sugary or starchy food, by eating low-calorie meals often during the day instead of at two or three large meals and by checking blood-sugar levels.

This is the best way of avoiding the dental complications that diabetics can suffer.

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The beneficial effects of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids have been widely described in the literature in particular those on cardiovascular system. In the last decade there has been an increased interest in the role of these nutrients in the reduction of articular inflammation as well as in the improvement of clinical symptoms in subjects affected by rheumatic diseases, in particular rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

While the typical diet in the United States has a much greater ratio of omega-6 fatty acids compared with omega-3 fatty acids, research is showing that shifting this ratio-by increased consumption of fatty fish or fish oil supplements-may provide significant health benefits. Reductions in cardiovascular risk, depression, and rheumatoid arthritis symptoms have been correlated with omega-3 fatty acid intake, and there is increased interest in the use of omega-3 fatty acid supplementation for other psychiatric illnesses and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.

The beneficial properties of fish oil are well known and are related to its fatty acid composition rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids. A variety of epidemiological and clinical studies have demonstrated the efficacy of fish oil supplementation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The anti-inflammatory effects of fish oil are linked to the production of alternative eicosanoids, to the reduction of proinflammatory cytokines, to the inhibition of the activation of T lymphocytes and of catabolic enzymes. Fish oil supplementation could represent a valuable support to the traditional pharmacological treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

A study by Berbert AA et al (Nutrition Feb 21 (2): 131-6, 2005) evaluated whether supplementation with olive oil could improve clinical and laboratory parameters of disease activity in patients who had rheumatoid arthritis and were using fish oil supplements.

Forty-three patients were investigated in a parallel randomized design. Patients were assigned to one of three groups. In addition to their usual medication, the first group received placebo (soy oil), the second group received fish oil omega-3 fatty acids (3 g/d), and the third group received fish oil omega-3 fatty acids (3 g/d) and 9.6 mL of olive oil.

Disease activity was measured by clinical and laboratory indicators at the beginning of the study and after 12 and 24 wk. Patients’ satisfaction in activities of daily living was also measured. There was a statistically significant improvement in relation to group 1 with respect to joint pain intensity, right and left handgrip strength after 12 and 24 wk, duration of morning stiffness, onset of fatigue, Ritchie’s articular index for pain joints after 24 wk, ability to bend down to pick up clothing from the floor, and getting in and out of a car after 24 wk. Group 3, but not Group 2, in relation to Group 1 showed additional improvements with respect to duration of morning stiffness after 12 wk, patient global assessment after 12 and 24 wk, ability to turn faucets on and off after 24 wk, and rheumatoid factor after 24 wk. In addition, Group 3 showed a significant improvement in patient global assessment in relation to Group 2 after 12 wk.

Ingestion of fish oil omega-3 fatty acids relieved several clinical parameters used in the present study. However, patients showed a more precocious and accentuated improvement when fish oil supplements were used in combination with olive oil.

More convincing data support the efficacy of omega-3 PUFA in reducing pain, number of tender joints, duration of morning stiffness, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and improving physical performance in RA patients. Kolahi et al (Clin Biochem Dec 23, 2009) from the Biotechnology Research Center in Tabriz University of Medical Sciences conducted a clinical trial to prove that fish oil supplementation decreases serum soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand in female patients with RA.

Soluble receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B ligand (sRANKL) to osteoprotegerin ratio is designated as a bone metabolism equation in many rheumatologic disorders and would be modified with fish oil (FO) supplementation. Eighty-three females with rheumatoid arthritis were divided randomly to 40 and 43 patients treated with (1 g/day) or without FO for 3 months accompanied with conventional drugs, respectively. Osteoprotegerin, sRANKL, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNFalpha) serum levels were measured before and after treatment. Serum levels of osteoprotegerin increased, although sRANKL, TNFalpha and sRANKL/osteoprotegerin ratio decreased with FO therapy. A significant positive correlation was observed between sRANKL/osteoprotegerin ratio and TNFalpha levels (r=0.327, p=0.040) in the FO-treated group. CONCLUSIONS: FO could decrease the inflammatory response by lowering of serum TNFalpha levels and sRANKL/osteoprotegerin ratio.

In another study, Adam et al ( Rheumatol Intl Jan;(1):27-36) investigated the effects of both dietary measures, alone and in combination, on inflammation, fatty acid composition of erythrocyte lipids, eicosanoids, and cytokine biosynthesis in patients with RA.

Sixty-eight patients with definitive RA were matched into two groups of 34 subjects each. One group was observed for 8 months on a normal western diet (WD) and the other on an anti-inflammatory diet (AID) providing an arachidonic acid intake of less than 90 mg/day. Patients in both groups were allocated to receive placebo or fish oil capsules (30 mg/kg body weight) for 3 months in a double-blind crossover study with a 2-month washout period between treatments.

Clinical examination and routine laboratory findings were evaluated every month, and erythrocyte fatty acids, eicosanoids, and cytokines were evaluated before and after each 3-month experimental period. Sixty patients completed the study. In AID patients, but not in WD patients, the numbers of tender and swollen joints decreased by 14% during placebo treatment. In AID patients, as compared to WD patients, fish oil led to a significant reduction in the numbers of tender (28% vs 11%) and swollen (34% vs 22%) joints Compared to baseline levels, higher enrichment of eicosapentaenoic acid in erythrocyte lipids (244% vs 217%) and lower formation of leukotriene B(4) , 11-dehydro-thromboxane B(2) (15% vs 10%, P less than 0.05), and prostaglandin metabolites (21% vs 16%, P less than 0.003) were found in AID patients, especially when fish oil was given during months 6-8 of the experiment.

A diet low in arachidonic acid ameliorates clinical signs of inflammation in patients with RA and augments the beneficial effect of fish oil supplementation.

Dr. Jack Haddad, MD, MBA is the founder and owner of King of Home Care, an independently owned non-medical In-home care agency. In addition to his compassion and dedication to the home care industry, Dr. Haddad’s expertise and knowledge with hospice care is evident by the clinical research trials that he has conducted over the years.

Many elders and their families are considering home care as a viable option, as the costs for nursing care facilities rises to astronomical figures. Many elders enjoy the independence of living in their homes, while receiving the required medical care that cannot be furnished from their relatives or friends.

At some point we may need to make decisions for ourselves or our loved ones when living at home alone is no longer possible and more care is needed. But can we afford the elder care costs? How much do the options really cost?

The preponderance of evidence from studies of cost-effectiveness suggests that home health care is less expensive than extended hospitalization from the standpoint of third-party payers, especially when specific patient groups are studied, such as those with incurable cancer requiring parenteral nutrition or individuals requiring intravenous antibiotics.

A prospective clinical assessment by Kramer et al, which was published in the Journal of Health Services Research, reported the following:

Case-mix differences between 653 home health care patients and 650 nursing home patients, and between 455 Medicare home health patients and 447 Medicare nursing home patients were assessed using random samples selected from 20 home health agencies and 46 nursing homes in 12 states.

Home health patients were younger, had shorter lengths of stay, and were less functionally disabled than nursing home patients. Traditional long-term care problems requiring personal care were more common among nursing home patients, whereas problems requiring skilled nursing services were more prevalent among home health patients.

Considering Medicare patients only, nursing home patients were much more likely to be dependent in activities of daily living (ADLs) than home health patients. Medicare nursing home and home health patients were relatively similar in terms of long-term care problems, and differences in medical problems were less pronounced than between all nursing home and all home health patients.

From the standpoint of cost-effectiveness, it would appear that home health care might provide a substitute for acute care hospital use at the end of a hospital stay, and appears to be a more viable option in the care of patients who are not severely disabled and do not have profound functional problems. The Medicare skilled nursing facility, however, is likely to continue to have a crucial role in posthospital care as the treatment modality of choice for individuals who require both highly skilled care and functional assistance.

Moreover, home care appears to be a more viable option in the case of patients who are not severely disabled and who do not have profound functional problems such as mental status impairment or incontinence.

As discussed previously, prospective payment under Medicare is likely to increase the number of elderly patients discharged from the hospital with “subacute” care needs. That said, home health care should be encouraged by public policy as an alternative
for many of these individuals by creating incentives for treating patients with skilled care needs in the home.

Furthermore, there is considerable interest in expanding the scope of home health services to provide a substitute for patients generally treated in nursing homes and covered by Medicaid. Medicaid Waiver Programs (Section 2176) and other demonstration
programs approach this by providing additional services (such as homemakers and adult day care), which assist in compensating for functional disabilities and poor social supports.

In view of the changing demographics of the population, it seems advisable to pursue alternatives to nursing home care for patients in need of long-term care. Onemajor advantage of home health agencies is that they require considerably
less capital to initiate than is required for nursing home construction. On the other hand, it is extremely difficult to provide a range of functional services in the home or community at a cost comparable to nursing home care for patients with heavy care needs in this area. The
cost-effectiveness of the home care option seems to depend in part on the ability to select patients who would otherwise utilize nursing home care but who can be treated in the home at comparable or lower cost.

Jack Haddad, MD, MBA
Portfolio Manager
MD Capital Management

Affiliated Hospitals
Sutter-Roseville Medical Center, Roseville, CA
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
San Jose Orthopedic Medical Group, San Jose, CA
Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA

Dr. Jack Haddad, MD, MBA is the founder and owner of King of Home Care, an independently owned non-medical In-home care agency. In addition to his compassion and dedication to the home care industry, Dr. Haddad’s expertise and knowledge with Home Care is evident by the clinical research trials that he has conducted over the years.

Caring for a family member inflicted with symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease is both debilitating and a challenging task. Each day brings new demands as the caregiver copes with the rapid progression of the new patterns of behavior of the Alzheimer’s patient.

In preparing and setting up an effective home care for an Alzheimer’s patient, a compassionate caregiver must make the following changes in a new home environment:

1. As the disease progresses, adjusting your communication style to the patient’s changing needs.

2. Scheduling visitors to avoid surprises and have something to look forward to. Even if the elder with dementia does not recognize those who visit, the contact is nonetheless valuable for them.

3. Establishing routines in activities of daily living. Be accepting of the increasingly limited capabilities of the person with dementia and implement care strategies accordingly. Do your best to be patient, kind, flexible, supportive, and calm. This disease is no one’s fault, although it is very aggravating and disappointing.

By the same token, don’t take problem behaviors (like aggressiveness or wandering) personally. Accept the symptoms of the disease and proceed from there. Remember that the person is not behaving this way on purpose.

Plan activities that the patient is interested in, such as art, cooking, walking, swimming, or gardening. Focus on enjoyment, not achievement. If the person is lucid enough, involve them in making music, doing puzzles or crosswords, or playing memory games, card or board games. Or, the patient may passively enjoy hearing music, contact with pets, or sitting outside in the garden.

Go for walks in the neighborhood, go for a drive, or spend time at a park. Walking is often therapeutic, although the pace may not be as vigorous as you might like. Develop a style of paying more attention to the beauty and novelty of your surroundings as you walk.

4. Maintaining social contacts and fun. During the early stage of the disease, caregivers can promote the patient’s sense of well being by providing emotional support and by helping to maintain familiar activities and social contacts.

Even when Alzheimer’s patients no longer have the cognitive ability to understand your humor, they can still appreciate it. They may still smile or laugh and sharing that laughter can be a relief to both you and your charge. Use the same modes of humor as you always have: teasing, nonsense, clowning. Be even more silly than usual!

To counteract isolation and loneliness, encourage family and friends to stay involved. Take the patient to family gatherings if it’s comfortable to do so. Schedule visitors, to avoid surprises and have something to look forward to. Even if the elder with dementia does not recognize those who visit, the contact is nonetheless valuable for them.

Sometimes the caregiver will want to join the patient in family gatherings or stay in the home when visitors are present. Caregivers can start feeling isolated and lonely themselves as more and more of their time is built around the elder’s needs. If the patient feels safe with the visitors, the caregiver can use the visiting time as an opportunity for relief and respite. Adult day care has similar benefits: social stimulation for the patient and free time for the caregiver.

5. Promote comfort and safety. As problems with memory and judgment increase, the patient becomes more vulnerable to accidents and injuries. There will be times when you’ll want to remind the person that they have Alzheimer’s. At other times it might be better to refer to a “memory problem.” Even if you repeatedly tell the elder that they have Alzheimer’s disease, they may not remember that you told them. Be prepared to patiently repeat the information at times when you’re trying to help the person understand why they can’t do something or why you are taking over a task the person used to do.

Carefully screened and compassionate caregivers regard their responsibility as a way of being involved with their loved one. Their caring is based on unconditional love, and they do not consider it a burden. Dementia patients are able to read body language and to respond to the positive attitudes of the caregiver. Where patient and caregiver have had problems in their past relationship, it can be especially challenging to empathize and be kind, so a support system for the caregiver is most important.

6. Communicate with an Alzheimer’s patient. A good home care service trains caregivers to acknowledge requests and respond to these patients. Don’t argue or try to change the person’s mind, even if you believe the request is irrational. Be affectionate with the patient, if this feels natural. Try not to set up a cycle of paying attention only when the person displays problem behaviors. Break this negative cycle by being supportive of positive behavior.

Jack Haddad, MD, MBA
Portfolio Manager
MD Capital Management
Affiliated Hospitals
Sutter-Roseville Medical Center, Roseville, CA
San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA
San Jose Orthopedic Medical Group, San Jose, CA
Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA

Dr. Jack Haddad, MD, MBA is the founder and owner of King of Home Care, an independently owned non-medical In-home care agency. In addition to his compassion and dedication to the home care industry, Dr. Haddad’s expertise and knowledge with In-Home Care is evident by the clinical research trials that he has conducted over the years.

If you have a chronic illness or take prescription medication, you should consider wearing a medical alert bracelet. If an emergency arises, a Medical ID bracelet can help save your life by expediting treatment and avoiding misdiagnosis. Paramedics are also trained to look for a patient’s medical identification bracelet, and more than 95% of them do, so wearing an ID bracelet really is the way to go.

Engraving your Medical ID bracelet is better than buying one that has been engraved with a single word, as the added personalization can increase the quality of your care. Be sure to include any prescription medications, chronic illnesses, and life-threatening allergies. For example, those who are severely allergic to peanuts or take insulin injections for diabetes should definitely wear a bracelet. Furthermore, the condition written on the bracelet is often the cause of the emergency. When it isn’t, emergency medical professionals can manage that condition while treating any additional problems. If possible, add an emergency contact number to your bracelet so someone else can give an in-depth explanation of your medical history if you are unable to.

Caregivers should wear Medical ID bracelets, even if they don’t have any chronic medical conditions themselves. This is especially important if the care-recipient can’t seek help on his own. All caregiver’s bracelets should include the caregiver’s name, the care-recipient’s name, the caregiver’s relationship to the care-recipient, the care-recipient’s needs, and who to contact in the caregiver’s absence. For example, a bracelet could have, “I am a family caregiver. Jenny Friedman,” engraved on one side and “Grandfather has dementia. Will need help. Contact 875-234-6874,” engraved on the other.

Medical bracelets are fashionable and come in styles suited for both men and women. Steel bangles can be worn with other bracelets for a chic look. Most people won’t even notice the medical alert symbol, but a trained professional probably will. Many bracelets have beaded bands that come in different colors. These are nice alternative to a typical gold or silver chain. Charm bracelets are popular for women, whereas men tend to like bracelets with leather or rubber straps.

Preparing for an unexpected medical emergency is actually quite simple. All you have to do is wear a medical alert bracelet. Order yours today and know that wearing a simple piece of jewelry can save your life.

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If you or a loved one begins suffering from Alzheimer’s, it can be a very difficult and tragic experience. Alzheimer’s is a degenerative disease that attacks the brain. It usually starts small but becomes progressively worse. Currently, it affects millions of people, but the number is expected to double over the next 20 years.

When you realize exactly how many people are already suffering from this disease, it can be a scary thought. That’s why it is so important that people who may be affected by Alzheimer’s find a solution to provide care, like senior home care, or other methods to manage the disease.

Alzheimer’s is a common disease, but many are unaware of its symptoms. Being aware of the symptoms can be very helpful because if you can catch the warning signs early, you can start developing a proactive approach for how to manage and deal with it. Catching the symptoms early can also help you decide if you will need senior home care.

The symptoms can include, but are not limited to memory loss that gets progressively worse, impaired decision making that is completely out of character or someone, and speech impairments. Keep in mind, the symptoms can be more obvious with people who have suffered serious head injuries in the past or people that have had other family members suffer from Alzheimer’s.

If you suspect someone of being in the early stages of Alzheimer’s, the best thing to do is to seek out a formal diagnosis from a trusted doctor. The doctor will then begin to monitor the person’s behavioral symptoms, daily functions, and cognitive abilities.

Depending on what the prognosis is, you may want to consider senior home care or, at the very least, a Power of Attorney in case the patient can no longer make decisions independently. The patient should be continually checked once every six months as well.

The best advice for Alzheimer’s patients is to form a proactive treatment plan. Before you immediately look toward pharmaceutical drugs, try some other methods such as selecting appropriate activities and joining an early stages Alzheimer’s social group. You should also try modifying their environment to something more comfortable and safe.

You should always try your best to keep the patient actively involved with their own treatment, and try to discuss all the legal and financial matters that have to be resolved. Many senior home care services will offer a lot of help when you need to get everything sorted out.

Jen has done specific research on this topic in an attempt to assist anyone in their search for understanding. When suffering from dementia, Alzheimer’s or any kind of illness it assist s to find outside assistance. Senior home care can assist you with your day to day life. You can find a reputable home care agency in your local phone book, or on the internet.

It’s been estimated that approximately 25 million people suffer from some form of adult nocturnal enuresis in the US alone. While the causes of adult bed wetting at night are largely understood by the medical community it’s still a medical condition that often confuses victims who suffer from it. Despite all the information available about adult bed wetting there are still lots of myths and half-truths that persist about the condition. Here are some myths about adult bed wetting at night and follow by the real story.

You Can Stop Nighttime Bedwetting If You Truly Want To: It’s easy for a non-bedwetter to dismiss the problems of wetting the bed at night, but it really is something that’s out of a victim’s deliberate control most evenings. Wetting the bed as a mature person is not pleasant and positive thinking alone will not alleviate the problem. Most unwanted bed wetting problems are a result of some sort of physical problem and not necessarily related to a certain thought process.

Adult Bed Wetting Only Affects Elderly Men and Women: Bed wetting is a unfortunate condition that can strike any person at just about any age – including teenagers and even preteens. The type of adult bed wetting will often determine when a person will first suffer from a bed wetting incident. It is true that many men and women first start to suffer from adult bed wetting when they are older, but that is not always the case.

Nocturnal Enuresis Has No Cure: While simple mind-over-matter exercises may not prevent adult nocturnal enuresis, there are many things which can be done to solve the problem. There are medicinal treatments and medical procedures which can be prescribed for adult bed wetting problems. Even without medical treatment adults can begin to prevent nighttime urination with specially designed bed wetting alarms and behavior modification steps.

People who suffer from night time bed wetting should meet with a medical professional as soon as possible. With the right course of action adult bed wetting can usually be prevented and treated safely. It’s important to remember that adult bed wetting might be a sign of a serious medical problem.

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Safety remains a deciding factor if seniors are to be kept secure at home. Latest researches into the matter demonstrate that falls are the major cause of injury deaths suffered by elderly persons.

Falls also result in nonfatal injuries like bruises, fractures and brain injuries, requiring hospital admissions for trauma. It is estimated that in the U.S around 30% of elders over 65 fall every year. Both fear of falling and injuries from falling can be a hindrance to an elder’s mobility and physical fitness.

Experts have found that it is easy to recognize a senior who has a tendency to fall. Seniors mostly fall because they are weak in their lower extremities. Factors like impaired vision, dizziness, decreased balance, and dementia could also cause falls. Much of the causes of falls are not related to health at all. Environmental factors like poor lighting, loose stairway handrails or carpets, slippery floors could also cause falls. What can be done to prevent a fall? Regular exercise, a safe living environment, careful intake of medicines, regular eye check-ups etc. can prevent dangerous falls.

The elders should live under proper supervision so tat their lives are made easier. Even then, those who are suffering from ailments like dementia are liable to face many risks. In order to avoid these risks the Alzheimer’s Association of America has recommended certain remedial measures. Installation of that can detect smoke, fire and carbon; keeping garages and stairs out of bounds to elders; make bed and bathroom doors unlockable so tat no elder is trapped inside; keeping of hazardous items locked; removing the knobs of stoves and using electrical appliances that turns automatically off.

Secure the house well so that the elders inside are protected. For criminal elements like burglars senior citizens are an easy target. At all times, secure doors and windows properly so that no possible attempt can be made by any one to break into the house. The moment someone enters the house with criminal intentions, old people are impotent and vulnerable. Such things shouldn’t be allowed to happen. A senior citizen is at the end of his lifetime and as such should be protected from every danger both from inside and outside.

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