Keeping Expanding Senior Population Safe at Home

Medical Nurse Training Inc. is partnering with numerous caregiver groups to improve outcomes for seniors living in these difficult situations. This includes a consumer site, www.saferfalls.com, a wholesale provider of new technologies like fall and wandering devices to prevent these devastating events. Inexpensive monitors that alert family and caregivers when a senior is exiting a bed, leaving a room or the home, are particularly valuable. These alarms include a gentle voice reminder not to get up without assistance. Many of these devices are unknown to the general public. Pendants to call caregivers when help is needed are also very useful. Numerous other medical devices like hip protectors have proven to be an effective way to significantly reduce deadly hip fractures.

There are many serious new concerns with the aging population having a preference for independent living. These include the potential for life threatening falls, wondering from a home or independent living facility and safety within the home. This extends to caregivers who undergo increased stress and worry associated with these potential threats to their patient or family member.

Many injuries at home occur during the activities of bathing and toileting. Bathroom safety is an area where new technology can really help. This will include bacteriostatic bath mats that reduce hip fractures and head injury. Toileting alarms alert the caregiver when toileting is complete and have proven very effective in the rehabilitation and home care setting. Training for caregivers and a review of these proven devices is provided by these sites.

Over 44 million baby boomers live at home with an elderly sick parent according to The Caring Alliance. Another 25 million at risk elderly live alone and unprotected from devastating falls, the current economic conditions have exacerbated these numbers. Since life expectancy has continued to increase this situation is likely to become even more prevalent. The seniors with alzheimers, at risk of falls, and serious medical conditions may need to move in with adult children and adult children often have to take time off work to care for at risk parents. The costs emotionally and physically to these seniors and their families is enormous.

By going to www.MedicalNurseTraining.com and www.SaferFalls.comyou can get a broad overview of the types of programs offered to the medical community, to seniors’ families, and review informative blogs. Discussions regarding how your program, facility, and family will greatly benefit from this information are encouraged. These medically sound approaches have gotten legislative attention and will reduce government costs by an estimated $100 billion per year. Medical Nurse Training encourages the entire Senior Community to view clinical references, ask questions, and will even offer one on one consultation, available at www.MedicalNurseTraining.com.