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Geriatric Care

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• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Adapting Respiratory Care for an Older Adult

  For an older person with several chronic conditions, adapting respiratory therapy means finding which part of the current plan does not work in ordinary life.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.

• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Aging Lungs and an Individual Respiratory Care Plan

  Age-related lung changes can inform a care discussion, but they cannot write the care plan. MedlinePlus describes changes that may reduce how well the ribcage expands and contracts.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.

• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Breathing Distress in an Older Adult: Warning Signs

  Understand why new breathing distress in an older adult needs attention rather than an assumption about age, with source-linked help-seeking guidance.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.

• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Caregiver Support for an Older Adult’s Breathing Care

  Caregiver support works best when it answers a real difficulty: an inhaler that is hard to use, a meal that takes too much effort, or instructions nobody can find.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.

• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Lung Health With Limited Mobility

  Limited mobility does not point to one breathing routine. It points to a need to adapt the task and the support around it.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.

• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Medication Management for Older Respiratory Patients

  Medication management for an older respiratory patient is a coordination problem before it is a question of adding reminders.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.

• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Nutrition for Older Adults With Breathing Problems

  Nutrition matters in respiratory care, but the first question for an older adult is often whether they can obtain, prepare and eat enough food.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.

• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Oxygen Precautions for Older Adults

  Precautions for an older person using oxygen begin with the prescribed plan and the actual equipment, not an age-based flow rate.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.

• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Respiratory Exercise for Older Adults: Choose the Fit

  There is no respiratory exercise that can be recommended simply because someone is a senior. A useful recommendation needs a goal, an assessment of the person's condition and a version they can actually do.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.

• Children, older adults & caregiver support

  Respiratory Problems in Older Adults: Avoid Assumptions

  Older adults can have long-term respiratory illness, a new infection or a breathing problem caused by something outside the lungs.

  Published 2024-03-06 / Open the article for sources and review status.