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It is not uncommon for children to send their elderly parents to nursing homes. There are a number of reasons why this may be the case. First, as people age, they may become more frail and require more care than their children are able to provide. Second, nursing...

How should we choose? Home care or going to nursing home for elderly?   People will grow old. For the elderly, or the elderly who are sick, the family still can take care of them, but they often don’t give much time, and because of the lack of common medical...

Five Benefits of Elderly Living in Nursing Homes   Nowadays sending the elderly to a nursing home is not a sign of “unfilial”, on the other hand, it is a right choice to let the elderly stay in a nursing home when their children have no time, or did not know how...

Understanding Pressure Sores / Bed Sores Pressure sores, or some called it as bed sores, that may be common to elderly as their skin are getting thin and fragile by age. According to Minister of Health Malaysia, pressure sores are areas of injured skin. It is commonly...

It is very common that nursing homes would introduce various types of activities for the residents in order to improve the quality of life for them. In Lecadia Primacare Center, we strongly believe that all care homes and shouldn't be just basic human needs of eating,...

Malaysian awareness of Dementia  Dementia has been recognized as one of the troubling illnesses among the elderly. According to the ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, there are high numbers of Malaysians who would describe that dementia is a part of ageing, but not a...

"I shall never leave the bed" This was said by an old lady who fell down once by accident and hurt her hips. She was once independent and capable to do anything, however, a fall changed everything. She constantly reminds herself that she was alone and it was hard for...

You, as a Caregiver.  Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion. According to a survey on aging conducted by Ipsos in Malaysia in 2018, 76 percent of the respondents agreed that it was the job of the young to take care of their...

Medication & Elderly Just as you probably can’t run as fast as you used to in your 20s, your immune system doesn’t work as well as it used to. Older aged adults are dependant towards medication. So, caregiver should take note that there are things to take note of...

Wheelchairs, Walking Frames and Walking Sticks Part of safety in the home is learning to cope properly with wheelchairs, walking frames and walking sticks, Chair to walker transfer The caregiver should stay on the weaker or injured side of the invalid. Push up on the...