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Please provide a tip on how to ask your doctor about caring for an elderly loved one.
10 doctors weighed in across 10 answers
Ignore: What is the best i can do? Bsafety , prevent falls, handicapped bathrooms. Lighted areas
Answered 7/1/2014
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Ignore: What signs would indicate we really need to consider nursing care (either in home or residential)?
Answered 6/28/2014
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Ignore: How do you get palliative care or hospice? And what's the difference between the two?
Answered 7/29/2014
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Ignore: Ask their doctor to check your elderly loved 's thyroid function is optimal.
Answered 6/30/2014
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How: How often should I bring my grandparent in for a check up?
Answered 7/27/2014
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How: How can I better care for my elderly love one when they don't want to eat much for a meal?
Answered 1/16/2019
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Love: Love the person you're with as their time with you may be limited.
Answered 1/16/2019
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You: You may need to ask the doctor the best way to deal with urinary incontinence.
Answered 1/16/2019
3.7k views
Ignore: Ask the doctor to let you know warning signs that indicate serious illness.
Answered 1/1/2015
3.4k views
Ignore: Ask Doctor about the special needs of the elderly and debilitated.
Answered 2/20/2016
1.6k views
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