Alzheimer’s Disease

by | Oct 23, 2014 | Health, Interest, News, Uncategorized

Please click above picture to link to Alzheimer’s Society.   Today we had a wonderful speaker by the name of Julie Leffelaar, she is the West Kootenay representative that serves: Boswell, Castlegar, Grand Forks, Gray Creek, Midway, Nakusp, Nelson, Riondel,...

Oral Care for the Immobile Elder

by | Jun 26, 2014 | Health

Oral Care for the Elderly Patient- Techniques for the Caregiver. Caring for a senior’s mouth is difficult when there are so many changes that affect the state of their oral health. There are over 400 medications noted to cause xerostomia, also known as dry...

Oral hygiene for patients undergoing chemotherapy

by | Jun 6, 2014 | Diet

Care and Support of those Suffering with Mucositis Mucositis- a painful complication of the Gastro-intestinal tract, from chemotherapy and radiation, which is due to the lowered white blood cell count. A. Signs- Red, shiny, swollen mouth and gums; blood in the mouth;...