Curodoc - Hospital At Home - Home Healthcare Services

  AT THE HOSPITAL CHD brings with it many trips to the hospital or doctor for tests, procedures, surgery, or even the slightest sickness. Fear and worry come naturally to parents and especially when it comes to their children. You can follow these tips to help your child at the hospital: Keep a favorite toy or blanket with the child, it will make them more comfortable. Do inform the nurses about any particular routine or habit that your child might have. Do tell the nurses about any words which calm the child. If your child is a newborn , hold and touch him or her often to promote bonding. If your child has oxygen problems: Help calm the child. Keep your child warm. Teach your child to lie down on sit with his/her knees to the chest as it helps in regulating oxygen level in the body. Oxygen is usually given (in the hospital) by placing a tube at the entrance of the nostril, it has to be regulated and the amount of oxygen needs to calculated. AT HOME Oxygen Therapy: Your chil...

  LIFESTYLE CHANGES FOR HEART HEALTH Lifestyle has an important role in keeping you healthy and keeping your heart healthy. Here are some small yet effective lifestyle changes that can help improve your health. 1.Lose extra pounds – Health conditions often cause an increase in weight. Weight loss is an effective lifestyle change. Get into a routine to eat healthy and exercise. 2. Exercise - Regular physical activity for about 30 minutes a day can help lower your blood pressure. Some exercise that you can do include walking, jogging, cycling, swimming or dancing. You can also get in touch with a physiotherapist who can help you out in designing a home exercise plan. 3. Eat Healthy – A  diet that is rich in whole grains, fruits, vegetables, lean meat, and low-fat dairy products can help keep your heart healthy. You can also utilize the services of a nutritionist to help make a heart-healthy diet plan. 4. Reduce Salt - Even a small decrease in your salt intake can improve your...

Lifestyle Modifications: A senior’s lifestyle is limited physically and financially. Incorporating wellness and healthy habit-forming goals to ensure that they are capable of looking after themselves and improve their health like exercise, de- stressing activities , social time, ‘ME’ time, etc. Positivity: It is important to stay positive and have patience when helping seniors form and learn new habits. They are used to having a particular life and activity routine which will definitely take time to change and adapt to new habits. Habits: Creating a chain of tasks to do with correlation to their daily routine like walks, television time, phone calls, etc like regularly checking blood pressure and blood sugar before morning tea creates an association for them that they can remember and will become a habit. Most habits take a few weeks to months to become firmly implanted in their minds and routine and one after the other, new correlations can be added, making it easier for them. ...