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Activities for Dementia Patients

Hope Hospice

Fill each container with different fragrant objects, such as a dryer sheet, coffee beans, a strong herb like rosemary, pine needles, or something unique to the patient’s background. Salt shakers work too, but you’ll need to paint the sides to conceal the contents in order for this game to work.

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Infection Control and Prevention: 7 Dos & Don’ts of Surgical Attire

Daily Nurse

So, when you dry your surgical attire, use the highest setting on your dryer. DO Dry On a High Heat Heat is disinfection’s best friend because heat goes where other disinfecting agents can’t! Thirty minutes on a high heat kills bacteria and other pathogens that may still cling to the wet fabric. Wait to dry for 30 minutes.

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The Right Bite

Chicago Caregiving

As we age, it’s not uncommon to have a dryer mouth due to our salivary glands not working as well,” Patel says. Our mouths change with age, regardless of how well we take care of our teeth. Some changes don’t have a major impact, while others can be problematic. . “As Dry mouth increases the risk for cavities and periodontal disease.

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Make Home Safer: Easy Ways to Prevent Common Senior Accidents

Community Home Health Care

Clean lint from the clothes dryer once a month (or ask a friend or family member to do it for them). ? Use the microwave to cook or heat food more rather than the oven or stove (if the microwave is easily accessible). ? Learn what to do if they have a fall or other accident. ? Do not dry clothes on heaters. ?

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Nurses, Parachutes, Stools, and the Career You Truly Want

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

They say the rings of Saturn are made of lost airline luggage and socks that disappear in the dryer, but perhaps they're actually made of resumes and electronic job applications.

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