enow.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network

2. Elderly care - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elderly_care

   The Senior Citizens Health Facilities Program Implementation Guideline, 2061BS provides medical facilities to the elderly, free medicines as well as health care to people who are poverty stricken in all districts. [49] In its yearly budget, the government has planned to fund free health care for all heart and kidney patients older than 75. [49]

3. Geriatrics - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geriatrics

   Geriatrics, or geriatric medicine, [1] is a medical specialty focused on providing care for the unique health needs of the elderly. [2] The term geriatrics originates from the Greek γέρων geron meaning "old man", and ιατρός iatros meaning "healer".

4. Gerontological nursing - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerontological_nursing

   Older people are the primary users of health services worldwide; therefore, the healthcare system must proactively develop strategies to maximize services to effectively deliver quality care to the increasing number of older people in both developed and developing countries. [59]

5. Older Americans struggle more to afford health care compared ...

   www.aol.com/older-americans-struggle-afford...

   When older people skip or delay care, their health can worsen, leading to sicker patients, who tend to require more costly care. That in turn drives up federal Medicare spending, according to The ...

6. Nursing home - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nursing_home

   An intermediate care facility (ICF) is a health care facility for individuals who are disabled, elderly, or non-acutely ill, usually providing less intensive care than that offered at a hospital or skilled nursing facility. Typically an ICF is privately paid by the individual or by the individual's family.

7. 3 ways to minimize your own risk of falling like Pelosi and ...

   www.aol.com/news/3-ways-minimize-own-risk...

   It is essential older people wear appropriate footwear to reduce their fall risk. Footwear should fit properly and have non-skid, or non-slip, soles. Footwear should fit properly and have non-skid ...