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A colostomy is an operation that connects the colon to the abdominal wall, while an ileostomy connects the last part of the small intestine to

Okay…This may not be something you want to talk about. But when we are responsible for the care of older adults, we may come in

A urinary catheter is a flexible plastic tube that is used to drain urine from the bladder of a person that cannot urinate. A catheter

Managing an incontinent resident can be one of the more difficult tasks for the team in an assisted living facility. Think about it- every person

When a person suffers from diseases such as osteoarthritis, Parkinson’s disease, and inflammatory diseases like rheumatoid arthritis they will often have contractures. Contractures are the

Did you know that 1 in 10 Americans suffer from a type of diabetes? Diabetes is a disease in which your blood sugar levels are