ALF Articles

Urinary Catheter Care | CA
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 resident incontinence | CA
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

ALF Residents with contractures | CA
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

Managing diabetes in the ALF setting | CA
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

Injecting at the site | CA
the state of California can offer a multitude of services including by not limited to intramuscular, subcutaneous or intradermal injections. These injections can be extremely

Healing wounds in the ALF | CA
Due to the increased nature of skin sensitivity in our senior population, it is extremely common for residents to be present to us with different