home health care products

Providing care for a loved one is one of the toughest jobs you can ever have. In The Educated Caregiver video series, you’ll meet others who know what you’re going through - and who share their experiences, insights and advice. From them and from healthcare professionals, you’ll learn skills and valuable strategies for taking care of yourself and your loved one. Coping Skills, Volume 1, 80 minutes From those who have shouldered it themselves, learn how to deal with the physical and emotional burden caregivers experience. The video’s short, easily viewed segments let you focus on or review specific skills: Gaining control over a demanding daily routine, Reducing stress, Averting burnout, or “compassion fatigue”, Preparing for when your loved one leaves home, Dealing with natural feelings of helplessness, anger, resentment and guilt, Hands-On Skills, Volume 2, 45 minutes. You’ll see step-by-step demonstrations of key caregiving skills you’ll use every day, such as: Caring for bed-ridden patients, Assistance with walking, Transferring from a bed to a chair, Dressing, grooming and hygiene, Assessment techniques, Home safety Essential Knowledge, Volume 3, 48 minutes. Healthcare professionals share vital information every caregiver needs to know, including: Communicating with a loved one, Administering medications and understanding interactions, Avoiding and controlling infection, Wound care and preventing bed sores, Ensuring proper nutrition. Available in DVD only.

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The Bed Desk is a book stand with legs like a bed tray. The two legs are collapsible and the desk can be adjusted to almost any angle for reading books, or to provide a in bed table. The Bed Desk is made with imported Baltic Birch, handle-carved legs, a pen hole, adjustable 0-90 lid and ledge supports, a brass book binder clip, an embossed leather strap, and a slim, trim, light weight design. It is ideal in bed or on a desk, table, chair, or even in a car. It can also help relieve a person suffering with neck or back pain, by holding a book’s binder and pages in place. The Bed Desk can be used as a Tabletop, or Laptop. Click here to view a quick video/audio presentation of The Bed Desk by the creator David Drake. Viewed best with DSL or Greater. The Bed Desk includes a brass clip that will help hold books, folders or binders in place. When the table is collapsed, the brass clip locks the legs in place and the embossed leather strap acts as a carry handle. The Bed Desk is made of natural bare wood and does not have a finish. Folding Bed Desk Features: Can be adjusted for comfortable reading angles. Smooth surface for eating, working or reading. Adjustable lid and ledge provides space for a 100 - 1000 page book. Great for people who spend a lot of time in bed or in a chair. Folding Bed Desk Specifications: Made of natural bare wood and does not have a finish.

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The Burn Resistant Smokers Apron is intended for individuals who smoke and require a protective cover to shield against hot ashes and dropped cigarettes. The adjustable neck strap is secured with a quick-release buckle and two sets of tie straps to secure the apron to the waist and thighs. Economy-light gray Smokers Apron - CPO4551E The Posey Economy Smokers Apron is price competitive and made from a wipe clean, silicone coated fiberglass fabric. Premium-navy blue Smokers Apron - CPO4551. The Posey Premium Smokers Apron is lighter in weight and made from a machine washable fire resistant Nomex and Kevlar fabric that is used in the outer shells of many firefighter suits. Burn Resistant Smokers Apron Features: Secured with a quick-release buckle. Adds a layer of insulation against burns and damage to clothing from cigarettes or falling ashes. Intended for people who may not move quickly enough to prevent hot ashes from falling in their lap. Burn Resistant Smokers Apron Specifications: Dimensions: 30″W x 36″H

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The handy Gas Cap Removal Tool tool is designed to fit over the raised bar that is present on the top of all gas caps. There are multiple grooves in the head of the gas cap tool so that the tool may be grabbed at different angles.This Gas ap Removal Tool comes with two attachments in order to accomodate all cars. This item is ideal for persons who have arthritis and have difficulty removing the gas cap at the gas pump. Gas Cap Tool Features: Long angled handle. Accommodates all cars.

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Approximately ten million Americans have osteoporosis and thirty-four million have osteopenia (low bone mass) and many millions are at risk. Whether you suspect you might have osteoporosis, you recently learned that you have bone loss, or are a friend or relative of someone with osteoporosis or osteopenia, this book offers help for men and women, young or old.100 Questions & Answers About Osteoporosis and Osteopenia provides authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, lifestyle decisions to improve bone health, sources of support, comments from men and women with bone loss, and much more. Written by a nurse practitioner and a nurse, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional challenges of osteoporosis and related conditions.”This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for individuals seeking credible, scientifically accurate information on osteoporosis. It’s a very readable and easy-to-understand guide to the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, and belongs in every home library.” –Cedric X. Bryant, PhD, FACSM Chief Executive Physiologist/VP of Educational Services American Council on Exercise”Building strong bones and enhancing bone health must be a lifelong focus for every woman and man. In an easy-to-read format, Ivy Alexander and Karla Knight offer readers comprehensive information on a range of osteoporosis-related topics, from prevention, to recognizing fractures, to treatment options. It is a must-read for all, especially those in mid-life years.” –Amy Niles President and CEO National Women’s Health Resource Center. 100 Questions & Answers About Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Features: This book offers help for men and women, young or old. This book is a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for individuals seeking accurate information on osteoporosis. It’s a very readable and easy-to-understand guide to the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. Provides authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, lifestyle decisions to improve bone health, sources of support, and much more. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional challenges of osteoporosis and related conditions. 100 Questions & Answers About Osteoporosis and Osteopenia Specifications: 257 pages filled with the answers to all of your questions. Includes an appendix, glossary, and index.

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Providing care for a loved one is one of the toughest jobs you can ever have. In The Educated Caregiver video series, you’ll meet others who know what you’re going through - and who share their experiences, insights and advice. From them and from healthcare professionals, you’ll learn skills and valuable strategies for taking care of yourself and your loved one. Coping Skills, Volume 1, 80 minutes. From those who have shouldered it themselves, learn how to deal with the physical and emotional burden caregivers experience. The video’s short, easily viewed segments let you focus on or review specific skills: Gaining control over a demanding daily routine, Reducing stress, Averting burnout, or “compassion fatigue”, Preparing for when your loved one leaves home, Dealing with natural feelings of helplessness, anger, resentment and guilt Hands-On Skills, Volume 2, 45 minutes. You’ll see step-by-step demonstrations of key caregiving skills you’ll use every day, such as: Caring for bed-ridden patients, Assistance with walking, Transferring from a bed to a chair, Dressing, grooming and hygiene, Assessment techniques, Home safety. Essential Knowledge, Volume 3, 48 minutes. Healthcare professionals share vital information every caregiver needs to know, including Communicating with a loved one, Administering medications and understanding interactions, Avoiding and controlling infection, Wound care and preventing bed sores, Ensuring proper nutrition. Available in DVD only.

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The new and award-winning Verilux EasyFlex Full Spectrum Floor Lamp with exclusive easy-glide handle, ergonomic height lever, and ultra-flexible gooseneck places indoor sunshine exactly where you want it.This amazing lamp is the culmination of 50 years of research to tune our full spectrum light for readers, crafters and computer users. Even if you are suffering from arthritis or have another mobility-limiting condition, the Verilux EasyFlex Full Spectrum Floor Lamp allows you to effortlessly adjust the lamp height and light position.You’ll find that your eyes actually relax the longer you read or do detailed tasks! And unlike other lamps, the Verilux EasyFlex Full Spectrum Floor Lamp turns on instantly to either the high or low setting, and the full spectrum light never flickers. Colors will look more vibrant and black and white contrast is enhanced. The exclusive Parabolic Light Diffuser eliminates glare and channels more of the light to your book or project, instead of into your eyes. Graphite and Ivory finishes match any decor. Every lamp includes an energy-saving Verilux 27 W Global Cooling bulb with two-way brightness levels equivalent to an incandescent 100 W or 150 W bulb. Each bulb lasts 10X longer, too (10,000 hours). Unlike cheap imitations, your Verilux EasyFlex Full Spectrum Floor Lamp comes with a 3-year limited warranty and our famous 30-day Risk-Free Guarantee. Oh, and there’s one more thing you’ll receive with your lamp that others don’t include a matching utility tray. The tray attaches to your lamp without tools and has a non-skid pad for small items and slots for reading glasses, pens or other items.Verilux EasyFlex Full Spectrum Floor Lamp: Gooseneck design stays put in any position EasyLatch height adjustment provides infinite lamp heights from 38.5″ - 54″ Base measures 10.5 L x 9 W, head measures 10.375″ x 8.75″ Weight - 13lbs EasyFlex Floor Lamp Natural Spectrum Replacement Bulb - CFML27VLX

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This 2-in-1 Gas Gadget tool was designed to help eliminate wrist pain when refueling your car. The Gas Gadget acts as a wrench for those with arthritis, tendinitis of the wrist or carpal tunnel syndrome. It minimizes the effort needed to loosen and re-tighten vehicle gas caps. It may also be used as a prop to hold the gas filling nozzle open at gas pumps where the fill trigger detent is broken or missing. This is particularly useful during cold or inclement weather.The Gas Gadget is made from molded, black, high density polyethylene (HDPE) and features an ergonomic handle with a textured body. The wrench opening portion of the tool is hollowed out so that the gas cap tether won’t interfere with its operation. It is small enough to fit in your glove compartment, under you seat or even in some door map pockets.Use the Gas Gadget to hold the fill nozzle open whenever you find a broken nozzle detent mechanism. Simply insert the fill nozzle into the filler neck of your car, squeeze the trigger to start the flow of gasoline, and then insert the flat portion of the Gas Gadget against the trigger and balance the round edge opposite the flat in the bottom portion of the nozzle. If not needed while filling, store the Gas Gadget on the access panel door.Gas Gadget Features: Assists in tightening gas caps. Reduces wrist and finger joint stress. Minimizes effort needed to loosen and tighten gas caps. Holds gas filling nozzle open. Gas Gadget Specifications: 7 inches long. Textured handle.

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Package of 2 Ring Pen black ink refills.

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Constructed of durable, firm foam, this practical safety aid offers maximum rail cushioning and coverage. Quick-release buckles allow fast and easy application and removal. Pad is 1 inch thick and available in various lengths to accommodate most healthcare beds. Wipes clean with liquid disinfectant. Meets CA #117 flame retardancy standards. Please specify size when ordering. One pair per package.#5605 measures 72 inches long x 14 inches high.

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