Try: Before cr leaves hospital look into available community nursing services in the area ask a social worker or aged care assessment team acat about arranging nursing care at home help cr with normal everyday activities like shopping preparing food showering and toileting talk to an occupational therapist an occupational therapist can help organize home modification such as installing grab rails and ramps

Materials: Grab rails grab bars ramp

Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance

Information: n/a

References: how to care for someone at home after broken hip by staff writer 2011 available at www agedcarer com

Keywords: Hip broken hip hip surgery transferring sitting home safety

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed