Aging at Home with Chronic Illness
Explore best practices and innovative technologies for aging at home with chronic illnesses in this informative lecture by Dr. Bryant Lin. Gain insights into managing challenges associated with mobility, memory loss, diabetes, heart disease, and cancer for patients and caregivers. Learn about improving mobility with proper walker selection and usage, understanding dementia and its treatments, addressing loneliness and depression, and maintaining skin health. Discover essential information on nutrition, managing constipation and incontinence, medication use, home safety, and driving considerations for older adults. Understand the importance of preventive screenings, transitional care after hospitalizations, and options for long-term care when daily activities become difficult. Drawing from medical literature and personal experiences leading a Stanford University team conducting monthly home visits, Dr. Lin provides valuable knowledge to support graceful aging at home.