Win Free Holiday Gifts Valued at $270. No Purchase Necessary.

We’re ending our 2014 sweepstakes with two great prizes: a combination tray and mobility handle and a package of three premium-quality skin care items formulated for your unique needs.

Assist-A-Tray by Stander 

Prize No. 1: Assist-A-Tray by Stander 

The Assist-A-Tray by Stander is a 2-in-1 mobility handle and tray. The sturdy, ergonomic handle helps a senior safely get in and out of a sitting position. The height-adjustable tray with cup holder and utensil compartment conveniently swivels out of the way to allow full mobility. The Stander product is ideal for anyone with limited mobility or impaired balance. We also recommend this product to anyone with back pain or who has undergone surgery, or anyone who just wants a tray nearby for mealtime, crafts or games, using a laptop and more. A $209.99 value!

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October Prizes Help You Prevail Over Incontinence

Enter to win both these prizes from Prevail.

It’s our favorite time of month: announcing the “Helping You Get On With Life” sweepstakes prizes! This month, our readers can enter to win a two-prize bundle from Prevail incontinence products. The Prevail brand stands for hope, trust and dignity — the perfect complement to our mission at The CareGiver Partnership, which is to help people live life with normalcy and dignity.

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Skin Care For the Incontinent

Anyone with incontinence
(or if you are a caregiver to someone with this condition),
should learn all they can about skin care for the incontinent. 

Anyone who is experiencing problems with incontinence is at greater risk for having skin problems. Skin is simply not meant to come in contact with urine and fecal matter for prolonged periods of time. This becomes even more crucial when a senior is dealing with this problem since aging skin is more susceptible to breakdown and infection when it comes into contact with urine and fecal matter. These skin issues are more likely to occur around the buttocks, hips, genitals, and the area between the pelvis and rectum (perineum), however, any skin anywhere on the body can be at risk. This makes it crucial that anyone with incontinence (or if you are a caregiver to someone with this condition), should learn all they can about skin care for the incontinent.

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The CareGiver Partnership Presents Its Annual Holiday Gift Ideas for Seniors

by Lynn Wilson, Founder of The CareGiver Partnership

While shoppers make their lists and check them twice, we’ve been busy researching products that meet our high standards for this year’s gift giving season.

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Women Managing Incontinence Have Unique Needs and Solutions

Lynn Wilson

by Lynn Wilson, Founder of The CareGiver Partnership

Just as recent findings on bacteria in women’s bladders may help doctors treat urinary problems, manufacturers of incontinence products also help meet the unique needs of women. Read on to learn how.

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How To Prevent Skin Damage From Exposure To Urine and Stool

Clean, moisturize, protect and treat. 

Incontinence affects the skin. It can lead to impaired skin integrity, and cause skin breakdown and susceptibility to:

• Maceration.
• Incontinence dermatitis.
• Bacterial infection.
• Exposure to Caustic Agents.
• Fungal infection.

How can you prevent skin damage from exposure to urine and stool? Proper and consistent skin care is needed to prevent skin damage from incontinence. You want to keep the area clean and dry, use the right products, and adopt a good skin care regimen. The proper regimen is to clean, moisturize, protect, and treat. 

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Parkinson's and Incontinence, A Caregiver's Guide

Parkinson's and Incontinence

Incontinence is a common condition found in those with Parkinson’s disease. In fact, if you have Parkinson’s disease, there is a high likelihood that you will deal with bladder control at some point. Often the severity is determined by the severity of the Parkinson’s disease. The following is a look at some of the things caregivers should know in order to best manage incontinence associated with Parkinson’s with dignity and greater ease.

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Creating a Skin Care Regiment To Protect Against Incontinence

Try this three-part skin care regimen.

When dealing with incontinence, it is vital to consider more than just absorbent products, but also to consider the skin. Because incontinence often means the skin is exposed to urine, feces, and perspiration, proper and consistent skin care is needed in order to maintain skin integrity, and avoid irritation or breakdown.

In order to best protect skin against the negative effects of incontinence, try this three-part skin care regimen:

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Catheter Care: Preventing Maceration and Inflammation of Skin

Cleansers made specifically for incontinence care
are superior to soap and water. 

Those who suffer from incontinence, or must use a catheter should be conscious of skin care. Prolonged exposure to moisture, fecal matter, urine, and perspiration leads to skin irritation and breakdown. You can take precautions to prevent maceration and inflammation of the skin.

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Keeping Skin Around a Catheter Healthy

 

Tips for keeping the skin around the catheter healthy. 

If you have urinary incontinence, there may be a time when you need to use a catheter. Keeping the skin around a catheter healthy should be a top priority. Irritation, maceration or inflammation of the skin can be caused by prolonged exposure to urine or stool, or lack of catheter care is not only painful and uncomfortable, but can lead to infection. The following are some tips for how to keep the skin surrounding the catheter healthy:

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Navigating the World of Urinary Incontinence Products

Familiarize yourself with incontinence product options. 

The world of incontinence products can be confusing and overwhelming at first, especially if you are new to UI, or are looking for products for the first time. According to Kimberly-Clark consumer research, the average consumer buying incontinence products for the first time wastes over $130 in trial and error, buying 8-10 products before finding the ones that work best for them. This is a hefty sum, and one that you can avoid wasting by familiarizing yourself with the available options for UI.

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3 Reasons to Give Skin Care Products This Mother’s Day

by Dianna Malkowski, Physician Assistant & Nutritionist

TriDerma moisturizes mature skin.

Mother’s Day is Sunday, May 12, and here are three reasons the senior mom will appreciate products formulated for mature skin.

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3 Steps to Healthy Skin While Managing Incontinence

by Dianna Malkowski, Physician Assistant & Nutritionist

Aging skin needs targeted care.

As the American Academy of Dermatology promotes National Healthy Skin Month awareness in November, here are three steps to healthy senior skin, especially for those with incontinence. Taking good care of your skin is important at any age, but over the years skin becomes thinner, less elastic, and more prone to injury and infection. For seniors managing incontinence, it’s even more important to keep skin clean, moisturized and protected to prevent irritation.

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Unique Mother’s Day Gifts that Make Aging in Place Easier

by Lynn Wilson, Co-Founder of The CareGiver Partnership

This Mother’s Day, consider gifts that offer touches of comfort for Mom and peace of mind for you. With Mother’s Day right around the corner, we’ve put together a few ideas to make Mom comfortable, healthy and safe.

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Constipation-Related Incontinence: Strategies to Manage It

by Dianna Malkowski, Physician Assistant & Nutritionist

Add fiber to your diet.

Constipation can cause urinary or fecal incontinence as impacted stool puts pressure on the bladder and weakens rectal and intestinal muscles. Strategies for managing constipation-related incontinence include dietary changes and using products that keep skin dry and healthy.

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Skin Needs of the Elderly

Skin requires extra care as we age.

As our skin ages, it thins and becomes vulnerable to wide variety of problems. It is very important that the elderly take care of their skin because they are more susceptible to skin infection, and skin disease, due to the changes that take place to skin as we age.

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