Senior Knee or Hip Replacement Post-Surgery Home Health Care Tips

Edmonton Senior Home Care  |  July 14, 2018

What Every Senior in Edmonton, AB, Needs to Know About Knee or Hip Replacement After-Care

Senior Knee or Hip Replacement | Fortunately, medical advancements have made knee and hip replacements for seniors commonplace, and often, family or close friends offer to assist their loved ones in their in-home recovery. The patient can quickly get back to independent living with the right help. 

Six Home Healthcare Tips for Senior Knee or Hip Replacement

Tip #1. First Floor Recovery:

Before surgery, create a first-floor recovery room to avoid stairs. Acquire a bed that is adjustable or already at the proper height for the patient. Cover with fresh linens and pillows. Keep crutches or walker in easy access from the bed. Arrange toiletries or personal necessities next to the bed. If the bathroom isn’t easily available, rent a portable commode for the first few recovery days.

Tip #2. Prescription Medications After Surgery: 

Drugs will be prescribed after surgery, and they must be taken exactly as detailed. Arrange a conversation with the surgeon before surgery so you know how to schedule doses.

Tip #3. Wound Care:

After the knee or hip surgery, vigilant wound care will be necessary. Look for increased swelling or inflammation and call their doctor if the wound doesn’t seem right. Keep the bandages and other supplies handy for you or your elderly adult to regularly change the dressings.

Tip #4. Household Tasks:

Help the patient by doing as many household chores as possible. Let them focus on needed rest and recovery. Remember that small things do help. Bringing the mail in daily, doing a load of laundry, or straightening up their room are all helpful things, and running errands and doing the grocery shopping may be necessary, too, so you can cook healthy nourishing meals.

Tip #5. Follow-Up Medical Appointments:

Post-surgery medical appointments mustn’t be missed. These appointments will be crucial to recovery, so you may have to adjust your schedule to help transport your loved one.

Tip #6. Rehab and Exercises Post-Surgery:

Typically, hip or knee replacement surgeries have a prescribed rehab plan with numerous daily exercises, sometimes to be initiated the day following surgery. Older people sometimes resist these exercises, because of pain or fatigue. Be their best source of encouragement by creating an exercise schedule and helping them to complete it. 

Above all, surgery has recovery time, but hip and knee surgeries may need more than you can feasibly provide for your loved one. Rather than feeling stressed, call for in-home health care to help you and your loved one during recovery.

Comfort Keepers® Edmonton is Proud to Offer a Wide Range of Home Senior Care Services

Our trained caregivers will ensure your loved one is comfortable, independent and safe in their home. On top of that, we will also aim to enhance their overall health, quality of life and general happiness. 

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Comfort Keepers of Edmonton offers a broader range of senior care services. We offer retirement care, respite care, senior care, companionship care, end-of-life care, post-surgery care, palliative care, personal care, and senior living transition services. If you are concerned about the health and well-being of your aging loved ones, we can provide 24-hour care and more!

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Empathetic care starts in the heart and allows us to meet our client’s needs. Our trained caregivers are selected with one specific quality in mind, empathy. We strive to stimulate our clients emotionally, mentally and socially, thus enhancing their overall quality of life. 

Our Interactive Caregiving™ provides a system of care that addresses companionship, safety, nutrition, mind, body, and activities of daily living (ADLs). The system increases seniors’ sense of well-being, independence and companionship by focusing on Senior Mind, Senior Body, Senior Nutrition, and Senior Safety.

Affordable and Client-Directed Homecare is Available for Qualifying Albertans

Comfort Keepers® Edmonton is an Approved Service Provider for the Client Directed Homecare Invoicing (CDHCI) Program Offered by Alberta Health Services. 

What is the Client Directed Home Care Invoicing Program (CDHCI)?

CDHCI is a great program provided by Alberta Health Services (AHS), allowing clients to choose an approved agency like Comfort Keepers Edmonton for Personal Care, Respite Care and Homemaking needs. The chosen agency can then bill AHS directly for services rendered for approved hours through Alberta Blue Cross. Read more about the program HERE.

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To learn more about senior in-home care in Edmonton, contact the Comfort Keepers® office. Our service territory includes Edmonton, Devon, Sherwood Park, Stony Plain and surrounding areas, contact the Comfort Keepers Edmonton office at 780-465-4665.

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