Orthopedic Care

As the body ages, it begins to function differently and can become more susceptible to injury or dysfunction.  Orthopedic surgery is a procedure performed by a surgeon involving the musculoskeletal system.  The need for these types of procedures tends to escalate as the body ages.   Some of the most common procedures performed on seniors are hip and knee surgery.

In many instances, these procedures can improve quality of life – but recovering from them can require significant time, effort, and patience.  EssentialCare is ready to help those recovering from surgery to get back on their feet by ensuring they focus on their health – not the myriad other responsibilities around them.  The services EssentialCare offers in these instances run the range of personal hygiene care to daily errands, including:

• Bathing
• Bed bath
• Shower
• Sponge bath
• Shave
• Shampoo
• Oral care
• Brush teeth
• Denture care
• Dressing
• Grooming
• Comb or brush hair
• Skin care
• Assist with nail care
• Change adult briefs assist with incontinence
• Assist with bedpan
• Assist with urinal
• Assist with commode
• Reposition bed-bound clients to help prevent bedsores
• Assist with active range-of-motion activities
• Transfers
• Ambulation
• Feeding
• Assist to bathroom
• Medication reminders
• Maintain fluids
• Notate food intake
• Notate urinary output
• Notate bowel function