Is your elderly loved one scheduled to get a hip replacement surgery? If so, you might be worried about how to help them recover better. There are many recommendations and orders that their doctor might have. However, there are also some tips here that can help you and elderly care providers to increase the success of your elderly loved one’s hip replacement surgery.
Getting Rid of Tripping Hazards
It is very common for elderly people to fall after a hip replacement surgery. This is because they often shuffle their feet, since they can’t move very well. If you want to help prevent your loved one from falling, you should get rid of all the tripping hazards that you can find in their home. You should take out floor mats, rugs, and other things that your loved one might trip over.
Upgrade Their Bathroom
Another way that you can help to increase the success of your elderly loved one’s hip replacement surgery is to upgrade their bathroom. You should make sure the toilet is at a height where your loved one doesn’t have to bend down to far. They should also be able to get up easily, as well. Installing a grab bar near the toilet can be beneficial for your elderly loved one. You should also ensure that there are grab bars in the shower and bath area. If possible, you can put a shower chair in the tub/shower area. This prevents your elderly loved one from having to stand up for too long.
Raising Up Their Legs
You and the elderly care providers should encourage your loved one to raise up their legs. If they don’t elevate their legs enough, there will likely be more swelling. This can make it more difficult for your elderly loved one to move around. It can also make it more difficult for your loved one to heal.
Conclusion
If your elderly loved one is scheduled to have a hip replacement surgery, you should do all that you can to help them make it successful. While they aren’t in control of what happens during the surgery, there are so many things that you and elderly care providers can do to help make the recovery more successful. If you follow the tips that are mentioned above, your elderly loved one can feel better throughout their recovery process. For some elderly people, a hip replacement surgery can be extremely tough.
Sources
https://www.niams.nih.gov/health-topics/hip-replacement-surgery
https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/hip-replacement/about/pac-20385042
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Becky Moultrie is Owner and Administrator of Assisting Hands Home Care Serving Pinellas. Guided by a motto to Do Good with Love, she’s well positioned to do just that at Assisting Hands. She has a passion for helping families keep seniors and those who are diabled happy and healthy at home. She serves on a number of boards in Pinellas County including the Pinellas Park Gateway Chamber and Better Living Seniors (BLS), leading the Membership Committee. Annually, she hosts a Silver Santa Party, collecting donations for nearly 100 low income seniors in the county. She attends Blessed Sacrament Church, Seminole where she is an Ascribed Member of the Rosminian Order. When not busy Doing Good in the community, Becky is at home with her husband David & their 4 children, tending to their beehives and digging in the garden.
