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.

Intro
Learning Objectives
Aging Gracefully
Improving Mobility
Types of Walkers
Selecting a grip
Fitting Your Walker
First Step
Activity
Memory Loss
Dementia - Clinical Presentation
Dementia - Treatment
Loneliness and Depression
Depression - Treatment
Skin Issues with Aging
Skin Care
Nutrition
Constipation
Incontinence
Screening/Prevention
Medication Use
Home Safety
Driving
Hospitalizations and Transitional Care
Difficulty with Activities of Daily Living (Long term Care)