Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly: Practical Advice for Patients and Caregivers

Urinary incontinence is a common and distressing complaints in older people. Urinary incontinence is not a normal part of ageing however. Learn about basics of urinary incontinence and how caregivers can help.

Behavioral modifications for urinary incontinence mainly consist of the following:
1. Minimize fluid intake after evening hours.
2. Pelvic floor exercises.
3. Timed Voiding.
4. Learn to hold urine.
5. Wear clothing easy to don and doff.
6. Make bathrooms and toilets more easily accessible.
We will be addressing home care needs of the elderly in this series. Stay tuned in to learn more and empower yourself when you are taking care of a loved one at home and hopefully can navigate the path a little more confidently. These videos are support tools and not primarily to guide you about medical treatment and decisions. The integration of all home care services are important, otherwise they become useless tools. The list of diagnoses include patients with Parkinsons disease, dementia, stroke, and other chronic neurological diseases, hip fracture, end stage kidney and liver disease who have exhausted all therapeutic options, end stage heart failure patients, end stage lung disease patients on Oxygen, terminal cancer and hospice patients.

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