The American 'Associated Content' website offers advice on Warmth and Coolness in hospital
Associated Content is a website where contributers submit a variety of useful information. 'Alchemy Annie' gives loads of simple advice about care of older people in hospitals and care homes.
Shawls are a great present for bedbound patients. As they are simple to put on and take off,they enable patients who may have limited mobility to maintain a comfortable temperature easily.
Hand held battery fans, with supervision if necessary, not only cool patients, they also mask other noises they may not want to hear!
(Please scroll down 'more information' on this American website below for precise information as it contains many ideas).
- A room with a view - Surroundings
- Are you sitting comfortably - Physical comfort
- Cleanliness is next to godliness - hygeine
- Food glorious food - Appetising food
- Getting to know you - Communication
- It's childsplay - All about children
- Let me entertain you - Coping with boredom
- Pleased to meet you - The welcome
- Relatively speaking - Relatives and carers
- The waiting game - Waiting rooms
- There's no place like home - Going home
- Trumpet voluntary - All about volunteers
- A death in the family - Empathy and compassion
- Long Term Care - The long and winding road
- Mobility - Getting there