Recovery and Rehabilitation Blogs

Physiotherapy in Elder Rehabilitation: Restoring Strength, Balance & Mobility

As our loved ones grow older, even a brief hospital stay, surgery, or sudden illness can change everything. Strength fades quickly, joints stiffen, balance becomes uncertain...

Epoch Elder Care

Team Epoch

Recovery & Rehabilitation in Assisted Living – Why It Feels Different from Hospitals or Homes

Families facing a tough decision after a loved one undergoes surgery or an illness: Where should recovery happen?

Anju Bobin

Head of Learning & Quality

Management of Bedsores for the Elderly

Bedsores also called pressure ulcers and decubitus ulcers are injuries to the skin and underlying tissue resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin. Elders confined to beds or wheelchairs for longer periods are particularly vulnerable to bedsores because of their limited ability to change positions.

Prasita Nair

Head Of Clinical Operations

Normalizing Life After Stroke

A stroke occurs when the blood flow to a part of the brain is stopped due to fragmented blood vessels or blood clots. India is observing an increase in people with stroke and is now ranking as the fourth leading cause of death and the fifth leading cause of disability.

Prasita Nair

Head of Clinical Operations

Importance of Post-Operative Care in the Elderly

The common problems which can be of significant concern in post-operative care in the elderly consist of uncontrolled pain, confusion/delirium, dehydration, decreased food intake, and wound care.