RESOURCES FOR CAREGIVERS
JOIN OUR NEWSLETTER
Receive custom tools to help you manage your condition and get the latest in bladder and bowel health from NAFC!
RESOURCE CENTER FOR CAREGIVERS
Whether you are a professional caregiver or a family caregiver, taking care of someone with incontinence is a demanding job. From the physical tasks to the psychological nurturing, you will be pushed and pulled in a lot of different directions. Yet, your service is invaluable. Taking care of another person shows strength, compassion, and tremendous amounts of character. At the National Association for Continence, we recognize that you are presented with tests each day. This section has been created to provide information about products that caregivers might find helpful in the care of a loved one with bladder or bowel control problems.
We’ve assembled a number of articles and resources to help guide the home caregiver. Whether you’ve just begun caring for a loved one with incontinence or have been at it for a while now, these articles can help dispel some of the myths of incontinence and also provide you with some new tips. Click on any of the boxes below for more information, and don’t forget to check out our blog’s articles on caregiving – click here to search our entire blog for even more helpful information.
RELATED ARTICLES
Take The Medtronic Bladder Quiz!
Developed in partnership with Medtronic. Overactive bladder can be at once embarrassing as well as frustrating. The constant need to find a bathroom, (usually in
Can stem cells be used to treat incontinence?
On today’s episode of Life Without Leaks, we talk with Dr. Michael Chancellor, a board certified urologist, professor, scientist and researcher about cutting-edge treatments for Stress Urinary Incontinence. He’s one of the principal developers of a new treatment for SUI that uses a patient’s own stem cells to repair their anatomy. It’s currently in Phase 3 trials with the FDA – the Cellebrate Study – and you may even be eligible to participate.
Introducing FLYTE, a New Type of Pelvic Floor Strengthener
Pelvic floor strengthening devices have produced remarkable results for countless women suffering from incontinence, but it’s easy to get confused by all the choices out
Ask The Doc: How Do I Manage My Incontinence While Traveling?
QUESTION: I’M HEADED ACROSS THE COUNTRY OVER THE HOLIDAYS TO VISIT SOME FAMILY. WHAT ARE YOUR TIPS FOR MANAGING INCONTINENCE WHILE TRAVELING SUCH A LONG
