Home Care Support for COPD
Quality Home Care for COPD
- Increasing breathlessness
- Persistent chesty cough with phlegm
- Frequent chest infections
- Chest tightness
- Chronic cough
- Cyanosis (blueness) of the lips or fingernails
- Frequent respiratory infections
- Lack of energy
- Unintended weight loss
Hygiene
Assistance with bathing, showering, grooming, oral care, handwashing.
Dressing
Help with selecting and wearing clothes and garments
Mobility
Support with movement, transferring, daily exercise, and fall prevention
Incontinence Care
Assistance with toileting and personal sanitation
Meal Preparation
Meal planning, light cooking and cleanup
Housekeeping
Laundry, vacuuming, light errands, and decluttering
Resources
American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST Foundation)
The CHEST Foundation website provides education related to COPD, including information on symptoms, causes, risk factors, diagnosis, and treatment.
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association website can teach you how to protect your health if you have COPD and point you to the latest COPD research, as well as connect you with programs and services to make everyday life easier.
COPD Foundation
A not-for-profit organization created in 2004, the COPD Foundation supports research, education, and advocacy programs. Its website can connect you with a community of patients and caregivers affected by COPD.
National Emphysema Foundation
The NEF website provides regularly updated news and information on research and treatments related to emphysema and other forms of COPD. Its archives include articles on COPD prevention and healthy habits for living with COPD.
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Our Offices
Center City Philadelphia Office
123 South Broad Street, Suite 1945
Philadelphia, PA 19109
(215)-935-6321
New Jersey
Office
375 Sylvan Ave, Suite 32
Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
(201)-500-6914
Boston Metro
Office
1 Hollis St, Suite 250
Wellesley, MA 02482
(781)-772-5093
Bryn Mawr
Office
919 Conestoga Rd Building Three, Suite 212,
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(484)-267-3500
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