How to care for the elderly with cerebral infarction hemiplegia

Care for elderly people with cerebral infarction hemiplegia should be carried out according to the degree of hemiplegia. If the patient is incomplete hemiplegia, slight movement of the hemiplegic limbs can occur, attention must be paid to giving the patient passive movement of the limbs for muscle massage to prevent the occurrence of disuse muscular atrophy. If there is choking and coughing when swallowing and eating, the patient should be instructed to eat and drink slowly. If the patient is incontinent, make sure to clean the patient’s skin in time to prevent bed sores. In case of bedridden hemiplegic elderly, make sure to turn and pat the back regularly, usually once every two hours. At the same time, massage should be given to the affected limb to promote blood circulation.