75% of nursing home residents are incontinent, care costs reach $5 billion annually, government report...
By
Stephanie H. Kim
Jun 26, 2014
High incontinence rates among nursing home residents create emotional and financial burdens, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report released Wednesday.
Dementia patients face risk of urinary, fecal incontinence
By
Ashley Carman
Oct 01, 2013
Seniors with dementia are two to three times more likely to have urinary incontinence and four times more likely to have fecal incontinence, according to a new study.
Dementia patients face higher risk of urinary incontinence
By
Ashley Carman
Aug 29, 2013
Seniors with dementia are three times more likely to have urinary incontinence and four times more likely to have fecal incontinence, according to a new study.
Ask the care expert … about fecal containment systems
By
Sherrie Dornberger
Aug 01, 2013
Are you aware of any type of fecal containment system that may assist us with very loose stools that keep contaminating sacral ulcers?
Solesta fecal incontinence gel gets federal approval
Jun 07, 2011
Oceana Therapeutics has received Food and Drug Administration marketing approval for its Solesta injectable gel, the company announced. The product is intended to address fecal incontinence in patients...