-Can you clip your own toenails?
-Are daily activities difficult or even painful because of problems
with your feet?
-Do you have diabetes, reduced sensation or reduced strength in
your hands?
-If so, a VON Foot Care Clinic or a Home Visit from a VON Nurse
may be right for you!
GOALS
The goals of the VON Foot Care Clinics are:
• To provide foot care by specially trained nurses
• To provide help remaining independent and active
SERVICE
The nurse trained in foot care provides "hands-on" care
including:
• Clipping and filing toenails
• Removing corns and calluses
• Treating ingrown toenails
• Checking for infection
• Padding as indicated
• Teaching good foot care The nurse will make referrals
to doctors or other health care professionals as necessary.
Click
here for a listing of Foot Care Clinics.