Care recipient (cr) is yelling crying out screaming and is difficult to soothe information this behavior is often associated with untreated pain fear loneliness or other conditions the cr may be crying out because he or she is scared or feels left alone

Try: First check to see that all basic needs of the cr have been met if the cr is hungry thirsty wet or in pain address this first try rearranging the cr’s bed chair and other furniture so that he or she is near others and can see or hear what is going on try rearranging the cr bed chair and other furniture so that he or she can look out a window for stimulation place familiar items around the cr for example pictures books hobby supplies and so on

Materials: Personal items that the cr finds comforting and familiar

Categories: Behavior Challenging, Emotional Psychological

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Keywords: Screaming shouting

*This information is listed as a Tip and is not explicitly medically licensed

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