The Care recipient (cr) doesn’t seem to understand what is being said

Try: Explain things in more than one way or restate things using simple words look at cr’s facial expressions or gestures to see if he or she understands what is being said or asked write tasks down with step by step instructions demonstrate tasks to cr make a diagram of how to complete tasks ask cr if he or she understands and then watch to see if they do when they perform a task do tasks along side of the cr break down daily schedule so that only a few tasks need to be done each hour

Materials: Index cards pencil pen

Categories: Cognitive Intellectual, Communication

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

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