caregiver (cg) gets frustrated trying to communicate with the Care recipient (cr) materials

Try: In a caregiving situation communication can take many forms sometimes the actual words said or heard aren’t as important as engaging in the act of communicating satisfying communication for the cr could just be a cg actively listening by taking the time to direct attention towards the cr even if the words of the cr don’t make sense or even if they are not actual words at all accept and validate the attempt of the cr to still communicate use facial expressions nods and gentle touches even if you don’t understand the words don’t try to hurry the cr’s attempts to communicate along or dismiss it altogether this may result in the cr no longer attempting to use the communication skill always try to include the cr in any communication if visitors are present ask for the input of the cr even though n/a may be forthcoming

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

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