Care recipient (cr) will need assistance in case of a natural disaster

Try: Have regular emergency drills so that each member of the household has a specific task realize that cr cannot be expected to hold any responsibility in the crisis plan and that someone will need to take primary responsibility for supervising cr during the disaster

Materials: Pen paper

Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Vision, So-So Vision, Poor Vision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, Poor S T Memory

Information: Swimming is an excellent aerobic activity that keeps weight off of arthritic joints allowing the cr to keep in shape without the pain of traditional exercise

References: home safety for people with alzheimer alzheimer’s disease by u s department of health and human services 2010 available at

Keywords: Natural disaster hurricane storm snow blizzard tornado emergency weather

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

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