Try: Join a support group to share advice and understanding with other cgs call for help from home health care or adult day care services when needed use national and local resources to find out how to pay for some of this help Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Caregiver Needs&Support, Emotional Psychological Information: Up-to-date References: […]
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Care giver cg needs a break from caring for Care recipient (cr)
Try: Try to find ways to do the things that you really enjoy doing away from the cr you should not sacrifice the quality of your life just because you are a cg ask family members and friends to help out use adult day care services get help from a local home health care agency […]
Stress and anxiety often can affect the care recipient’s cr sleep the following are tips to reduce stress
Try: Listen to calming music read a book that is relaxing get a massage from a friend or partner use a relaxation technique to prepare for sleep seek opportunities to talk with a friend or therapist don’t stress remind the cr not to stress over the fact that he can’t get back to sleep because […]
Care recipient (cr) gets tired at weddings and family reunions
Try: Make sure there is a space where cr can rest when he she goes to larger gatherings such as weddings or family reunions Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, Social, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S T Memory, […]
Care recipient (cr) has a lot of friends family who enjoy visiting cr and need tips to make the visit enjoyable and smooth
Try: Plan the visit when cr is at his her best call care giver cg to find out consider bringing along some kind of activity such as a well-known book or photo album to look at this can help if cr is bored or confused and needs to be distracted but be prepared to skip […]
Care recipient (cr) has a lot of friends family who enjoy visiting cr and need tips to make the visit enjoyable and smooth
Try: Be calm and quiet don’t use a loud voice or talk to cr as if he she were a child respect cr cr’s personal space and don’t get too close make eye contact and call cr by name to get his her attention Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Personal, […]
Care recipient (cr) has trouble remembering family members and old friends who come to visit him her
Try: Remind cr who the visitor is if he she doesn’t seem to know don’t argue if cr is confused respond to the feelings that cr expresses if cr gets upset try to distract cr by talking about something different remember not to take it personally if cr doesn’t recognize the visitor is unkind or […]
The Care recipient (cr) is on medicare and needs to find a new doctor either by choice or because of relocation
Try: Contant local physicians and ask if they are taking on new medicare patients ask for a referral from a local senior center or hospital if the cr finds a doctor he or she really likes or needs to see but they will not take on another medicare patient consider purchasing a small private health […]
caregiver (cg) is concerned about discussing driving with the Care recipient (cr)
Try: The cr cr’s driving ability can often be a sensitive issue to discuss a driver’s license signifies more than the ability to drive a car; it is often a last sign of independence some crs may be aware of their reduced ability but may still be reluctant to give up driving completely the following […]
Care recipient recipient’s cr cr’s ability to drive a car is impaired and there are safety concerns
Try: As the Care recipient (cr) gets older driving habits and abilities can change it is important to pay attention to any warning signs of impaired driving ability and make appropriate adjustments implementation of the following tips may allow the cr to continue driving safely encourage the cr to take charge of his or her […]