Try: Remember that a child’s feelings of sadness and anger are normal comfort children by telling them they didn’t cause the disease young children may think they did something to hurt cr Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term […]
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Care recipient (cr) lives with young children
Try: Don’t expect a young child to help take care of or babysit cr make sure the child has time for his own interests and needs such as playing with friends going to school activities or doing homework be sure to spend time with the child so he doesn’t feel that all attention is on […]
Care recipient (cr) needs positive interactions with his family
Try: Help friends family avoid correcting cr if he makes a mistake or forgets something Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, 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, […]
Care recipient (cr) needs positive interactions with her family
Try: Help friends family plan fun activities with the person such as going to family reunions; church temple or mosque gatherings; other community activities; or visiting old friends Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So […]
Care recipient (cr) needs help communicating with others about her health issue s
Try: Communicate with others when in public settings carry a card that explains why cr might say or do odd things for example the card could read my family member has alzheimer alzheimer’s disease he or she might say or do things that are unexpected thank you for your understanding the card allows care giver […]
Care recipient (cr) needs help talking to his grandchildren about memory loss
Try: Answer a child’s questions simply and honestly for example try telling a young child grandma has an illness that makes it hard for her to remember things Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Medical Physical, Social, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So […]
Home adaptation involves adapting a home so that a Care recipient (cr) can remain in the home
Try: Before adapting the home for the cr consider these risk factors in the cr poor vision problems with depth perception hearing problems decrease in sensitivity to heat pain pressure physical weakness cognitive impairment if the cr has problems with some of these issues home adaption may not be appropriate incontinence if the cr has […]
Family caregiver (cg) is feeling overwhelmed by the long-term aspects of caregiving
Try: The following tips may help you cope better with long-term caregiving and help prevent cg depression and burnout know what you’re up against by having the care recipient recipient’s cr cr’s problems diagnosed as soon as possible ask questions and find the answers educate yourself about the cr cr’s condition help the cr protect […]
Care recipient (cr) has memory loss or cognitive issues and isn’t as sexually active or intimate as she use to be with her partner
Try: Explore new ways of spending time together focus on other ways to show affection some care givers cg find that snuggling or holding hands reduces their need for a sexual relationship Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Communication, Emotional Psychological, Sexuality Intimacy, Social, Gender, Male, Female, Touch, So-So Touch, Poor Touch, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal […]
Care recipient’s cr family needs to know about his health issues
Try: Tell them about the disease and its effects share books and Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Caregiver Needs&Support, Financial, Legal, Medical Physical, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Verbal Communication, So-So Verbal Comm, Poor Verbal Comm, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L T Memory, Short-Term Memory, So-So S […]