Try: Consult with family and close friends to decide who will take responsibility for cr seek Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Caregiver Needs&Support, Financial, Legal, Maintenance, Medical Physical, Personal, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, Independence, Some Supervision, Maximum Supervision, Cognitive Awareness, Somewhat Aware, Unaware, Long-Term Memory, So-So L T Memory, Poor L […]
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Care recipient (cr) needs a back up plan if regular care giver is absent
Try: Maintain a notebook for the responsible person who will assume caregiving such a notebook should contain the following Materials: Notebook pen Categories: Sage, Topic, Caregiver Needs&Support, Maintenance, Medical Physical Information: Emergency phone numbers current problem behaviors and possible solutions ways to calm cr assistance needed with toileting feeding or grooming favorite activities or food […]
Care recipient (cr) will need assistance in case of a natural disaster
Try: Give neighbors a list of emergency phone numbers of caregivers family members and primary medical resources Materials: Pen paper Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical 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 […]
Care recipient (cr) will need assistance in case of a natural disaster
Try: Educate neighbors beforehand about cr’s specific disabilities including inability to follow complex instructions memory loss impaired judgment and probable disorientation and confusion give examples of some of the simple one-step instructions that cr may be able to follow Materials: Pen paper Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical, Mobility, Needs Some Assistance, Needs Much Assistance, Immobile, […]
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 […]
Care recipient (cr) needs to be prepared for a natural disaster
Try: Always have at least an extra week week’s supply of any medical or personal hygiene items critical to cr cr’s welfare such as food and water medications incontinence undergarments hearing aid batteries extra pair of eyeglasses Materials: Week week’s supply of any medical or personal hygiene items Categories: Sage, Topic, Medical Physical Information: Swimming […]
Care recipient (cr) needs to stop driving
Try: Have a mechanic install a kill switch or alarm system that disengages the fuel line to prevent the car from starting Materials: n/a Categories: Sage, Topic, Maintenance, Medical Physical, 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 […]
Care recipient (cr) is lonely
Try: Better time management can help with loneliness ask the cr to create a list of enjoyable things to do or tasks that need to be completed for example the cr could put together a picture book or scrap book with mementos that will trigger memories of loved ones the cr could maintain a list […]
cr care recipient needs help adjusting to being bed-ridden
Try: Develop a plan to accommodate the cr’s needs include the cr in this process and come up with enjoyable activities together that can be done while recuperating make a list of things the cr will need to do each time he or she gets out of bed if permissible this will allow the cr […]
Care recipient is experiencing pain due to arthritus
Try: Encourage the cr to try swimming to help ease the arthritus pain participating in a water aerobics program is is great way for the cr to have fun and make new friends while exercising if there isn’t a developed water aerobics program locally the cr can simply walk laps in a shallow end of […]